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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 As oftentimes it falleth, that some men receive natural sicknesses from their natural parents; so do some likewise receive from their natural parents natural sins.
7 As oftentimes it falleth, that some men receiue naturall sicknesses from their naturall parents; so doe some likewise receiue from their naturall parents naturall sinnes.
8 When some had admonished him for making mention of old sins when he was at the death of any: he said first, I esteem not men as they are in the time of their sickness, but ordinarily I measure them, as they were in their lives. Again, they are not guilty of old sins in death, which repented truly of their old sins in health, and life. Besides, if they be not guilty, my prayer or speech hurteth them not, but profiteth others: if they be guilty, the trouble of them shall turn to their good, in that they shall find the judgement of this world, and escape the final judgement that is to come.
8 When some had admonished him for making mention of old sinnes when he was at the death of any: he said first, I esteeme not men as they are in the time of their sicknesse, but ordinarily I measure them, as they were in their liues. Againe, they are not guiltie of olds sins in death, which repented truly of their old sins in health, and life. Besides, if they be not guiltie, my prayer or speech hurteth them not, but profiteth others: if they be guiltie, the trouble of them shall turne to their good, in that they shall finde the iudgement of this world, and escape the finall iudgement that is to come.
9 He thought that there should not be one Minister for the sick and the whole in the