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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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134 To a Noble woman asking him for good counsel, he said: Madame, first God hath given you a birth, blood passing many, credit and countenance, wealth and abundance:1 in all which as you excel others, so these things require in you the greatest care of well doing. Wherefore my advice and counsel is unto you, to try your heart, whether you have in any measure been answerable to these things in your obedience to the Gospel.
134 To a Noble woman asking him for good counsell, he said: Madame, first God hath giuen you a birth, blood passing many, credit and countenance, wealth and abundance:1 in all which as you excell others, so these things require in you the greatest care of well doing. Wherfore my aduice and counsell is vnto you, to trie your heart, whether you haue in any measure beene answerable to these things in your obedience to the Gospell.
- 1A grave counsell to Ladies.A graue counsell to Ladies.
135 To one very civill and unspotted in life, in outward appearance to the world, yet1 much tempted and troubled in mind, he spake, not as some would do, charging such with covering gross sins under the cloak of hypocrisy, but far otherwise: Because you are so blameless and unspotted before men, it is Gods great mercy (least you should be an Heretic, Papist, or proud person) to humble you even in the sight of your natural corruption, seeing that thus you may see your self to want Christ, as well as others.
135 To one very ciuill and vnspotted in life, in outward appearance to the world, yet