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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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28 The nearer Christ his coming was, the clearer was the Law. Moses saw it clearer1 than the Patriarchs, the Prophets saw it more clearly than Moses, John Baptist more evidently than the Prophets, & Christ Jesus more spiritually than they all did see into it and taught it, not as a teacher of any new doctrine, which the gross Pharisees dwelling on the literal sense did think, but as a confirmer and more divine reader of the Law, than ever had been in any age before, which thing we must needs believe. For if Christ be the Fathers Counsellor, then is he wonderful, and why is he so wonderful, but because his doctrine is a mystery, if his doctrine be a mystery, no marvel though so many see not into it. In this spiritual interpreter, the Fathers Counsellor, whose name is Wonderful, must we believe.
28 The neerer Christ his comming was, the cleerer was the Law. Moses saw it cleerer1 than the Patriarches, the Prophets saw it more cleerely than Moses, Iohn Baptist more euidently than the Prophets, & Christ Iesus more spiritually than they all did see into it and taught it, not as a teacher of any new doctrine, which the grosse Pharises dwelling on the literall sense did thinke, but as a confirmer and more diuine reader of the Law, than euer had beene in any age before, which thing we must needes beleeue. For if Christ be the Fathers Counseller, then is he wonderfull, and why is he so wonderfull, but because his doctrine is a mysterie, if his doctrine be a mysterie, no maruell though so many see not into it. In this spritual interpreter, the Fathers Counseller, whose name is Wonderfull, must we beleeue.
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