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,…

Some of these Treatises (Right Worshipful,) serve well to teach us both the danger and▪ the cure of the greatest ^*wound a man can have on earth: the rest differ in argument, yet have one general scope, as namely the building of Gods people in the faith and obedience of Christ. Herein first I request your worships patience, to take some view of a short representation of the whole book, by special branches, couching the authors own very words and matter in this compendious form following.

SOme of these Treatises (Right Worshipfull,) serue well to teach vs both the daunger and▪ the cure of the greatest ^*wound a man can haue on earth: the rest differ in argument, yet haue one generall scope, as namely the building of Gods people in the faith and obedience of Christ. Herein first I request your worships patience, to take some view of a short representation of the whole booke, by speciall branches, couching the authors owne very words and matter in this compendious forme following.

1. *The wound of the spirit.

The first treatise is of a wounded spirit, wherein this faithful servant of Christ teacheth us: 1. How great an evil the wound of the spirit is: for that the very Pagans and Papists can bear great afflictions till their spirits be wounded, but if their minds be dejected, they will dispatch themselves with any violent death: and the faithful also cast down with Gods arrows▪ and sight of their sins and the feeling of Gods hand upon their minds, Job, David, Hezekiah, Jeremiah, mourned heavily for the wound of the spirit. 2. What comfort the true peace of conscience carries with it, able to free us from all discomforts of this life: and contrarily how the mind appalled, no blessing can long cheer us in this present life. 3. How mad they be which by violent death seek to end their afflictions of mind: for that this is the only way to increase their torments: for if their burden be great here, it is intolerable in hell. 4. How most men seem active, painful, and prudent to prevent and foresee other troubles and evils: but few regard with any care a all to prevent the troubles of mind. How many travel with great skill for riches, and honour, &c. but few take any pains for the precious treasure of the peace of a good conscience. 5. Preservatives against afflictions of mind are the searching of our sins past and present, great and small: and the examination of our faith. 6. In examination for sin, we may not content our selves to have left them. We must also heartily sorrow for them, even the sins of our youth: for if we do not truly repent us of them, they may again rebound upon us (saith he) after many years to the great affliction and tormenting of our minds. 7. Examination of sins, must be as well of sins committed after our calling as before: for these sins of all other bite sorest and pierce deepest. Cover them not, but confess them to God in time least thou