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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. LI. Of murmuring.
IT is a common thing with men to grudge and murmur against Gods1 true servants, and therefore Ministers and Magistrates and such like, must learn with patience to bear it, and to prepare themselves for it. For if the Israelites murmured against Moses, being so •are a man, how much more will men now grudge against such as have not obtained the like measure of graces?▪ This is a sore temptation, and Moses himself did once offend, because of the murmuring of the people: yet was2 he said to be the meekest man upon the earth. But else always Moses overcomes evil with good: for he was so acquainted with that people, that he had (as it were) hardened his heart against them.
IT is a common thing with men to grudge and murmure against Gods1 true seruants, and therefore Ministers and Magistrates and such like, must learne with patience to beare it, and to prepare themselues for it. For if the Israelites murmured against Moses, being so •are a man, how much more will men now grudge against such as haue not obtained the like measure of graces?▪ This is a sore temptation, and Moses himselfe did once offend, because of the murmuring of the people: yet was2 he said to be the meekest man vpon the earth. But else alwaies Moses ouercomes euill with good: for he was so acquainted with that people, that he had (as it were) hardened his heart against them.
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