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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 It is fourthly required, that they be such as fear the Lord. By this fear of GOD 1they shall both examine their courage whether it be good▪ and also they shall moderate and rule it by the same fear. For as courage when it once passeth the bounds of knowledge and experience, doth oftentimes prove to be but a heady rash boldness; So likewise, if it be not seasoned with the fear of GOD, it doth often end in oppression. This fear of GOD, with whomsoever it prevaileth, doth cause them to abstain from doing of wrong to any, as Joseph reasoneth with his brethren; I fear God, therefore I will not do you wrong: as contrariwise, wheresoever it is not truly planted, no sin so great, nor no wickedness so grievous, which men for their pleasure sake will not easily be brought to commit: as Abraham, Genesis, •0 answereth Abimelech. Therefore must Magistrates evermore set the fear of God before their face, as Job, chapt. 31. doth witness, that he himself did, that thereby they may both make a conscience in doing Justice, and also be kept from doing wrong.
4 It is fourthly required, that they bee such as feare the Lorde. By this feare of GOD 1they shall both examine their courage whether it bee good▪ and also they shall moderate and rule it by the same feare. For as courage when it once passeth the bounds of knowledge and experience, doth oftentimes prooue to be but a heady rash boldnesse; So likewise, if it bee not seasoned with the feare of GOD, it doth often ende in oppression. This feare of GOD, with whomsoeuer it preuaileth, doth cause them to abstaine from doing of wrong to anie, as Ioseph reasoneth with his brethren; I feare God, therefore I will not doe you wrong: as contrariwise, wheresoeuer it is not truly planted, no sinne so great, nor no wickednesse so grieuous, which men for their pleasure sake will not easily bee brought to commit: as Abraham, Genesis, •0 answereth Abimelech. Therefore must Magistrates euermore set the feare of God before their face, as Iob, chapt. 31. doth witnesse, that hee himselfe did, that thereby they may both make a conscience in doing Iustice, and also be kept from doing wrong.