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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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8 This doctrine must teach us first to consider what calling the Lord hath in mercy placed us in, and whether we have gifts answerable to our callings, that we may thereby be brought to pray unto the Lord that he would give us that which we have not, and increase1 that which we have, and evermore supply that which is wanting. Secondly, it serveth to teach us to give due honour to those in whom we see the true properties of Magistrates to be, and to acknowledge their lawful calling. Thirdly, that in all our elections we make choice of such Magistrates as are endued with these properties. Fourthly, that we may pray that such Magistrates may be profitable where they are, and that the Lord would give them to such places as have them not. And last of all, that the Lord in mercy would vouchsafe to give these properties to all Magistrates, which now are set over his people, and to furnish them plenteously therewith.
8 This doctrine must teach vs first to consider what calling the Lord hath in mercy placed vs in, and whether we haue gifts answerable to our callings, that we may thereby be brought to pray vnto the Lord that he would giue vs that which we haue not, and increase1 that which we haue, and euermore supplie that which is wanting. Secondly, it serueth to teach vs to giue due honour to those in whom we see the true properties of Magistrates to be, and to acknowledge their lawfull calling. Thirdly, that in all our elections we make choise of such Magistrates as are endued with these properties. Fourthly, that we may pray that such Magistrates may be profitable where they are, and that the Lord would giue them to such places as haue them not. And last of al, that the Lord in mercy would vouchsafe to giue these properties to all Magistrates, which now are set ouer his people, and to furnish them plenteously therewith.
- 1Use of the former doctrine.Vse of the former doctrine.