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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.
113 We must so hide our treasure, that though the world strip us, yet we must keep it1 from them, as the Martyrs did, whom when the world did search from top to toe, and every vein in them, yet could they not find this treasure.
113 We must so hide our treasure, that though the world strip vs, yet we must keepe it1 from them, as the Martyrs did, whom when the world did search from top to toe, and euery veine in them, yet could they not finde this treasure.
- 1How to hide our treasure.
114 God dealeth with us as a loving father with his prodigal son, that is, when he1 cannot get us to do duties, he will hire us to do well. Seeing then God bargaineth so with us, that he will give us more for our service than all the world, or the devils are ready or able to give us, let us receive him: for Christ will give us for every penny an hundred fold.
114 God dealeth with vs as a louing father with his prodigall sonne, that is, when hee1 cannot get vs to doe duties, he will hire vs to do well. Seeing then God bargaineth so with vs, that he will giue vs more for our seruice than all the world, or the diuels are ready or able to giue vs, let vs receiue him: for Christ will giue vs for euery peny an hūdred folde.
- 1How God rewardeth us.