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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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10 It is necessary that the Minister of God do very sharply rebuke the people for their sins, and that he lay before them Gods grievous judgements against sinners: for so the Apostle commandeth: Rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith. And again,1 it is needful for the people that they have their consciences touched, and their hearts made known unto them, that so they may come out of their sins, and prevent the heavy judgement of God.
10 It is necessarie that the Minister of God doe very sharply rebuke the people for their sinnes, and that he lay before them Gods grieuous iudgements against sinners: for so the Apostle commandeth: Rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith. And again,1 it is needfull for the people that they haue their cōsciences touched, and their hearts made knowne vnto them, that so they may come out of their sinnes, and preuent the heauie iudgement of God.
- 1Tit. 1. 11. 12. 13. Joh. 16. The Minister must reprove sins sharply.Tit. 1. 11. 12. 13. Ioh. 16. The Minister must reproue sinnes sharpely.
11 The Israelites were sometime at their wits end, and therefore could not pray: so that they had a singular blessing to have Moses to pray for them. So had Lot when Abraham prayed for him: So had the Israelites when Samuel, Phinehas, and Elijah were ready to pray for them. This must teach us to set much by Gods servants among us, which pray for us, and not to have them in small account. Eccl. saith, The godly in prosperity is not regarded, but in adversity they are sought unto. And indeed they are our chiefest help, as is said of Elijah, that he was the chariots & horses of Israel: & this is not only profitable for whole countries, but for every particular man, that when he cannot pray, but hath (as it were) his heart & tongue fast looked up, yet then Gods servants do pray for them, that after they may pray themselves. Wherefore let us ever be ready to pray for others, though they be wicked, and have done no duty to us, yet it is Gods grace that we stand, that we might reach a hand to them; and though they have rejected us, and deal evil with us, yet let us do our duty unto them, as Moses did for this people, though they were ready to stone him; and so did Samuel pray for the people which had rejected him; so that nothing must cause us to leave our