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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 The Ministers of God are more discouraged by the disobedience of their own people, than by the maliciousness of their enemies, be they never so mighty. But let Gods ministers1 know, that they must ever have some to refuse them ▪ but let every child of God take heed; that he offend not his godly Minister: and if he hath offended, let him with submission seek to please him: for as Paul saith, If I be sorry who can make me glad, but those by whom I have been made forte? And let the Minister of the Lord remember, that the fruits of his labours amongst the people, be as it were the life and crown of his ministry: so Paul teacheth also in his own example: I do live, if Christ do live in you.
8 The Ministers of God are more discouraged by the disobedience of their owne people, than by the maliciousnesse of their enemies, be they neuer so mighty. But let Gods ministers1 know, that they must euer haue some to refuse thē ▪ but let euery child of God take heed; that he offend not his godly Minister: and if he hath offended, let him with submission seeke to please him: for as Paul saith, If I be sory who can make me glad, but those by whom I haue been made forte? And let the Minister of the Lord remember, that the fruits of his labours amongst the people, be as it were the life and crowne of his ministerie: so Paul teacheth also in his owne example: I doe liue, if Christ doe liue in you.
- 1Not to offend a godly Minister.
9 The Israelites murmured against the Lord, though they seemed to repine but against Moses and Aaron. Christ saith, He that heareth you, heareth me, &c. So long as the Ministers of God trust not in themselves, nor do any thing of themselves, but that whereunto they are called and ordained: if they be resisted, the Lord in them is resisted; and if we refuse such, we refuse the Lord,