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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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18 We are wont to ascribe the afflictions of the Church or Common-wealth, the defect1 of right discipline and government to the sins of the Magistrates, when rather, if we consider things with a single eye, our own sins have begot such fruits. For that God, who rather loveth many than one, that God, who for ten good men would have spared whole Sodom, who rather taketh away Saul a sinful governor, than punisheth his loving Israel being humbled subjects, knoweth rather to take away the King, if the subjects be good, than he desireth to alter the whole estate for the sin of one, unless it be when both Prince and people agree together in sin. That God, which even in the time of the Church remaining but in a few families would rebuke Kings, as Pharaoh, and Abimelech, that they should do his Prophets, Abraham, and Isaac no harm: doubtless the sins of the people do breed defects of well doing in Princes. When Israel began to sin, the Lord withdrawing his grace from David, left him to the numbering of his people. The Altars were not taken away, and why, in the time of Josiah? The holy Ghost saith, the people had not prepared their hearts to walk with the Lord their God.
18 We are wont to ascribe the afflictions of the Church or Common-wealth, the defect1 of right discipline and gouernment to the sinnes of the Magistrates, when rather, if we consider things with a single eye, our owne sinnes haue begot such fruites. For that God, who rather loueth many than one, that God, who for tenne good men would haue spared whole Sodom, who rather taketh away Saul a sinful gouernour, than punisheth his louing Israel being humbled subiects, knoweth rather to take away the King, if the subiects be good, than he desireth to alter the whole estate for the sin of one, vnlesse it be when both Prince and people agree together in sin. That God, which euen in the time of the Church remaining but in a few families would rebuke Kings, as Phara•h, and Abimelech, that they should doe his Prophets, Abraham, and Isaac no harme: •oubtlesse the sinnes of the people doe breede defects of well doing in Princes. When Israel began to sinne, the Lord withdrawing his grace from Dauid, left him to the numbring of his people. The Altars were not taken away, and why, in the time of Iosiah? The holy Ghost saith, the people had not prepared their hearts to walke with the Lord their God.