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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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21 Even as the life that is in a tree is a thing invisible, and yet by the fruits coming out in due season, is discerned of all (howsoever it may be green, yet wanting fruit)1 or as the life in a child is a thing not seen but by moving, going, and feeling easily perceived; so the life of faith is a thing very secret, and yet by the effects of it at one time or at another is discerned of good men. Howsoever, there may be works and yet no faith, howsoever there may be faith, and yet not by and by works following.
21 Euen as the life that is in a tree is a thing inuisible, and yet by the fruites comming out in due season, is discerned of all (howsoeuer it may be greene, yet wanting fruite)1 or as the life in a childe is a thing not seene but by mouing, going, and feeling easily perceiued; so the life of faith is a thing very secret, and yet by the effects of it at one time or at another is discerned of good men. Howsoeuer, there may be workes and yet no faith, howsoeuer there may be faith, and yet not by and by workes following.
- 1The life of faith very secret, and often hardly discerned.
Many men think the word now preached not to be the right word, because no moe are brought to the obedience of God by so long preaching of it: but we must rather reason to the contrary, this is a sure note it is the true word, because it is so much refused, and men are made the worse by abusing the word, which as it would make them better, and doth make better all that do obey it; so it maketh worse all that do not obey it.
Many men thinke the word now preached not to be the right word, because no moe are brought to the obedience of God by so long preaching of it: but we must rather reason to the contrarie, this is a sure note it is the true word, because it is so much refused, and men are made the worse by abusing the word, which as it would make them better, and doth make better all that doe obey it; so it maketh worse all that doe not obey it.