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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.
TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL SIR MARMADUKE DARRELL, AND SIR THOMAS BLOOTHER KNIGHTS, SURVEYORS GENERAL FOR THE VICTUALLING OF HIS MAJESTIES NAVY: Stephen Egerton wisheth increase of all true comfort in this life, and everlasting felicity in the life to come through our Lord Jesus Christ.
TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVLL SIR MARMADVKE DARRELL, AND SIR THOMAS BLOOTHER KNIGHTS, SVRVEYERS GENERALL FOR THE VICTVALING OF HIS MAIESTIES NAVIE: Stephen Egerton wisheth increase of all true comfort in this life, and euerlasting felicitie in the life to come through our Lord Iesus Christ.
Pvblius Virgilius (Prince of Latin Poets) being1 demanded why he read the writings of old Ennius, made this answer, Aurum colligo ex Ennij stercore: that is, I gather gold out of Ennius his dunghill; meaning thereby, that though Ennius his Poems were not so exquisitely penned as they might have been, by Virgil himself; yet much good matter might be picked out of them. Surely (right Worshipful) if one heathen man could gather gold out of the writings of another, how much more may we (being Christians) gather not gold only, but pearls and precious stones out of the religious and holy labours of Master Richard Greenham (though not all polished by his own pen) being a most godly brother, yea more than a brother, even a most painful Pastor, zealous Preacher, and reverend Father in the Church of God, of whom I am persuaded that for practical divinity (which ought worthily to have the preeminence) he was inferior to few or none in his time. Wherefore the same providence of God, which moved that faithful Minister, Master2