A02178:1542
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.
The searching of our sins, is the way to the due acknowledging of our sins, and to the true sense and feeling of our sins. The acknowledging of our sins, is either of those that be past, whether we have unfeignedly repented us of them: or of those which be present, whether we be truly grieved for them.
The searching of our sinnes, is the way to the due acknowledging of our sinnes, and to the true sense and feeling of our sinnes. The acknowledging of our sinnes, is either of those that be past, whether we haue vnfainedly repented vs of them: or of those which be present, whether we be truely grieued for them.
Thirdly, of those secret corruptions, which in the course of our life are likely to come, whether we are reverently afraid of them, and resolve to suppress them with all our endeavour.
Thirdly, of those secret corruptions, which in the course of our life are likely to come, whether we are reuerently afraide of them, and resolue to suppresse them with all our endeuour.
Concerning sins past, we must call to mind the sins done of old, in our youth, in1 our middle age, in our old age; that we judging our selves, may not be judged of the Lord: that accusing of our selves, Satan have no occasion to accuse us; and throwing down our selves before the Lord, he may lift us up. For many going quietly away, and sleeping in carnal security (notwithstanding the sins of their youth) and neglecting to make conscience of their sins done long ago; suddenly have fallen into such horror of mind, that (the violent remembrance of all their sins surcharging them) they have been overwhelmed.