A02178:1803
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.
Fear cometh upon men sometime they know not how: and if then they go to God, they shall find some excellent blessing, either in having their understanding enlightened, or some good affections put into them.
Feare commeth vpon men sometime they know not how: and if then they go to God, they shall finde some excellent blessing, either in hauing their vnderstanding inlightened, or some good affections put into them.
This fear is in respect of God his Majesty and our own corruption, to correct the ⟨p. 175⟩pride of reason, and to control our affections: and experience will show, that when our reason and affections are tamed by misery, calamity, sickness, and inward grief, then we are very teachable. And when men err, then the pride of their reason is punished, as in heretics1 and profane persons▪ Contrarily, God his good spirit resteth upon the humble to clear their understandings: but they first crucify their understanding and affections, and offer them up in a sacrifice to God.
This feare is in respect of God his Maiestie and our owne corruption, to correct the ⟨p. 175⟩pride of reason, and to controll our affections: and experience will shew, that when our reason and affections are tamed by miserie, calamitie, sicknes, and inward griefe, then we are very teachable. And when men erre, then the pride of their reason is punished, as in heretikes1 and prophane persons▪ Contrarily, God his good spirit resteth vpon the humble to cleere their vnderstandings: but they first crucifie their vnderstanding and affections, and offer them vp in a sacrifice to God.