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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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82 It is dangerous to proceed in judgement against a man upon a bare suspicion,1 when no proof can be had, both because we would be loath that the Lord should so enter judgement with us, as also, because it were the way as well to judge good men undeservedly, as a wicked man deservedly, for that the one may be suspected as well as the other. The Lord hath therefore appointed, that rather an offender not convicted of offence should go unpunished, then that a man upon surmise should suffer, least so a good man should oft come into undeserved danger.
82 It is daungerous to proceede in iudgement against a man vpon a bare suspition,1 when no proofe can be had, both because we would be loath that the Lord should so enter iudgement with vs, as also, because it were the way as well to iudge good men vndeseruedly, as a wicked man deseruedly, for that the one may be suspected as well as the other. The Lorde hath therefore appointed, that rather an offender not conuicted of offence should goe vnpunished, then that a man vpon surmise should suffer, least so a good man should oft come into vndeserued danger.
- 1Not to proceed rashly in judgement against any man.Not to proceed rashly in iudgement against any man.
The wicked shall be sunk in destruction, and though they be not moved with God his1 judgements, yet whatsoever they do, they shall spin a thread of their own destruction, and hatch an egg of poison to themselves.
The wicked shall be sunke in destruction, and though they be not moued with God his