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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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13 He observed that some speaking against eloquence, did savour much of an humane spirit in their preaching, which is as evil or worse. For eloquence is not simply forbidden,1 but when it waiteth on carnal wisdom, for otherwise joined with the power of the word, and demonstration or evidence of the spirit, it is effectual: but humane wisdom, very barren and destitute of eloquence is evil.
13 He obserued that some speaking against eloquence, did sauour much of an humane spirit in their preaching, which is as euill or worse. For eloquence is not simply forbidden,1 but when it waiteth on carnal wisedome, for otherwise ioyned with the power of the word, and demonstration or euidence of the spirit, it is effectuall: but humane wisedome, very barren and destitute of eloquence is euill.
- 1Eloquence in preaching.
14 It were necessary in the church of God, as Joshua ministered to Moses, Elisha to Elijah, Samuel to Ely, Gehezi to Elisha, Baruch to Jeremiah, the Disciples to Christ, Timothy to1 Paul, that likewise every learned godly Pastor should train up some young scholar, to commend him the better, and to enable him the more in the Church.
14 It were necessarie in the church of God, as Iosuah ministred to Moses, Elisha to Eliah, Samuel to Ely, Gehezi to Elisha, Baruch to Ieremiah, the Disciples to Christ, Timothy to1 Paul, that likewise euery learned godly Pastor should traine vp some young scholler, to commend him the better, and to enable him the more in the Church.