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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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Right Honourable, although it be a thing well known unto many, and specially to your Lordship, that the number of students in the University of Cambridge is greater of late years than hath been heretofore; yet it may be many have not heard, neither hath your Honour understood, how many of good hope for want of sufficient relief have been, and are forced, or tempted to forsake the University.
RIght Honourable, although it bee a thing well knowne vnto many, and specially to your Lordshippe, that the number of students in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge is greater of late yeeres than hath beene heretofore; yet it may bee many haue not heard, neither hath your Honour vnderstood, how many of good hope for want of sufficient reliefe haue beene, and are forced, or tempted to forsake the Vniuersitie.
Of the which number some have entered into the Ministry both unseasonably and hurtfully, some taken upon them to be petty schoolmasters unprofitably, some fallen to be serving men or to some other mean trades of life inconveniently, some have crept into popish gentlemen's houses at home, or flying over sea have proved traitorous and unnatural Jesuits or Seminary Priests.
Of the which number some haue entered into the Ministerie both vnseasonably and hurtfully, some taken vpon them to be pettie scholemaisters vnprofitably, some fallen to be seruingmen or to some other meane trades of life inconueniētly, some haue crept into popish gentlemens houses at home, or flying ouer sea haue proued traiterous and vnnaturall Iesuites or Seminarie Priests.
Besides that which is as true as rueful, some straining themselves for love of learning to live in the University, for want of necessaries have either pined away there, or shortly after they have departed from thence; or else have lived there much discouraged to their far less profit in learning. Which sore as I have seen of some to be espied, of some to be pitied, even with desire of redress; yet have I not seen any sufficient care taken to salve and recover the same.