A02178:4141
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
not many noble, not many mighty hath the Lord chosen, but in our life we can not be drawn to confess the same. Wherefore let us beware of following the multitude.
not many noble, not many mighty hath the Lord chosen, but in our life we cā not be drawne to confesse the same. Wherefore let vs beware of following the multitude.
5 Particular examples may be made general instructions, when the cause of them is general. When an example is grounded upon a general equity, then may it be followed, ⟨p. 668⟩but when it hath some particular respect and contrary to the general equity, it may not be followed, though it were well done. Yet that was not well done of Zipporah, because it1 was the office of a man to do that she did, as appeareth, Gen. 17. for, in that the Lord departed, it was rather for the faith of Moses, than that the thing was right. So was it in the example of Simeon and Levi, who sinned: yet had the Lord more respect of their fathers faith to crown it, than of their sin to punish it; yet was it still sin. Therefore when we cannot do well, as we think, because of others, as wife, friend, husband, &c: let us know that the fault is in our selves: for if we were faithful, they should be so far from hindering us, that even by us perhaps they might be saved. 1. Cor. 7.
5 Particular examples may be made generall instructions, when the cause of them is generall. When an example is grounded vpon a generall equitie, then may it be followed, ⟨p. 668⟩