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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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2 Now, for that in admonition this distinction of sin is not known, some do trouble1 the eye, some put out the eye. Some sins there be that our brethren may pluck out, some that are left to our selves to pluck out. Trueth it is, if we consider every sin as it is against the majesty of God, we shall see it is no mote or light matter, Matth. 5. God esteemeth one •ot of his law more than heaven and earth. Doth every sin require the blood of Christ?2 how then can they be motes, unless we think his blood to be a mote also? As it is said of Baltashar in Daniel, so it may be said of every one that sinneth, if thy sins be weighed, it is the loss of thy kingdom, even of the kingdom of heaven.
2 Now, for that in admonition this distinction of sin is not knowne, some doe trouble1 the eye, some put out the eye. Some sinnes there be that our brethren may pluck out, some that are left to our selues to pluck out. Trueth it is, if wee consider euery sin as it is against the maiestie of God, we shall see it is no mote or light matter, Matth. 5. God esteemeth one •ot of his law more than heauen and earth. Doth euerie sinne require the blood of Christ?2 how then can they be motes, vnlesse we thinke his blood to be a mote also? As it is said of Baltashar in Daniel, so it may be said of euery one that sinneth, if thy sinnes be weighed, it is the losse of thy kingdome, euen of the kingdome of heauen.
- 1Turbare oculum & excaecare.
- 2Nihil leve quod praepond•ratu mdo