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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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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 wi•h •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.
8 If yet we desire more reasons to perswade vs to the practise of this most Christian dutie: let vs remember we are to admonish, because they are our brethren. If two strangers walke together, and a mote fall into one of their eyes, the other will blow it out, or wipe it out: this nature teacheth vs. Paul goeth a note higher: If there be a thorne in the foote, the head stoopeth; but if any thing be in the tender eye, it laboureth to ease it much more. But we reproue commonly when we fall out with our brethren: and therefore in veritie we be enemies and not brethren: for this is a good argument wi•h •s, he is thine enemie, therefore reproue him. And this is an Aegyptians tricke, to reiect a iust reproofe and to say who made thee a ruler? who made you a Preacher? Augustine faith, if thou dost not helpe his eye, God will plague thine eye and his too. And againe, though thou saiest not euge, yet because thou saiest not apage: there is (saith he) a mutuall approbation, as well as a mute commendation.