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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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CHAP. LXII. Of sin, and how to abstain from the least, and of iniquity and the punishments thereof.
CHAP. LXII. Of sinne, and how to abstaine from the least, and of iniquitie and the punishments thereof.
There be some which call good evil, and evil good, they shrink up evil into a narrow1 scantling: and would fain bring it to this, if they could, that none do evil but they that are in gailes. But we must take •eede of this, and therefore let us know what it is to do evil. Evil is either naturally evil, or evil by circumstance. In all our actions to avoid evil, 1. Thess. 5. 22. we must learn this lesson, follow nothing but prove it first, and keep that which is good, but abstain from all appearance of evil. Be sure that it is good ye do, but if it have but a show of evil, avoid it: if it be an evil favoured thing to see to, fly it. 1. Cor. 6. All things (saith Paul) are not profitable, though they be not plainly forbidden.
THere be some which call good euill, and euill good, they shrinke vp euill into a narrow1 scantling: and would faine bring it to this, if they could, that none doe euill but they that are in gailes. But wee must take •eede of this, and therefore let vs knowe what it is to doe euill. Euill is either naturally euill, or euill by circumstance. In all our actions to auoide euill,