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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 Many carnal men think they can trust in God and in riches too: they will carry1 two bowstrings into the field, that if one fail another may serve. But we must serve God either ever or never, either in all or in none, either every where, or no where. These men will not say with Christ, one thing is necessary, but they will serve God and the world. Thus some pray to God, and perform their vows to the devil, some are only retainers to Christ and bear his livery, but are indeed the servants of sin and their own corruption, some bear the mark of God in their foreheads and in profession; but they bear the mark of the beast in their hands and conversation: we dare and must credit the Lord with our souls, why should we not credit him with our bodies also? God knoweth that we are but frail, and he having made us, will surely preserve us.
7 Many carnall men thinke they can trust in God and in riches too: they will carrie1 two bowstrings into the field, that if one faile another may serue. But we must serue God either euer or neuer, either in all or in none, either euery where, or no where. These mē will not say with Christ, one thing is necessary, but they will serue God and the world. Thus some pray to God, and perform their vowes to the diuel, some are only retainers to Christ and beare his liuerie, but are indeed the seruants of sinne and their owne corruption, some beare the marke of God in their foreheads and in profession; but they beare the marke of the beast in their hands and conuersation: wee dare and must credite the Lord with our soules, why should we not credite him with our bodies also? God knoweth that wee are but fraile, and he hauing made vs, will surely preserue vs.
- 1We must not be of a dark and close Religion, or of a double profession.We must not be of a darke and close Religion, or of a double profession.