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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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4 We must not tarry until others reconcile themselves unto us: but as God doth rather oftentimes, by heaping his benefits than pouring his plagues upon us, show us our sins; so must we rather by courteous dealing than severe handling, show others how they have offended us.
4 We must not tarry vntill others reconcile thēselues vnto vs: but as God doth rather oftentimes, by heaping his benefits than powring his plagues vpon vs, shew vs our sinnes; so must we rather by courteous dealing than seuere handling, shew others how they haue offended vs.
5 The more Pharaoh restrained, the more Moses stood in the thing that was commanded;1 contrary unto those which making a mingle mangle in religion, yield in some things, but we must not yield a lot of that the Lord requireth, although in worldly matters we ought for peace to yield one to another. In religion it skilleth not how little the matter ⟨p. 728⟩seem, for which we do contend. The least thing that God commandeth is great in the2 sight of God: and Gods children have been punished for small offences in appearance, as Moses and Aaron for grudging were debarred from the land of promise. Josiah was slain because he asked not counsel to go to war, which may teach us to beware of the least offences. It ought not to be condemned nor counted preciseness not to give consent in the breach of the least thing, though we may bear them (when they cannot be redressed) but not with consent.
5 The more Pharaoh restrained, the more Moses stood in the thing that was commanded;1 cōtrary vnto those which making a mingle mangle in religion, yeeld in some things, but wee must not yeeld a lot of that the Lord requireth, although in worldly matters wee ought for peace to yeeld one to another. In religion it skilleth not how little the matter