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,…

Notes of a true and upright heart.

Notes of a true and vpright heart.

1 When we are persuaded that God the Father, by the blood of Jesus Christ, and the working of the holy spirit doth cleanse us from our sins. 2 When we are persuaded that the spirit proceeding from the Father and the Son, doth by the word thus cleanse us, and therefore make conscience of all things in the said word, without respect unto mans advice, counsel or commandment, without the same or contrary to the same word of God▪ Respecting, I say, all the Commandments of God, without preferring one before another, labouring to know them, if we do not: and if we do, to do after them according to the measure of grace we have received. 3 When we are truly desirous, and labour to avoid all the outward occasions which might either bring on, foster, or bring us back to any sin we have fallen into, or may fall into hereafter. 4 When we mourn for the very first motions of sin whereunto we have yielded, or we fear we may yield unto hereafter. 5 When we are desirous and labour to use all and every of those means, which God hath ordained in his word to bring us unto purity of heart. 6 When we do all those former things as well secretly by our selves, as before others. 7 When in doing these things we simply and singly seek to approve our selves unto God, without either looking for praise or profit, rebuke or loss from men, not seeking chiefly these outward things at Gods hands: but principally his kingdom and the righteousness thereof. Matth. 6.

1 WHen wee are perswaded that God the Father, by the blood of Iesus Christ, and the working of the holie spirit doth cleanse vs from our sinnes. 2 When wee are perswaded that the spirit proceeding from the Father and the Sonne, doth by the word thus cleanse vs, and therefore make conscience of all things in the said word, without respect vnto mans aduice, counsell or commaundement, without the same or contrarie to the same word of God Respecting, I say, all the Commandements of God, without preferring one before another, labouring to know them, if we doe not: and if wee doe, to doe after them according to the measure of grace we haue receiued. 3 When we are truly desirous, and labour to auoide all the outward occasions which might either bring on, foster, or bring vs backe to any sinne wee haue fallen into, or may fall into hereafter. 4 When we mourne for the very first motions of sinne whereunto we haue yeelded, or we feare we may yeeld vnto hereafter. 5 When wee are desirous and labour to vse all and euery of those meanes, which God hath ordained in his word to bring vs vnto puritie of heart. 6 When we do all those former things as well secretly by our selues, as before others. 7 When in doing these things wee simply and singly seeke to approue our selues vnto God, without either looking for praise or profit, rebuke or losse from men, not seeking chiefly these outward things at Gods hands: but principally his kingdome and the righteousnesse thereof.