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,…

Yea, and which is more, for that such men have not truly been instructed, nor surely have been grounded in the doctrine of Christs death and resurrection, that is, for that they saw not as well power flowing from his death to slay sin in them, as virtue to pardon sin in them▪ for that they felt not as well strength to sanctification, streaming from the rising again of Christ, as they were persuaded of justification & righteousness therein: they have lien still bleeding at the heart, in such sort, as the wound of grief could¹ hardly or never be stayed and stanched. Wherefore let us strengthen our weak souls with this six-fold cord of consolation, against these bitter assaults▪ Let us first labour to know sin, then to sorrow for sin, after to feel our sins in Christ forgiven, further to look for power to crucify the same, then to lay hold on justification by his resurrection:² and lastly, hope for strength to proceed from thence, to further us in sanctification and³ holiness of life, even unto the end. And thus much briefly for the second thing which we⁴ matched in company with the examination of sin, even the trial of faith: both which⁵ rightly used, shall in some measure safeguard us from the trouble of an afflicted mind.⁶

Yea, and which is more, for that such men haue not truely been instructed, nor surely haue been grounded in the doctrine of Christs death and resurrection, that is, for that they saw not as well power flowing from his death to slay sinne in them, as vertue to pardon sinne in them▪ for that they felt not as well strength to sanctification, streaming from the rising againe of Christ, as they were perswaded of iustification & righteousnesse therein: they haue lien still bleeding at the heart, in such sort, as the wound of griefe could