A02178:4151
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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Here the King is carried away with his Rabbins. A strange thing that the King should thrust him out, whom his own heart justified, for two or three sons of Belial. Joh. 7. they send to Christ two or three to entrap him in his speech: they return and say, we never heard man speak as he doth: this was it only that carried them, Do any of the Scribes and Pharisees, or of the rulers favour him? But (Joh. 19.) ye shall see the strangest thing of all, they would have Christ to be put to death, we have a law, say they, by which he must dye. The major followeth, for he made himself the Son of God, the law is Levit. 24. So that their syllogism might seem very good, but their minor was naught. Well the law would nothing move Pilate, therefore they seek a new argument for Pilate, and that is: If you let him go Pilate, you are not Caesars friend. Presently against his own conscience he condemneth him to death. Will you not do it, why Caesar will have it so? ye see then what force is in this Logic argument, and no doubt it will move, unless we put off both Pilates and King Achish nature.
Here the King is carried away with his Rabbins. A strange thing that the King should thrust him out, whom his owne heart iustified, for two or three sonnes of Beliall. Ioh. 7. they send to Christ two or three to entrap him in his speech: they returne and say, we neuer heard man speake as hee doth: this was it onely that caried them, Doe any of the Scribes and Pharisies, or of the rulers fauour him? But (Ioh. 19.) yee shall see the strangest thing of al, they would haue Christ to be put to death, wee haue a law, say they, by which he must dye. The maior followeth, for he made himselfe the sonne of God, the law is Leuit. 24. So that their syllogisme might seeme very good, but their minor was naught. Well the law would nothing moue Pilate, therefore they seeke a new argument for Pilate, and that is: If you let him goe Pilate, you are not Caesars friend. Presently against his owne conscience hee condemneth him to death. Will you not doe it, why Caesar will haue it so? yee see then what force is in this Logicke argument, and no doubt it will moue, vnles wee put off both Pilates and King Achish nature.