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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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9 Three things ought to move us to this duty. First, least men think it an indifferent thing to offend, and so we nourish him in his sin, and thereby his eye will gather more filth and scales, and in time go clean out. Secondly, if thou pity not him that offendeth, yet pity him that standeth by, least he be offended, or any way endangered by thy silence, or by the sin past, or both: as we see in Barnabas by Peter, Gal. 2. 13. Thirdly pity thy self, and deliver thy self from the guilt of this sin: for if thou be present, & be est not grieved for the offence, it is in account laid upon thy score. Neither let that hinder us that we shall not prevail: for Nicodemus also performed this duty when he had no hope to be heard, Joh 7. 50. Again, by rebuking thou shalt deliver thy self from contempt, for by thy silence the wicked will give thee the same reward they give unto God, Psalm 50. 21. They will conclude, that thou art in the s•me league of impiety with them. Finally, so doing thou shalt free thy self from the punishment of sin. Ely for not reproving his sons, perished with them in the same calamity: but L•t escaped in the destruction of Sodom, Saint Peter rendereth this reason, because he was vexed with the uncleanly conversation of the wicked, continually preaching righteousness and reclaiming them from their sins.
9 Three things ought to moue vs to this dutie. First, least men thinke it an indifferent thing to offend, and so we nourish him in his sinne, and thereby his eye will gather more filth and scales, and in time goe cleane out. Secondly, if thou pitie not him that offendeth, yet pitie him that standeth by, least he be offended, or any way indangered by thy silence, or by the sin past, or both: as we see in Barnabas by Peter, Gal. 2. 13. Thirdly pitie thy selfe, and deliuer thy selfe from the guilt of this sinne: for if thou be pr•sent, & be est not grieued for the offence, it is in account laide vpon thy score. Neither let that hinder vs that we shal not preuaile: for Nichodemus also performed this dutie when he had no hope to be heard, Ioh 7. 50. Again, by rebuking thou shalt deliuer thy selfe from cotempt, for by thy silence the wicked will giue thee the same reward they giue vnto God,