A02178:1573
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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What? shall we think that the Prophet of God (taught so wonderfully by the word and by the spirit) did not see his sins before? Be it far from us. Rather let us know that1 he had not severally & particularly ripped up his sins before the Lord, in a several confession of them. Which though the Lord knoweth far better than we our selves: yet such kind of sacrifice is most acceptable unto him.
What? shall we thinke that the Prophet of God (taught so wonderfully by the word and by the spirit) did not see his sinnes before? Be it farre from vs. Rather let vs know that1 he had not seuerally & particularly ripped vp his sinnes before the Lord, in a seuerall confession of them. Which though the Lord knoweth farre better than we our selues: yet such kinde of sacrifice is most acceptable vnto him.
- 1Confession •• special sins.Confession •• speciall sins.
Now if in this trouble the persons humbled cannot come to the particular sight of sin in themselves; it is good to use the help of others, unto whom they may offer their harts to be gauged and searched, and their lives to be examined more deeply, by hearing the several Articles of the Law laid open before them; whereby they may try the whole course of their actions. For (as we said before) the grossest hypocrites will generally complain of sin; and yet deal with them in particular points of the particular precepts, and prove them in the applying of things to be done or not done to their own consciences; and we shall see many of these poor souls tossed to and fro, now floating in joys, now plunged in sorrows, not able to distinguish one sin from another.