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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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8 We must not like fools stumble at the cross, but profit by the grace offered to us in it, by repenting our former state past, and by giving thanks for our state present, and fearing our state to come.
8 We must not like fooles stumble at the crosse, but profit by the grace offered to vs in it, by repenting our former state past, and by giuing thankes for our state present, and fearing our state to come.
9 It is a great corruption in men, to be more grieved when the cross privately toucheth1 themselves, than when publicly it concerneth the whole Church and common-wealth.
9 It is a great corruption in men, to be more grieued when the crosse priuatly toucheth1 themselues, than when publikely it concerneth the whole Church and common-wealth.
- 1Public calamities must affect us most.Publike calamities must affect vs most.
10 Being in great pains and crosses which he suffered, he said, Blessed be God that I suffer no more: for the Lord that in mercy layeth this affliction upon me, might justly punish me in my soul and body, and cast me into hell, and as soon have taken away the life of my soul and body, as this thing.