A02178:1874
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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this is the Baptism, wherewith we must be baptized as he was, that is, not with the water of Jordan, for every child of a seven-night old may be washed with it, but of affliction, whereof we must taste. And as Christ hath now a Crown of glory, but he had another crown before, even a crown of thorns: so in this feast we have a cup without bitterness, but there is a cup of bitterness, which either we have drunk or must drink, or both. The drinking of that cup binds us to drink of this. And surely suffer we must, some have their passion in death and inwardly, and that is most sore; better it is to have it before death and outwardly, for surely drink we must: if we participate of the one, we must also participate of the other.
this is the Baptisme, wherewith wee must be baptized as he was, that is, not with the water of Iordan, for euery child of a seuen-night old may bee washed with it, but of affliction, whereof wee must taste. And as Christ hath now a Crowne of glorie, but hee had another crowne before, euen a crowne of thornes: so in this feast we haue a cup without bitternes, but there is a cuppe of bitternes, which either we haue drunk or must drink, or both. The drinking of that cup binds vs to drinke of this. And surely suffer we must, some haue their passion in death and inwardly, and that is most sore; better it is to haue it before death and outwardly, for surely drinke we must: if we participate of the one, we must also participate of the other.
But as it is good to use this trial before, so there is another examination more profitable1 that follows after. A man may by the sight of the soil gather by some guess what fruit will come up, and what it will bear; A man may by the ingredience of the medicine conjecture what effect will ensue upon it: But when we see the fruit come up, it is far more sure; and when the purgation hath wrought, we may more certainly judge of the effect of it. And because these accidents of repentance from dead works, faith in Christ, & love toward men going before, may deceive us: it is good to put the matter out of all doubt to try our selves