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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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and not only so far, as we can with the Capernaites conceive Christ with reason, but even to the resisting with blood, not Christ as a King, but as Christ to the bar, we must not with Peter follow along to see, what will become of him, but hard at the heels to the bar of judgement, and to bear his cross with Simon also if need so be, even through the lane of reproaches, though we see many pillars to fall away and to become flat Apostates ⟨p. 692⟩through the rank of false opinions, and though iniquity so get the upper hand, that there seemeth no religion to be left.
and not onely so farre, as we can with the C•pernaites conceiue Christ with reason, but euen to the resisting with blood, not Christ as a King, but as Christ to the bar, we must not with Peter follow along to see, what will become of him, but hard at the heels to the bar of iudgement, and to beare his crosse with Simon also if neede so bee, euen through the lane of reproches, though we see many pillars to fall away and to become flat Apostatacs ⟨p. 692⟩through the ranke of false opinions, and though iniquitie so get the vpper hand, that there seemeth no religion to be left.
13 Then we may be said to walk after Christ, when as it is said Job, 13. we have trodden his footsteps, when our steps stand as Christ his steps, that is, when our paces stand as Christ1 his paces and not contrary to Christ, but agreeing with Christ in well doing. The best sign for our government is to have Christ & his word in our eyes. But some through the blea•ed sight of their consciences are afraid, that Christ should look behind, and see them for going backward, yea if they do but dream of him, if they see but Paul or some good man, they are afraid. But if we have the peace and testimony of a good conscience, we will desire that Christ would espy us out, as he did Nathaniel, and others of his Saints.