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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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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.
12 Oh, that men would feare and follow the Lorde! Well, follow they must one way or other: If wee will not follow the shepheard to the folde, we must follow the butcher to the shambles: if we chuse rather to goe to the shambles then to the fold, we are sheepe indeede, and worse then sheepe too. But men haue gotten an old distinction, when they are1 not able to turne their sicke bones on their beds, they then will bring a dish of sinnes and dryed skinnes to the Lorde: but how vnacceptable a sacrifice such refuses are, Malachit doth tell them, and they shall one day trie it.
- 1Late repentance.
13 If ye ask, whether a man may not lawfully desire to be in the Ministry or no: I answer, that in the Ministry are two things, a work and a worship; a duty and a dignity:1 the work or duty to the glory of God and good of his Church a man may desire: but the worship and dignity to serve our own loose minds is not to be desired.
13 If yee aske, whether a man may not lawfully desire to be in the Ministerie or no: I answere, that in the Ministery are two things, a worke and a worship; a dutie and a dignitie: