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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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7 It is a part of the Devils Sophistry, as in good things to sever the means from the1 end; so in evil things to separate the end from the means. David joineth both together, Psalm. 119. I am thine, O Lord save me. The Devil persuadeth us, God will save us, but makes us never look to that I am thine. In evil he beareth us in hand, we may use the means, and never come to the end, and so clip off half: as when he can suffer this. Eccles. •1. 9▪ Rejoice O young man, he would leave out this, But thou shalt come to judgement, But these hath God joined together, and neither the subtlety of youth, nor any wit of man, nor all the Devils in hell can separate them; the pleasures of the flesh, and the judgements of God: as to our first parents, Eat ye shall not die: to who me some Solomon might have said, if it seem pleasant to you, eat it, but death shall come. So in these two that Ezekiel 2hath joined: the ease of the Pastor, and the blood required at his hands; he might have said, Go to, build you tabernacles, where you may take most profit, and give ear to wealth:3 yet God shall bring you to judgement. God with an Adamant chain hath knit the pleasures of this world with judgement, he that hath one must have both.
7 It is a parte of the Diuels Sophistrie, as in good things to seuer the meanes from the1 ende; so in euill things to separate the ende from the meanes. Dauid ioyneth both together, Psalm. 119. I am thine, O Lord saue mee. The Diuell perswadeth vs, God will saue vs, but makes vs neuer looke to that I am thine. In euill hee beareth vs in hand, we may vse the meanes, and neuer come to the ende, and so clip off halfe: as when hee can suffer this. Eccles. •1. 9▪ Reioyce O young man, he would leaue out this, But thou shalt come to iudgement, But these hath God ioyned together, and neither the subtilty of youth, nor any wit of man, nor all the Diuels in hell can separate them; the pleasures of the flesh, and the iudgements of God: as to our first parents, Eate yee shall not die: to who me some Salomon might haue saide, if it seeme pleasant to you, eate it, but death shall come. So in these two that Ezechiel