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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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Again, there be divers, which when their enemies offend, then will they be ready to cry1 out against it, and will be highly displeased withal: but if their friends offend; they can bear with them▪ and think the sin in them small or nothing But Christian and spiritual anger is clean contrary, for it rather bears with the fault in his enemy, than in his friends, and will sooner more sharply rebuke it in his friend than in his enemy. Therefore such friends as can smooth a man in his sin, are neither to be liked, nor desired: for, Open rebuke is better than secret love, and the wounds of a lover are sweet. We see that if a mans2 child or his wife, or some special friend were sick in body, they use all means, that they might be restored to their health; and if they did not, their wife, children, or friends would quickly think they loved them not: And why should it not be thus in the spiritual sickness of sin▪ How doth a man love me, when he will not use all means to deliver me from the danger of sin? When therefore our friends do fall into sin, if then we can be angry, and that, when they do most favour us, because the cause is Gods, and concerneth their salvation: if then we can remember old love, and temper wisely love with anger to reprove them, it is a sign that our anger is not fleshly but of the spirit.
Againe, there be diuers, which when their enemies offend, then wil they be readie to cry1 out against it, and will bee highly displeased withall: but if their friends offend; they can beare with them▪ and thinke the sinne in them smal or nothing But Christian and spiritual anger is cleane contrarie, for it rather beares with the fault in his enemie, than in his friends, and will sooner more sharply rebuke it in his friend than in his enemie. Therefore such friends as can smooth a man in his sinne, are neither to be liked, nor desired: for, Open rebuke is better than secret loue, and the wounds of a louer are sweete. Wee see that if a mans2