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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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17 It is the great judgement of God upon the corrupt judgement of the world, that1 unless sin be prodigious and monstrous, such as go round about the world, we are not moved with it. When we admonish other sins of jesting, and such like, forsooth we ⟨p. 792⟩must smile when we do so, and we must laugh upon them, least we move choler, and give offence. Well for all sin in equal measure, and for the least of all sins, Christ Jesus the Son of God was fain to shed his precious blood. Howsoever sin seemeth little to us in committing, it was very great to Christ in suffering for it. They be small sins to us which are usual to all, but if they were not usual, they would seem prodigious.
17 It is the great iudgement of God vpon the corrupt iudgement of the world, that1 vnlesse sinne be prodigious and monstrous, such as goe round about the world, we are not mooued with it. When we admonish other sinnes of iesting, and such like, forsooth we ⟨p. 792⟩must smile when we doe so, and we must laugh vpon them, least we moue choler, and giue offence. Well for all sinne in equall measure, and for the least of all sinnes, Christ Iesus the Sonne of God was faine to shed his precious blood. Howsoeuer sinne seemeth little to vs in committing, it was very great to Christ in suffering for it. They be small sins to vs which are vsuall to all, but if they were not vsuall, they would seeme prodigious.
- 1To be moved only with palpable and prodigious sins, a sign of security.To be mooued onely with palpable and prodigious sins, a signe of securitie.