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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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6 Sixthly, they must be haters of filthy gain. Covetousness is the mother of oppression1 and extortion, which do differ in this, that oppression hath the colour of •••• and law, and extortion is when man getteth by hook or by crook and careth not how, so he may have it: but these two are not only here forbidden, but even the lou• of •••e; and rewards, which are of such nature, that they will blind the eyes of the prudent, and slop the ears of the righteous. Yet is it not altogether unlawful to give gifts and rewards, for Solomon saith, that a gift in the bosom pacifieth much strife, and if it be ••••ly bestowed, it prospereth whithersoever it turneth. Again, Mordee•y and H•sters •east is mentioned with this commendation, that they sent gifts every man to his neighbour: but when they are given with corrupted purposes, or received to pervert right, then are they of all men to be abhorred, but specially of Magistrates.
6 Sixtly, they must be haters of filthie gaine. Couetousnesse is the mother of appression1 and extortion, which doe differ in this, that oppression hath the colour of •••• and law, and extortion is when man getteth by hooke or by crooke and careth not how, so he may haue it: but these two are not onely here forbidden, but euen the lou• of •••e; and rewards, which are of such nature, that they will blinde the eyes of the prudent, and sloppe the eares of the righteous. Yet is it not altogether vnlawfull to giue gifts and rewards, for Salomon saith, that a gift in the bosome pacifieth much strife, and if it be ••••ly bestowed, it prospereth whithersoeuer it turneth. Againe, Mordee•y and Hsters east is mentioned with this commendation, that they sent gifts euery man to his neighbour: but when they are giuen with corrupted purposes, or receiued to peruert right, then are they of all men to be abhorred, but specially of Magistrates.