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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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AS it is a fault to use unnecessary ceremonies which with the peace of the Church may be left: so it is faulty to leave a good ceremony, which1 hath a good use and no superstition with it.
AS it is a fault to vse vnnecessary ceremonies which with the peace of the Church may be left: so it is faultie to leaue a good ceremonie, which1 hath a good vse and no superstition with it.
- 1A good ceremony.A good ceremonie.
2 The Lord commanded, Exod. 16. 33. an Homer full of Manna to be reserved as a monument for posterity. And so it was kept by the Lords commandment, and therefore not abused to superstition, as the brazen Serpent and Gideons Ephod: which because they were without1 Gods commandment reserved, therefore they were quickly abused. But this Manna and the Alter which the Rubenites made, having a warrant of Gods commandment, were not abused. Where we learn, that in bringing in ceremonies and rites into the Church, we ought to think, that if they have not their warrant from the word of the Lord they are like to be used without fruit; and in danger to be turned to hurtful superstition: but if they ⟨p. 653⟩have their warrant from the word of God, that the Lord hath commanded them, then may they have very profitable uses in Gods Church. And they shall never be so much abused to do hurt, as they shall be profitable in the right use of them. And therefore in bringing in ceremonies and orders we must ask counsel of the Lord, that his word may be our warrant.