A02178:1544
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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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.
Concerning sinnes past, we must call to minde the sinnes done of old, in our youth, in1 our middle age, in our old age; that we iudging our selues, may not be iudged of the Lord: that accusing of our selues, Sathan haue no occasion to accuse vs; and throwing downe our selues before the Lord, he may lift vs vp. For many going quietly away, and sleeping in carnall securitie (notwithstanding the sinnes of their youth) and neglecting to make conscience of their sinnes done long agoe; suddenly haue fallen into such horror of minde, that (the violent remembrance of all their sinnes surcharging them) they haue beene ouerwhelmed.
This examination doth then rightly proceed, when it reacheth to the errors of this life, and to the sins of our youth; because many men (even from their childhood, by a civill righteous life) having escaped gross sins, wherewith the world could never charge them, have notwithstanding carried the burden of their secret sins done in their youth, David (