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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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2 The eye is such a thing, that the Scriptures speaking of it, by a synecdoche (as we say) under this one sense, it comprehendeth all other things of the same kind: as under one principal thing bidden or forbidden in the Decalogue, many other inferior things of the same kind, be either commanded or inhibited. I will never believe, when David prayed that his eyes might be turned from beholding of vanity, that he was negligent touching his ears, and regarded not that they should be open to hear what they would. And there is no sense to think, that when Job made a covenant with his eyes, he had no care of his ears. But both of these were holy men, and were acquainted with the dialect of the holy Ghost. It is a rule in policy: To watch on all sides, where assault is made on all sides. And1 for as much as we stand in the midst to be assaulted with principalities, and not only with spiritual wickednesses, but also with worldly wickedness in every sense, and power of the mind, we ought to defend all ports, and make all the commandments as* large as we can: for we know that in a city if one gate be open, it is as good that all be open. For at one gate it may be taken. So that all the senses ought to be kept, but especially the eye,3 which order is in the commandments. For though in every commandment God doth but name one sin, yet it is captain sin, and a general sin. And surely from the senses corruptions are drawn indifferently, yet from the eye most of all. Take an example, let a man see a strange punishment of God for any sin, and he is moved: but let relation of it be made unto him, and half the efficacy thereof is lost. But indeed the example of all examples to make short is this: The joys of heaven, which are to be revealed to the children of God, let them be told and preached, as they are preached and4 taught, it is a marvel to see how soon we are a sleep, yet the least sight of it seen of the Apostles, did drive them into an ecstasy. Besides, this sense moveth so much the more, in that it goeth to work immediately, but the ear goeth to work by means, and standeth upon credit, or else it will not believe, and this credit standeth to be examined, ⟨p. 676⟩