A02178:623
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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11 Many had rather part from all favour both of God and man, than that they would lose the grace of some witty speech, which they have devised; so great a delight they1 conceive in it. But as we would not have God to murder all joy, so God would not have us to murder all griefs; but that the remembrance of our bodies turned to moles, and of souls, called to the book, should correct our unruly hearts, remembering in our deepest joys the lamentable cries of Zion, and accounting our delight to be but as the ruins of Babel.
11 Manie had rather part from all fauour both of God and man, than that they would lose the grace of some wi•tie speech, which they haue deuised; so great a delight they1 conceiue in it. But as we would not haue God to murther all ioy, so God would not haue vs to murther all griefes; but that the remembrance of our bodies turned to moules, and of soules, called to the booke, should correct our vnruly hearts, remembring in our deepest ioyes the lamentable cries of Syon, and accompting our delight to be but as the ruines of Babell.
- 1Foolish jesting.Foolish iesting.
12 Oh, that men would fear and follow the Lord! Well, follow they must one way or other: If we will not follow the shepherd to the fold, we must follow the butcher to the shambles: if we choose rather to go to the shambles then to the fold, we are sheep indeed, and worse then sheep too. But men have gotten an old distinction, when they are1 not able to turn their sick bones on their beds, they then will bring a dish of sins and dried skins to the Lord: but how unacceptable a sacrifice such refuses are, Malachit doth tell them, and they shall one day try it.