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The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: revised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as love the truth, and desire to know the power of godliness. By H.H.The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: reuised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as loue the truth, and desire to know the power of godlinesse. By H.H.
London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for William Welby, 1612London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for VVilliam VVelby, 1612
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5 The children of God become better, and profit more when they are rebuked; and a rebuke is not without effect in any, but in the wicked. They that harden their hearts and necks when they are admonished, & think that sharp handling doth make them worse, had need to take great heed to themselves: for if the Lord cannot prevail by great admonitions, nor sharp rebuking, he will certainly punish: for though he did bear with the often murmurings and many sins of the Israelites, yet at the last he sware in his wrath they should not enter into his rest.
5 The children of God become better, and profite more when they are rebuked; and a rebuke is not without effect in anie, but in the wicked. They that harden their hearts and necks when they are admonished, & thinke that sharpe handling doth make them worse, had neede to take great heede to themselues: for if the Lord cannot preuaile by great admonitions, nor sharp rebuking, he will certainly punish: for though he did beare with the often murmurings and many sinnes of the Israelites, yet at the last hee sware in his wrath they should not enter into his rest.
6 Jethro doth not rashly reprehend Moses, Exod. 18. 14. but he first cometh to the knowledge of the cause: and when he saw clearly that there was an oversight in his son, then doth he admonish him, & give him such counsel as is agreeable to the word of God. The want of this wisdom doth often make our admonitions unprofitable, because we take not advisement how the case standeth, then for that we do not labour to have a sure ground for our counsel out of the word of God. If then we will that our admonitions take place, let us first duly consider of the thing it self, and by the word try it to be a fault; then let us also labour to have a way out of the Word, whereby the matter may be better handled. If this were an oversight in Moses that he had need of an admonition, who can exempt himself from it? None at all, but every man must be content to be admonished, yea though it be of his inferiors: for so Moses, far excelling his father in graces, yet is profitably admonished by him, and willingly receiveth it. So was Naaman the Syrian admonished