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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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6 Faith teacheth us to judge of things not according to the show, but according to the end: for it seeth what kind of pleasure bringeth sorrow, and what kind of sorrow bringeth joy in the end. If Moses having the word in Egypt but by traditions, yet had a clear judgement of things by faith, how much more ought we to strive to this end, which have the word clearly revealed unto us?
6 Faith teacheth vs to iudge of things not according to the shew, but according to the end: for it seeth what kinde of pleasure bringeth sorrow, and what kinde of sorrow bringeth ioy in the end. If Moses hauing the word in Aegypt but by traditions, yet had a cleere iudgement of things by faith, how much more ought we to striue to this end, which haue the word cleerely reuealed vnto vs?
7 In persecution it is the chiefest grace of faith, to suffer death for the truth, if need require: but if we cannot attain to this, yet to forsake all that we have: and to fly rather than to communicate with the wicked Idolaters, and to dwell with false worshippers, yields a good testimony of a true faith. For so Christ and his Apostles did, yet some may better fly than others.
7 In persecution it is the chiefest grace of faith, to suffer death for the truth, if neede require: but if we cannot attaine to this, yet to forsake all that we haue: and to flie rather than to communicate with the wicked Idolaters, and to dwell with false worshippers, yeeldes a good testimonie of a true faith. For so Christ and his Apostles did, yet some may better flie than others.
8 Every faith is not a justifying faith, but that which continueth in temptation, and