A02178:4098
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 Many are of opinion (that teach without discretion) that it is evil to do any thing1 for fear of judgement, but all for love: and if we abstain from any evil for fear, that we are in a wrong course. I have been of this error my self, but the holy Ghost is content to use this as a good reason, and will be beholding to us, if we fear to do evil for judgements sake. Hear what Augustine saith: Do this for fear of punishment, if thou ca•st not as yet obey for the love of justice. Bernard likens the fear of God to a needle, and the love of God to a thread: first the needle entereth, and then followeth the thread: First, fear keepeth us from doing, next, love causeth that we do not, even then, when we can do. This is t•• means as Augustine saith, A timore bonavita, à bona vita bona conscientia: inde nullus timor, atque ita dulcescit Deus peccanti, &c. First we are Gods enemies, then his servants, ⟨p. 657⟩& if we behave our selves well in his service we shall be made his adopted children.2
7 Many are of opinion (that teach without discretion) that it is euill to doe any thing1 for feare of iudgement, but all for loue: and if we abstaine from any euill for feare, that we are in a wrong course. I haue been of this error my selfe, but the holy Ghost is content to vse this as a good reason, and will bee beholding to vs, if wee feare to doe euill for iudgements sake. Heare what Augustine saith: Doe this for feare of punishment, if thou ca•st not as yet obey for the loue of iustice. Bernard likens the feare of God to a needle, and the loue of God to a threed: first the needle entreth, and then followeth the threed: First, feare keepeth vs from doing, next, loue causeth that we doe not, euen then, when we can doe. This is t•• meanes as Augustine saith, A timore bonavita, à bona vita bona conscientia: inde nullus timor, atque ita dulcescit Deus peccanti, &c. First we are Gods enemies, then his seruants,