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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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But some have a little more care, but yet think it sufficient to be of Gamaliel's mind, Let it alone, if it be not of God it will come to nought, loth to speak against evil; and so they see it and say nothing. 4. Or as those which say something, but yet as good as nothing, as Ely did ye do not well my sons: they speak as a servant to his master softly because he would not wake him, they hit peradventure the skirt when they should smite the head, and sometimes miss altogether, or hit those they should not. 5. Or seem to speak somewhat roundly, but be so short witted, or so short winded, that they cannot speak much, a little they do and soon leave off, as King Joash, 2. King. 13. 14. 10. 11. 6. Some speak out of time, when they first let an ill matter pass, then they speak against it. 7. But some are worse than all these, which give men some morsel to stop their mouth, as Aeneas is said to give Cerberus a sop that he might not bark, or muzzle them that they cannot speak, taking away their tongues and livings; or prescribe what they shall say: ⟨p. 669⟩as Micah. 2. 11. Prophesy of wine, or as Amazias said to Amos, Prophesy not against Israel. Amos, 7. 11. 12.
But some haue a little more care, but yet thinke it sufficient to be of Gamaliels minde, Let it alone, if it be not of God it will come to nought, loth to speake against euill; and so they see it and say nothing. 4. Or as those which say something, but yet as good as nothing, as Ely did ye doe not well my sonnes: they speake as a seruant to his master softly because he would not wake him, they hit peraduenture the skirt when they should smite the head, and sometimes misse altogether, or hit those they should not. 5. Or seeme to speake somewhat roundly, but be so short witted, or so short winded, that they cannot speake much, a little they doe and soone leaue off, as King Ioash, 2. King. 13. 14. 10. 11. 6. Some speake out of time, when they first let an ill matter passe, then they speake against it. 7. But some are worse than all these, which giue men some morsell to stop their mouth, as Aeneas is said to giue Cerberus a soppe that he might not barke, or muzzle thē that they cannot speake, taking away their tongues and liuings; or prescribe what they shall say: