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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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13 It is not possible without affliction to enter in Christs kingdom, except ye sup of that 1cup, and be baptized with that baptism, that he was baptized with: Why? But here is now no persecution. Surely if we have not Esaves sword, we shall be sure to have Ishmaels tongue, and that is worse than a two edged sword, This time will afford no sharper, but when the beast shall be loosed again, and when the Dog-days come in again, we must learn joy fully to receive the other, and to account a chain of gold less honourable, than a fetter of iron, which shall be clapped upon us for Christ and his Gospel sake.
13 It is not possible without affliction to enter in Christs kingdome, except ye sup of that 1cup, and be baptized with that baptisme, that hee was baptized with: Why? But here is now no persecution. Surely if wee haue not Esaues sword, we shall be sure to haue Ismaels tongue, and that is worse than a two edged sword, This time will affoord no sharper, but when the beast shall be loosed againe, and when the Dogge-dayes come in againe, wee must learne ioy fullie to receiue the other, and to accompt a chaine of golde lesse honourable, than a fetter of yron, which shall be clapt vpon vs for Christ and his Gospell sake.
- 1Affliction.
14 The belly was the first sword the devil drew against man. Paul saith to Timothy, 1drink no more water: in sickness or infirmities we have leave to drink wine, otherwise ⟨p. 808⟩we must take heed of wine wherein there is excess. Noah thought that after the great water,