A02178:4250
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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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.
- 1Papists rest in the work wrought.Papists rest in the worke wrought.
5 It is an easy thing to dissuade men from holy days, but it is a hard thing to bring men to the true observation of the Sabbath: it is easy to dissuade men from popish shrifts, but it is hard to bring them to Christian confession of sins: it is easy to withdraw men from superstitious fasting days, but it is hard to bring them to the true use of fasting: It is easy to remove the papistical feasting days, but hard to bring in the godly lovefeasts.
5 It is an easie thing to disswade men from holy dayes, but it is a hard thing to bring men to the true obseruation of the Sabbath: it is easie to disswade men from popish shrifts, but it is hard to bring them to Christian conession of sinnes: it is easie to withdrawe men from superstitious fasting daies, but it is hard to bring them to the true vse of fasting: It is easie to remoue the papisticall feasting dayes, but hard to bring in the godly louefeasts.