A02178:4248
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.
2 Every day must have a days increase in godliness.
2 Euery day must haue a dayes increase in godlinesse.
3 God is precise in judgement though he tempereth it with mercies: So we must be precise in godliness though it be mingled with infirmities.
3 God is precise in iudgement though hee tempereth it with mercies: So we must bee precise in godlines though it be mingled with infirmities.
4 Seeing the Lord hath joined together the means of godliness & godliness it self, let us not separate them, either with the superstitious Papists, resting in the work wrought,1 as in prayer, thanksgiving, hearing the word, receiving the Sacraments, keeping of the Sabbath, &c. (all which things must be levelled to the increase of our knowledge, and building up of a good conscience) neither with frantic heretics despise the means, as though without them we could live in obedience to God, or love to our brethren.
4 Seeing the Lord hath ioyned together the meanes of godlines & godlines it selfe, let vs not separate them, either with the superstitious Papists, resting in the worke wrought,1 as in prayer, thankesgiuing, hearing the word, receiuing the Sacraments, keeping of the Sabbath, &c. (all which things must bee leuelled to the increase of our knowledge, and building vp of a good conscience) neither with frantike heretikes despise the meanes, as though without them we could liue in obedience to God, or loue to our brethren.