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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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These things often weighed wrought much compassion in me, so that I have endeavoured, according to my power and place, a good while to procure some exhibition from divers, for poor learned, and godly students in the same University: whereunto I was and am induced, the rather by a special charge of caring for the poor laid upon me (by a special occasion) at the time of mine ordination into the Ministry; which I willingly went under, because the holy Apostles Paul and Barnabas did the same before me. Whose wise1 and worthy dispensation about the Church alms, often admonishing me of no less wisdom and discretion, than of duty & conscience to be used in this behalf. And foreseeing some offensive inconveniences of the sole dealing of one man in so great a cause; I have long thought of some men, most meet in many respects to join with me herein. And to this end of late I resolved of Master Whittakers and Master Chaderton; who, after divers entreaties and persuasions, have yielded the right hand of fellowship both carefully and faithfully to labour with me in this matter.
These things often weighed wrought much compassiō in me, so that I haue indeuored, according to my power and place, a good while to procure some exhibition from diuers, for poore learned, and godly students in the same Vniuersitie: whereunto I was and am induced, the rather by a speciall charge of caring for the poore laide vpon me (by a speciall occasion) at the time of mine ordination into the Ministerie; which I willingly went vnder, because the holy Apostles Paul and B•rnabas did the same before me. Whose wise1 and worthie dispensation about the Church almes, often admonishing me of no lesse wisedome and discretion, than of dutie & conscience to be vsed in this behalfe. And foreseeing some offensiue inconueniences of the sole dealing of one man in so great a cause; I haue long thought of some men, most meete in many respects to ioyne with me herein. And to this end of late I resolued of Maister Whittakers and Master Chaderton; who, after diuers intreaties and perswasions, haue yeelded the right hand of fellowship both carefully and faithfully to labour with me in this matter.