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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 That we may suffer rebuke, these three things must we do. First, as Psalm 141. we must esteem it as a balm, and make profession that we do so Secondly men must fear themselves more: now every man presupposeth himself innocent, when as we should be fearful to have offended, when we have not offended, 1. Sam. 22. I am thy fathers death, s•••h David, when he was not indeed. Job was afraid of his children, when he knew not they had sinned. Thirdly, though the accusation be false, we must perform thankfulness, Josh. 22. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16 But contrary ways, if one espy a mote in our eyes, we straightway look into his, and then ours is whole.
7 That we may suffer rebuke, these three things must we doe. First, as Psalme 141. we must esteeme it as a balme, and make profession that we doe so Secondly men must feare themselues more: now euery man presupposeth himselfe innocent, when as we should be fearefull to haue offended, when we haue not offended, 1. Sam. 22. I am thy fathers death, s•••h Dauid, when he was not indeed. Iob was afraid of his children, when he knew not they had sinned. Thirdly, though the accusation be false, we must performe thankefulnes, Iosh. 22. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16 But contrarie waies, if one espie a mote in our eyes, we straightway looke into his, and then ours is whole.
8 If yet we desire more reasons to persuade us to the practise of this most Christian duty: let us remember we are to admonish, because they are our brethren. If two strangers walk together, and a mote fall into one of their eyes, the other will blow it out, or wipe it out: this nature teacheth us. Paul goeth a note higher: If there be a thorn in the foot, the head stoopeth; but if any thing be in the tender eye, it laboureth to ease it much more. But we reprove commonly when we fall out with our brethren: and therefore in verity we be enemies and not brethren: for this is a good argument wih s, he is thine enemy, therefore reprove him. And this is an Egyptians trick, to reject a just reproof and to say who made thee a ruler? who made you a Preacher? Augustine faith, if thou dost not help his eye, God will plague thine eye and his too. And again, though thou sayest not euge, yet because thou sayest not apage: there is (saith he) a mutual approbation, as well as a mute commendation.