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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 To recover brethren from their faults, belongeth to private and public, to Minister and Magistrate. David Psal. 101 saith, it was his mornings work, to cast out the workers of wickedness: what case are they in then, whose morning and evening work it is to keep them in. This is now the first sin of the Magistrate, to leave beams as motes unpunished; as Jeroboam would let them commit idolatry, so he might have his kingdom. Secondly, it is their fault to punish motes, and to let beams pass; as Saul put the holy Priest to death for Davids cause; but Abner for whoredom was not punished, because he was a beam of his kingdom. Thirdly, they offend in punishing beams as motes, and motes as beams; as David in dividing the inheritance between Mephibosheth and Ziba. For the Minister,1 he must reprove in the light before all men: and if they be slow-bellies he must reprove them sharply. Private men must also admonish. There is not only a healing of eyes in the Chirurgeons shops, but every man must have a care of his brothers eye. If we look for a commandment, Levit. 19. 17. Thou shalt reprove him plainly, is as vehement a speech as God could use. Now they say, if a man reprehend, he is an hypocrite: but assuredly, he that performeth not this duty when, and where he may; let him know his silence is a servile hypocrisy.
5 To recouer brethren from their faults, belongeth to priuate and publike, to Minister and Magistrate. Dauid Psal. 101 saith, it was his mornings worke, to cast out the workers of wickednesse: what case are they in then, whose morning and euening work it is to keep them in. This is now the first sin of the Magistrate, to leaue beames as motes vnpunished; as I•roboam would let them commit idolatrie, so he might haue his kingdome. Secondly, it is their fault to punish motes, and to let beames passe; as Saul put the holy Priest to death for Dauids cause; but Abner for whoredome was not punished, because he was a beame of his kingdome. Thirdly, they offend in punishing beames as motes, and motes as beames; as Dauid in diuiding the in heritance betweene Mephibosheth and Ziba. For the Minister,