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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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7 The nature of the wicked soon appeareth in admonition, who will at no hand be admonished by the godly, albeit the cause be never so just. The wicked Israelite could be content to suffer the wicked Egyptians to whip him, but not godly Moses to admonish him. The world will be subject to the world, but not to God,
7 The nature of the wicked soone appeareth in admonition, who will at no hand bee admonished by the godly, albeit the cause be neuer so iust. The wicked Israelite could be content to suffer the wicked Aegyptians to whip him, but not godly Moses to admonish him. The world will be subiect to the world, but not to God,
8 We must learn to admonish speedily after the offence is committed, because our nature in good duties, and in them especially which have offence with them, is ready to put off, we must not-tarry until we meet the offender; but go to him, whilst the brunt is upon us: for our nature is given to cool too fast, if we ply it not whiles it is hot. So our modo and modo, never have a modum, when we post it off from time to time, and our anger against sin is quickly shaken: while we are hot then, and our brother is sick, the equity of the thing requireth, that we should go to him, though otherwise he should come to us: The reason is, because after sin is once committed, there is a darkness, a dimness, or a mist brought on our souls, whereby howsoever in judgement we receive somewhat of other mens sins, (as David did of his offence, that took the poor mans sheep) yet we cannot see our own. Besides, there is cast a deformed blemish on the glass, showing us our sin, and the devil so providing, that sin never dieth, we abhor those means which should recover us; we on our parts receive our standing to this end, to admonish. Wherefore, Peter not being able to requite Christ for praying for him, that satan might not overcome him, is commanded by the confirmation of his Faith, to remember to confirm the faith of others. And Psal. 26 the Lord is content to set over the debt due to himself to others. And John makes this a special note, that we are not dying, if we love the brethren.