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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
41 As God giveth worship unto us, so we must advance the worship of God: otherwise all our goodly gifts will be but as the gourd of […], is the locks of Absalom. For as the gourd of Jonah did suddenly wither, not being able to keep him from the parching Sun; so our gifts shall suddenly rot, not being able to keep us from the heat of the1 wrath of God; and the beautiful things, wherein we were more proud in our selves, then profitable to others, shall rather be a way to bring us to our destruction, than a means to help us to our salvation.
41 As God giueth worship vnto vs, so we must aduaunce the worship of God: otherwise all our goodly gifts will be but as the gourd of 〈…〉, is the locks of Absolom. For as the gourd of Ionah did suddenly wither, not beeing able to keepe him from the parching Sunne; so our gifts shall suddenly rotte, not being able to keepe vs from the heate of the1 wrath of God; and the beautifull things, wherein we were more proud in our selues, then profitable to others, shall rather be a way to bring vs to our destruction, than a meanes to helpe vs to our saluation.
- 1To use well the graces which God hath given us.To vse well the graces which God hath giuē vs.
42 Whensoever we come to a general promise of outward things, we must not take1 it so universally as admitting no exception, but know, that outward promises do so far extend, as they stand with God his glory and our good, as also that either some sin, or some failing in obedience, or the want of saith, or trial of faith, may suspend the performance of them.