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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 When one was troubled in mind, he gave him this comfortable note: That although1 it came to pass, that after some travail in the new birth, Gods graces were not so sweet, and our sins not so sower and grievous unto us, as they were at our first entrance into regeneration, but we are now weaker in less assaults, having afore been stronger in greater temptations: we are not to despair: but to consider from whence this gracious progress did come, namely of God, and not of our selves, who showed himself more favourable in the beginning, both because he would not discourage us newly coming unto him, and for that we forsaking our selves, with a godly suspecting of our weakness in the least temptations, did fly unto Gods help by prayer: who in wisdom can hide himself under a cloud, partly for that he will look to see some trial of strength at our hands, coming to some age in new birth; partly for that now we less forsake or suspect our selves, no not in greater temptations, and so presumptuously trusting to our strength, and staying our selves with our own staff, we do not call to God for help; and not calling, do not obtain; and not obtaining help, we take the foil in the conflict, that the Lord may make known unto us, that notwithstanding our proceeding in Christianity, we are still but men, and God alone is God.
8 When one was troubled in minde, he gaue him this comfortable note: That although1 it came to passe, that after some trauaile in the new birth, Gods graces were not so sweete, and our sinnes not so sower and grieuous vnto vs, as they were at our first entrance into regeneration, but we are now weaker in lesse assaults, hauing afore beene stronger in greater temptations: we are not to despayre: but to consider from whence this gracious progresse did come, namely of God, and not of our selues, who shewed himselfe more fauourable in the beginning, both because he would not discourage vs newly comming vnto him, and for that we forsaking our selues, with a godly suspecting of our weaknes in the least temptations, did flie vnto Gods helpe by prayer: who in wisedome can hide himselfe vnder a clowde, partly for that he will looke to see some triall of strength at our hands, comming to some age in new birth; partly for that now we lesse forsake or suspect our selues, no not in greater temptations, and so presumptuously trusting to our strength, and staying our selues with our owne staffe, we doe not call to God for helpe; and not calling, doe not obtaine; and not obtaining helpe, we take the foyle in the conflict, that the Lord may make knowne vnto vs, that notwithstanding our proceeding in Christianitie, we are still but men, and God alone is God.