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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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127 As when the Ark of God was with great gladness received of the Bethsa•ites, 1. Sam. 6. 19 when it came from the Philistines, but with little reverence used, it caused a1 death and destruction to many: so it is to be feared, and almost looked for, that unless better order be taken, the Gospel which should be our life, will be our destruction and death.
127 As when the Arke of God was with great gladnesse receiued of the Bethsa•ites, 1. Sam. 6. 19 when it came from the Philistims, but with little reuerence vsed, it caused a1 death and destruction to many: so it is to be feared, and almost looked for, that vnlesse better order be taken, the Gospell which should be our life, will be our destruction and death.
- 1The contempt of the Gospel a sign of wrath.The cōtempt of the Gospell a signe of wrath.
128 Because we are dim of sight, and the Lords works have, like the curtains of1 Solomon▪ beauty within, it is requisite that we hold our eyes nearer unto them, and put our heads as it were within them and consider them, C•nt. 1.