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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 VIRTUOUS AND GODLY GENTLEWOMEN, MISTRESS ANNE BOWLS, AND MISTRESS A. STEVENS, H. H. WISHETH AL COMforts and mercies in Jesus Christ to be multiplied.
TO THE RIHT VERTVOVS AND GODLY GENTLEWOMEN, MISTRIS ANNE BOVVLES, AND MISTRIS A. STEVENS, H. H. WISHETH AL COMforts and mercies in Iesus Christ to be multiplied.
The holy Apostle S. John saith, he had no greater joy1 than this, to hear that his sons did walk in the truth. The same affection all the true Ministers of Christ have in some measure towards all the sons and daughters of God: specially such as they have gained, or God by them hath brought to the faith of Christ. I am well assured you remember Master GREENHAMS great care and love towards you, which was unfeigned, because of the good experience he had of your unfeigned faith in Christ, and love towards him. If he had longer lived he would have rejoiced yet much more to see your love so increase in knowledge, and the testimonies of your love in the fruit of righteousness, and in your godly perseverance in the truth. Now receive his works, and what you long expected and desired to see. This Catechism I have sent you, that you may teach it your children, as Eunice & Lois did their children. These letters serve well for your own use, that you may hear them always speak in his absence from you, whom you so rejoiced to hear, being present with you: and that you may have his own very words written and set before your eyes, which you have heard often to your great joy sounding in your ears, that so in the end, you may be able by your good experience to comfort others, with the same comforts, wherewith ye are and have been by him comforted of God. For the faithful are exercised of God diversly: some by outward,