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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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5 When the Lord makes any one man more excellent than another for gifts outward or inward, he trieth him whether he will seek Gods glory, and the profit of his brethren: which fruits if they ensue not, then thus doth the Lord let him see, that this is his corruption which he must labour against. For example: doth the Lord give thee wife, riches, or1 any such benefits? he doth it to make thee more fit to serve. So then, hath the Lord, given thee a wife? Look to her, as the Lord hath committed his own creature to thee, so thou be fit to be a guide unto her, going before her in all honesty and godliness. Again, he doth try thee whether thou wilt rest in her love, and whether thou wilt use her company soberly, not effeminately: he trieth thee whether thou wilt be covetous to care for earthly things in her behalf. But these and the like fruits, the Lord doth show thee the corruption which thou must labour against.
5 When the Lord makes any one man more excellent than another for gifts outward or inward, he trieth him whether he wil seeke Gods glorie, and the profit of his brethren: which fruites if they insue not, then thus doth the Lord let him see, that this is his corruption which he must labour against. For example: doth the Lord giue thee wife, riches, or1 any such benefits? hee doth it to make thee more fitte to serue. So then, hath the Lord, giuen thee a wife? Looke to her, as the Lord hath committed his owne creature to thee, so thou be fit to be a guide vnto her, going before her in al honestie and godlines. Againe, he doth trie thee whether thou wilt rest in her loue, and whether thou wilt vse her companie soberly, not effeminately: he trieth thee whether thou wilt be couetous to care for earthly things in her behalfe. But these and the like fruites, the Lord doth shew thee the corruption which thou must labour against.
- 1God gives the blessing of holy marriage to make men more serviceable unto him.God giues the blessing of holy marriage to make men more seruiceable vnto him.