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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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62 Satan is very wise in all his attempts, he taketh the best instruments, as politic1 men use to do in matters of importance. In Paradise he maketh choice of the most subtle beasts, and opposeth his strength to the weakest vessel. After being moved to choler for the Churches deliverance in Egypt, he stirs up no mean parties, but sorteth out Magicians, enchanters, mathematical heads, & men of deeper wit and experience. Under the Prophets he chooseth Kings and Queens, and they carry the train of the common people as the drover doth his heard. Against Christ he setteth the profound Scribes and learned Pharisees; yea, he chooseth out Judas, so cunning an hypocrite, that the disciples being forewarned of that treason, every one suspected rather himself than Judas.
62 Sathan is very wise in all his attempts, hee taketh the best instruments, as politike1 men vse to doe in matters of importance. In Paradise he maketh choice of the most subtill beasts, and opposeth his strength to the weakest vessell. After being moued to choler for the Churches deliuerance in Egipt, he stirres vp no meane parties, but sorteth out Magicians, inchanters, mathematicall heads, & men of deeper wit and experience. Vnder the Prophets he chuseth Kings and Queenes, and they carrie the traine of the common people as the drouer doth his heard. Against Christ he setteth the profound Scribes and learned Pharises; yea, he chuseth out Iudas, so cunning an hypocrite, that the disciples being forewarned of that treason, euery one suspected rather himselfe than Iudas.
- 1How the devil chooseth the best wits for his service.How the diuell chuseth the best wits for his seruice.
63 The Scriptures lap up in one sin, all that are accessory to that sin, whether it be