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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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4 A man would not willingly dwell by an evil▪ nature, and hatred will drive any man a1 way. Truth is hated among us, and no marvel, though it delight not to be among us. If a man should take upon him to pluck up an old-hedge, and to admonish one of sin, straight way one Snake or other will be ready to hiss at him, and to sting him for his labour. They that should look to us, are hated, and if a man be so bold as to tell a man of his fault, he shall have a rebuke for his pains, with this scoff or the like: this is one of the wise generation which can tell the truth: so cold an occupation is it to tell the truth. So that we are not only culpable for not having Truth, but because we have driven Truth out of the Land. It would grieve me to name mens sins herein, but yet your selves know, that a man will sell credit, Faith, and all that he hath, to set Truth out of the way, and shall we think then, that Truth hath any heart to dwell among us, seeing we sell it for two-pence, or a groat; nay, for a pair of old-shoes? But let us know, seeing that CHRIST hath pronounced himself to be the TRUTH, he hath made these men that sell the Truth, guilty of the sin of Judas: they sell Christ not for so much, but for half so much: nay, for a quarter so much as Judas sold him. For CHRIST is TRUTH, and CHRIST is sold.
4 A man would not willingly dwell by an euill▪ nature, and hatred will driue any man a1 way. Truth is hated among vs, and no maruell, though it delight not to be among vs. If a man should take vpon him to plucke vp an olde-hedge, and to admonish one of sinne, straight way one Snake or other will bee ready to hisse at him, and to sting him for his labour. They that should looke to vs, are hated, and if a man be so bold as to tell a man of his fault, he shall haue a rebuke for his paines, with this scoffe or the like: this is one of the wise generation which can telll the truth: so cold an occupation is it to tell the truth. So that we are not onely culpable for not hauing Truth, but because we haue driuen Truth out of the Land. It would grieue me to name mens sinnes herein, but yet your selues know, that a man will sell credite, Faith, and all that he hath, to set Truth out of the way, and shall wee thinke then, that Truth hath any heart to dwell among vs, seeing wee sell it for two-pence, or a groate; nay, for a paire of old-shooes? But let vs know, seeing that CHRIST hath pronounced himselfe to be the TRVTH, hee hath made these men that sell the Truth, guiltie of the sinne of Iudas: they sell Christ not for so much, but for halfe so much: nay, for a quarter so much as Iudas sold him. For CHRIST is TRVTH, and CHRIST is solde.