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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 It is one thing to live where means of pure worship are wanting; another to be1 where false worship is erected: for the first we are not to fly the Church, but by prayer and patience to stay the Lords mercy: for the other, we must depart because of that abomination.
5 It is one thing to liue where meanes of pure worship are wanting; another to bee1 where false worship is erected: for the first we are not to flie the Church, but by prayer and patience to stay the Lordes mercie: for the other, wee must depart because of that abomination.
6 The world is as the Lords great chamber, whereunto all are admitted: the Church is as the chamber of presence. The nativity of the Church is a greater work then the creation of the world. The world was finished with a Word, but many days and many years did the Lord travel, before the Church could be brought forth to his good liking. He shook the earth, darkened the heavens, turned the whole course of nature, before he had framed and set up the little Church of the Jews. But in gathering the Church of the Gentiles, the Sun became black as a pot, the Heavens were covered as with a hair-cloth, the veil of the temple rent, the earth trembled, the graves opened, & above all, the GOD of nature suffered. But of all, the third gathering shall be fearful: when heaven and earth shall not abide to see, but shall melt and consume away at the glorifying of that Church, which the world so contemneth: & yet on this Church hangeth the continuance of the world. For certain it is the world standeth, and all the four winds are stopped till all