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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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7 Pastors were not able to devour their great pains to the people, unless they should consider what pains Christ devoured for them: and that their pains may be the more profitable, as the Pastor or Preacher should pray for the people: so in like sort the people should pray for the Preacher.
7 Pastors were not able to deuoure their great paines to the people, vnlesse they should consider what paines Christ deuoured for them: and that their paines may bee the more profitable, as the Pastor or Preacher should pray for the people: so in like sort the people should pray for the Preacher.
8 We care not though the Lord accuse or condemn never so much, so he doth it in another1 court and touch us not. So long as Jeremiah prophesied against Edom, against Moab, against Ammon, or against mount S•ir, so long presently after the threatenings, the people would go to the Church, & they were willing enough to hear the burdens of the Lord so long as it concerned not Judah and Jerusalem: but when he came to the burden of Judah and Jerusalem, then they say the Lord hath not sent thee, thou art taught to speak evil, &c. Wherefore we must bring our selves to this, to be as glad to hear, and with as great patience, the action of the Lord commenced against us, as against any other. And we may2 note it as a fault and mark of false Prophets, to prophesy against other countries, and to be full of general terms, but to come to particulars, that they were loth to speak, and others were loth to hear. Being at Samaria, they speak against Jerusalem: and being at Jerusalem, they speak against Samaria: being at Bethel, they prophesy against Gilgall: and when they are at Gilgall, they speak against Bethel: at Dan against Sheba, at Sheba against Dan. This is a sin of false Prophets, the true Prophets do not so.