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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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16 But some may except, the Lord made holy days and fasting days, therefore we may do so now. Answer, first, exceptions do not take away a general rule. Secondly, the Lord maketh Laws for men and not for himself: therefore they may not follow him, unless they have the like reason, as in the day of humbling for any singular benefit, as in the Coronation of the Prince; yet these days are not taken up of men, but the Lord bloweth the Trumpet, and in neglecting them it is sin, for God must have this prerogative only, to make Laws. Seeing the equity of the Commandment is to us as well as to them, therefore the Sabbath belongeth to us as well as to them. The Lord created all things and gave them to all, and all may have use of them: therefore this is a sure proof that the reason is common to us with them, and so this Commandment.
16 But some may except, the Lord made holy daies and fasting daies, therfore we may doe so now. Answere, first, exceptions do not take away a generall rule. Secondly, the Lord maketh Lawes for men and not for himselfe: therefore they may not followe him, vnlesse they haue the like reason, as in the day of humbling for any singular benefit, as in the Coronation of the Prince; yet these daies are not taken vp of men, but the Lord bloweth the Trumpet, and in neglecting them it is sinne, for God must haue this prerogatiue onely, to make Lawes. Seeing the equitie of the Commandement is to vs as well as to them, therefore the Sabbath belongeth to vs as well as to them. The Lord created all things and gaue them to all, and all may haue vse of them: therefore this is a sure proofe that the reason is common to vs with them, and so this Commandement.
17 The exposition of this Commandment showeth the same: for the worship of God is never commanded, but this also is commanded, and the corruption thereof never corrected, but this also above all the rest: as may appear in all places of the Scriptures, where ⟨p. 811⟩mention is made of the Sabbath, especially,