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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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3 It is better to offer a voluntary and free sacrifice in respect of Gods mercy, as do1 the Angels, than a violent and constrained obedience, as do the Devils And this dare• say, that though the fearful pronouncing of the curse, the wrath, the judgement of God be fearful in the law, yet the denouncing of our separation from Gods kingdom, of the gnawing worm, of the second death, is far more fearful in the Gospel, which by how much it is the more proper seat and treasury of Gods mercies, so when thunderings and lightnings do proceed from thence, they are the more piercing.
3 It is better to offer a voluntarie and free sacrifice in respect of Gods mercie, as doe1 the Angels, than a violent and constrained obedience, as doe the Diuels And this dare• say, that though the fearefull pronouncing of the curse, the wrath, the iudgement of God be fearefull in the law, yet the denouncing of our separation from Gods kingdome, of the gnawing worme, of the second death, is farre more fearefull in the Gospell, which by how much it is the more proper seate and treasurie of Gods mercies, so when thundrings and lightnings doe proceede from thence, they are the more piercing.
- 1Our obedience must be free, not constrained.
4 Two notes to discern good Christians from hypocrites. First, whether they complain1 of their own wants and corruptions. Secondly, whether they speak with grief and compassion of the infirmities of others.
4 Two notes to discerne good Christians from hypocrites. First, whether they complaine