A02178:4798
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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9 The flesh is sure a very corrupt thing, and we should soon see it but for the soul, which is as Salt to keep it from putrefying for a while, which if it be gone, the flesh corrupts straight, which we should see, if we would but take the view of a dead man out of the grave▪ It is but a rotten thing, and therefore all that is bestowed on it, is laid upon that, which in the end will make all as rottenness it self. They therefore do evil, that lay out all their substance on their flesh, for it will rot: in regard whereof, the Apostle bids us not to take any great thought for it, or to provide much for the lusts thereof, Rom. 13. All that comes of the flesh, and all that ends in the flesh is filthy, and therefore we must not make our flesh a Queen, or as a Paradise on the earth.1
9 The flesh is sure a verie corrupt thing, and wee should soone see it but for the soule, which is as Salte to keepe it from putrifying for a while, which if it be gone, the flesh corrupts streight, which we should see, if we would but take the viewe of a dead man out of the graue▪ It is but a rotten thing, and therefore all that is bestowed on it, is laide vpon that, which in the end will make all as rottennesse it selfe. They therefore doe euill, that lay out all their substance on their flesh, for it will rot: in regard whereof, the Apostle bids vs not to take any great thought for it, or to prouide much for the lusts thereof, Rom. 13. All that comes of the flesh, and all that ends in the flesh is filthie, and therefore we must not make our flesh a Queene, or as a Paradise on the earth.1
- 1We must sanctify both body and soul to the Lord. Pagans & Papists have better outward things then carnal Protestants. Spirit.We must sanctifie both bodie and soule to the Lorde. Pagās & Papists haue better outward things then carnall Protestants. Spirit.