A02178:4801
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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11 Touching sanctification, we must have our direction out of the old Testament, and1 we must consider, whether our thoughts, words, and works, be cleansed from their outward corruptions, and though we be not guilty to men, notwithstanding, I say, our thoughts are not sure. And all things are impure unto the Lord, unless they be sequestered and made impropriate to God; so that, if we have set our very thoughts apart to God, then there is a holiness begun, and then we are meet not only for meat, but for a sanctified use. To understand this the better, we must know that the Jews (who refer us by proportion of sanctification to the signs which the Law hath set down) say, that sundry beasts serving for meat only, were not unclean, but if they come to an holy use, they were unclean. So we, though we be not unclean in these outward things, yet that is not enough, we must be clean also to serve the Temple, & holy, as the Temple that is holy. Now the difference of the beasts used in the Temple, and other common beasts, is in this, the beasts used to a common use were used in many things, but those of the Temple, were used but to one. So if we be to serve for an holy use, we must not be for when and for what we list, but taken up in thought, word, and deed, to screw the Lord: we are not to bestow our thoughts on all things, but to refer them to the Lord mediately, or immediately.
11 Touching sanctification, wee must haue our direction out of the old Testament, and1 we must consider, whether our thoughts, words, and works, be cleansed from their outward corruptions, and though we be not guilty to men, notwithstanding, I say, our thoughts are not sure. And all things are impure vnto the Lord, vnles they be sequestred and made impropriate to God; so that, if we haue set our very thoughts apart to God, then there is a holines begun, and then we are meete not onely for meate, but for a sanctified vse. To vnderstand this the better, we must know that the Iewes (who referre vs by proportion of sanctification to the signes which the Lawe hath set downe) say, that sundrie beasts seruing for meat only, were not vncleane, but if they come to an holy vse, they were vncleane. So we, though wee be not vncleane in these outward things, yet that is not enough, wee must be cleane also to serue the Temple, & holy, as the Temple that is holy. Now the difference of the beasts vsed in the Temple, and other cōmon beasts, is in this, the beasts vsed to a common vse were vsed in many things, but those of the Temple, were vsed but to one. So if we be to serue for an holie vse, wee must not be for when and for what we list, but taken vp in thought, word, and deede, to scrue the Lorde: wee are not to bestowe our thoughts on all things, but to referre them to the Lord mediately, or immediately.