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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.
Conscience afflicted.
1 A Certain man some years afflicted in conscience, said, his continual agonies were as great as the pains of a man ready to die, and that he felt so small comfort in Gods countenance, that he would willingly have suffered his body to have lived in burning fire until the appearing of Christ, so he might then be assured of Gods favour towards him, yea his greatest comfort was this, that though he should be in hell, yet he hoped therein of Gods favour to have his torments mitigated with them that suffer1 least. In all which troubles notwithstanding no world of reward, no terror of tyranny, could cause him willingly to do the least thing displeasing to God: whom when the Lord released, he would comfort himself in Christ, saying, that the devil would take the advantage of his sorrow, to make him unthankful in good things.
1 A Certaine man some yeares afflicted in conscience, said, his continuall agonies were as great as the paines of a man readie to die, and that he felt so small comfort in Gods countenance, that he would willingly haue suffered his body to haue liued in burning fire vntill the appearing of Christ, so he might then be assured of Gods fauour towards him, yea his greatest comfort was this, that though he should be in hell, yet he hoped therin of Gods fauour to haue his torments mitigated with them that suffer1 least. In all which troubles notwithstanding no world of reward, no terror of tyrannie, could cause him willingly to doe the least thing displeasing to God: whom when the Lord released, he would comfort himselfe in Christ, saying, that the diuell would take the aduantage of his sorrow, to make him vnthankefull in good things.
- 1The godly afflicted consciences fear to displease God.The godly afflicted consciences feare to displease God.