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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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4 It is a part of the Devil his sophistry, as in good things, to sever the means from the end, so in evil things, to separate the end from the means; David joineth both together, Psalm. 119. I am thine, oh Lord save me: The Devil persuades us, that God will save us, but1 makes us never look to that, I am thine. In evil he beareth us in hand we may use the means, and never come to the end, and so clips off half, as when he can suffer this, Eccles. 11. 9. Rejoice, O young man: he would leave out this, but thou shalt come to judgement. But these hath God joined together, and neither the subtlety of youth, nor any wit of man, nor all the devils in hell can separate them, the pleasures of the flesh▪ and the judgements of GOD. As to our first parents, Ea•e ye shall not die; To whom some Solomon might have said, if it seem pleasant to you, Eat it, but death shall come: So in these two that Ezekiel hath joined; the ease of the Pastor, and the blood required at his hands. He might have said, go too, build you Tabernacles, where you may take most profit, and give ear to nothing, yet God shall bring you to judgement, God with a chain of Adamant hath knit the pleasure of the world with judgement, he that hath one must have both.
4 It is a part of the Diuell his sophistrie, as in good things, to seuer the means from the end, so in euill things, to separate the end from the meanes; Dauid ioyneth both together, Psalm. 119. I am thine, oh Lord saue me: The Diuell perswades vs, that God will saue vs, but1 makes vs neuer looke to that, I am thine. In euill hee beareth vs in hand wee may vse the meanes, and neuer come to the end, and so clips off halfe, as when he can suffer this, Eccles. 11. 9. Reioyce, O young man: he would leaue out this, but thou shalt come to iudgement. But these hath God ioyned together, and neither the subtiltie of youth, nor any witte of man, nor all the diuels in hell can separate them, the pleasures of the flesh and the iudgements of GOD. As to our first parents, Eae yee shall not die; To whom some Salomon might haue saide, if it seeme pleasant to you, Eate it, but death shall come: So in these two that Ezekiel hath ioyned; the ease of the Pastour, and the blood required at his hands. He might haue saide, goe too, build you Tabernacles, where you may take most profit, and giue eare to nothing, yet God shall bring you to iudgement, God with a chaine of Adamant hath knit the pleasure of the world with iudgement, he that hath one must haue both.