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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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Augustine saith, this is nothing but a question between the Council, and the Tribune, they will agree with the inferior magistrate against him, that is as far above him, as the Council is above the Tribune. Therefore when there is dissension we must not be dismayed. It is foretold, Isaiah.1 5. 24. Jeremiah is fain to cry, my Mother hath borne me a contentious man. The Israelites said, we shall never be quiet till Amos be from among us. Even the Devil himself chargeth our Saviour Christ with it, Art thou come to torment us? And the less dismayed shall we be, if as a learned father saith: first, if we prayed against it: secondly, if we have desired to join2 peace and truth: thirdly, if we have felt a mourning, for that there is dissension: fourthly, if we be ready to yield a reason of that we do: fifthly, and will (for quietness sake) confess a fault, where there is is none. They have one great argument, that it breedeth no offence3 so to contend. This troubled many in the primitive Church, leaving many good things undone, which otherwise they would have done; till at the last they concluded in a council,4 which hath bin held of all fathers, schoolmen, and Divines hitherto, and I pray God5 it may be so of us. It is better that an offence arise, than that truth be forsaken: and thus much of controversies.
Augustine saith, this is nothing but a question betweene the Counsell, and the Tribune, they will agree with the inferiour magistrate against him, that is as farre aboue him, as the Counsell is aboue the Tribune. Therefore when there is dissention wee must not be dismaide. It is foretold, Esay.1