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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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20 Not only they that spend the Lords day on their pleasures, are to be reproved as breakers of the Lords service: but they also which work upon the same. Amongst them, those that are the children of God, whose hearts God hath touched by his spirit, shall see that the Lord will not let them prosper in the same sin; but what they take in hand shall go slowly forward, their bargains shall bring but small gain, they shall have but little use of that which they buy on that day. Nay, sometimes they shall see that when they have broken the Lords Sabbath, some judgement or other doth light upon them and their labours, so that they will confess that their Sabbath days labours stand them in small stead.
20 Not onely they that spend the Lordes day on their pleasures, are to be reproued as breakers of the Lords seruice: but they also which worke vpon the same. Amongst them, those that are the children of God, whose hearts God hath touched by his spirit, shall see that the Lord will not let them prosper in the same sinne; but what they take in hand shall goe slowly forward, their bargaines shall bring but small gaine, they shall haue but little vse of that which they buy on that day. Nay, sometimes they shall see that when they have broken the Lords Sabbath, some iudgement or other doth light vpon them and their labours, so that they will confesse that their Sabbath dayes labors stand them in small stead.
21 Many will observe strictly their Easter day, but we must have every week an Easter day, to consider of the benefit of Christs Resurrection; not that we must only that day think thereupon: For as our Father Adam every day when he dressed the Garden, should think upon the Creation, yet on the Sabbath day he should wholly give himself to observe the same: So must we every day consider of Christs Resurrection, yet on that day we must do it wholly, that we may recompense the want of the former days.
21 Manie will obserue streightly their Easter day, but wee must haue euerie weeke an Easter day, to consider of the benefit of Christs Resurrection; not that we must onely that day thinke thereupon: For as our Father Adam euery day when hee dressed the Garden, should thinke vpon the Creation, yet on the Sabbath day he should wholly giue himselfe to obserue the same: So must wee euery day consider of Christs Resurrection, yet on that day we must doe it wholly, that we may recompence the want of the former dayes.