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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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8 If we were to be cleansed but from some kind of filthiness, it were an easy matter, we would easily conclude it. For there is no man, but cleanseth off some filthiness, no man ⟨p. 805⟩hath all the spots that are mentioned, but to be scoured from all: this makes the purification full. It is said, Herod heard John, and he heard him gladly, and he did many good things. So he was cleansed in many things, but not in all, when it came to the sweet sin, Thou shalt not have thy Brothers wife: which should have made up all, then he broke off. When Felix, Acts 24. had heard Pauls matter, he gave him liberty, but with all he hoped he should have gotten some money, so that his heart was not wholly cleansed. Ananias and Sapphira, Acts 5. gave a great part of all their possessions to the Apostles: but all came not, they kept back a piece. Naaman (2. King. 5.) would worship and sacrifice to none, but to the true God: but yet he would have the house of his master Rimmon excepted, to offer to the God Moloch. So may we say of our times. The Bethulians would have a term to serve God in: they were termers, but it was but for a time. This (all) then is that which1 makes all perfect. And then it is wittily said of a Father, of this word Catholic: As it signifies an University of all, as that God hath a Catholic Church, that is, in all Ages, and in all places, and of all estates of men, a Church; so me thinketh, that they are good Catholics that are sanctified throughout, that will wholly cleanse themselves. So then we must throughly be cleansed; that is, both in the flesh, and in the spirit: As 2. Cor. 7. 1. both in heart and in hand, James, 4 In the Hebrew tongue it is worth the observation, how two2 words commonly to this effect run together: the one is, that we must be straight, as were all the Saints, Job, Paul, and Daniel, who were always straight: So must they be that deal with God; they must have no crookedness in them: the word (as I think) is alluding to the outward timber in a building. The other word signifies Sound. It must not be