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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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Again, in all other afflictions we may have some comfort against sin; this is ever accompanied with the accusation of sin. A man may be sick, reproached, impoverished, imprisoned, and banished; and yet in all these have a clear conscience; his own ⟨p. 98⟩heart telling him that there is no special cause of these cro••es in him, but that he may •uffer them for the trial of his faith, or for righteousness sake and well doing. But when the spirit is wounded, there is still a guiltiness of sin, and when a mans spirit is trou•led, he suspecteth all his ways, he feareth all his sins, he knows not what sin to begin with; it breeds such hurlyburlies in him, that when it is day he wisheth for night; when it is night he would have it day: his meat doth not nourish him, his dreams are fearful to him, his sleep oft times forsaketh him: if he speaketh, he is little eased: if he keepeth silence, he boileth in disquietness of heart; the light doth not comfort him, the darkness doth terrify him.
Againe, in all other afflictions we may haue some comfort against sinne; this is euer accompanied with the accusation of sinne. A man may be sicke, reproched, impouerished, imprisoned, and banished; and yet in all these haue a cleere conscience; his owne ⟨p. 98⟩heart telling him that there is no special cause of these cro••es in him, but that he may •uffer them for the tryall of his faith, or for righteousnesse sake and well doing. But when the spirit is wounded, there is still a guiltinesse of sinne, and when a mans spirit is trou•led, he suspecteth all his waies, he feareth all his sinnes, he knowes not what sinne to begin with; it breedes such hurlyburlies in him, that when it is day he wisheth for night; when it is night he would haue it day: his meate doth not nourish him, his dreames are fearefull to him, his sleepe oft times forsaketh him: if he speaketh, he is little eased: if he keepeth silence, he boyleth in disquietnesse of heart; the light doth not comfort him, the darknesse doth terrifie him.