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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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CHAP. XII. Of Conference, and Godly wisdom in the government of the tongue.
CHAP. XII. Of Conference, and Godly wisedome in the gouernment of the tongue.
AS we often speak of things lawful, but yet for want of wisdom to1 examine the time, place and persons, when, where, and with whom we talk, Satan laboureth to make us strict & silent in our speech, when2 often we might speak to Gods glory, to the avoiding of which temptation, we must endeavour to speak when God giveth occasion, and that with thankful acknowledging of Gods spiritual grace, by the motion whereof we speak: as also with humble acknowledgement of our weakness, who being measured with Gods justice, we should be found to have stained our speeches and Gods graces with great corruptions, and to fail in many circumstances. How be it, if we do it in a single heart, and even because we love Gods word, and in zeal of Gods glory: we may boldly speak, committing the success which on us (if we observed all circumstances) did not depend, to the omnipotency of God, to the blessing of Christ, and to the working of the holy spirit; for we being neither God, nor Christ, nor Angels,3 must not think to prevail of our selves, by our speeches, nor stay until we think our selves most fit, but commend our hearts to the Lord, who undoubtedly spareth weaklings.