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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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CHAP. XX. Of profit and pleasure.
Paul dividing the times, 1. Tim. 4 and 2. Tim. 3. into the latter days, and the last days, telleth in the spirit of prophecy of them both, that in the one there should be much superstition, which are gone; and in the other, into which we are fallen, and they are fallen on us, that men shall be lovers of pleasures more than of God, and account gain godliness: so the one esteem our life as a pastime, the other think of it as of a market, to be getting at all hands. Although Martha's part be the worse, and Christ hath said so, because it shall be taken away from her, yet all choose her part, and yet this otherwise hath often a great scourge of God joined unto it. It is the error of the world in these days to think all is well, so we get not our riches by evil means: but I say, though we use no evil means at all to get them, even in loving the bare things themselves too much we offend: For not only things corrupt are impure, but also things mingled with such things as are corrupt, are made unpure: so things impure mingled with the soul corrupt it, because the soul is only for the Lord.
PAul diuiding the times, 1. Tim. 4 and 2. Tim. 3. into the latter dayes, and the last dayes, telleth in the spirit of prophecie of them both, that in the one there should bee much superstition, which are gone; and in the other, into which wee are fallen, and they are fallen on vs, that men shall bee louers of pleasures more than of God, and account gaine godlinesse: so the one esteeme our life as a pastime, the other thinke of it as of a market, to be getting at all hands. Although Marthaes part be the worse, and Christ hath saide so, because it shall bee taken away from her, yet all choose her part, and yet this otherwise hath often a great scourge of God ioyned vnto it. It is the errour of the world in these dayes to thinke all is well, so we get not our riches by euill meanes: but I say, though wee vse no euill meanes at all to get them, euen in louing the bare things themselues too much wee offend: For not onely things corrupt are impure, but also things mingled with such things as are corrupt, are made vnpure: so things impure mingled with the soule corrupt it, because the soule is onely for the Lord.