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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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92 As no gift or bribe doth so much whet up the mind of a good Physician, or skilful1 Lawyer, as to r•lie and rest in their Art and faithfulness, for which they will do far more then for any other thing: so there is nothing doth more draw out more assurance from GOD, as when he seeth that throughly and confidently, yet with all humility we depend upon his promise, providence, and power.
92 As no gift or bribe doth so much whet vp the minde of a good Physition, or skilfull1 Lawyer, as to r•lie and rest in their Arte and faithfulnes, for which they will doe farre more then for any other thing: so there is nothing doth more drawe out more assurance from GOD, as when hee seeth that throughly and confidently, yet with all humilitie we depend vpon his promise, prouidence, and power.
- 1How greatly God is pleased with faith on his providence.How greatly God is pleased with faith on his prouidence.
93 It is a danger to make a private offence public, because private offences would be privately admonished. Howbeit, if we see that notwithstanding our private dealing the1 sin doth still grow, then we are rather to make some hole into the same, than to loose the soul of such an offender, and in such a case (not we, but they) have published their own names.
93 It is a danger to make a priuate offence publike, because priuate offences would be priuately admonished. Howbeit, if we see that notwithstanding our priuate dealing the