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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 In the world we do (as it were) but see the Lords back parts: we see him, as a thing in a troubled well, dwelling but in the nether and outward courts of the Temple, but in the Church we see him almost face to face.
7 In the world wee doe (as it were) but see the Lords backe parts: we see him, as a thing in a troubled well, dwelling but in the neather and outward courtes of the Temple, but in the Church we see him almost face to face.
8 That mighty Sampson suffered himself to be shaven, and his strength to be as another mans for the great love of his Church: he shed his precious blood from all parts of1 his body for it: and that no blood might be too dear for us, with his heart blood he hath testified, how much he doth love us, his love and spouse the Church of the faithful.
8 That mightie Sampson suffered himselfe to be shauen, and his strength to bee as another mans for the great loue of his Church: hee shed his precious blood from all parts of1 his bodie for it: and that no bloud might be too deare for vs, with his heart bloud he hath testified, how much he doth loue vs, his loue and spouse the Church of the faithfull.
- 1O magnnm vinculum charitatis! quo & ipse Deus alligari voluit. Diligis me plus his? Pasce oves meas, con firma Fratres •ous: symbolū amoris, cura Ecclesiae.O magnnm vinculum charitatis! quo & ipse Deus alligari voluit. Diligis me plus his? Pasce oues meas, cō firma Fratres •ous: symbolū amoris, cura Ecclesiae.