A02178:1922
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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When we therefore can be first angry with our own sins, and more angry with them, than with others, yea when we can throw the first stone at our selves; then is our anger of the Lord. For no man can ever be angry in uprightness of other mens sins, which cannot first be grieved, and angry with his own. If our anger begin first with our selves, and that for every sin that is in us, so that there is no sin which we are willing to favour in our selves, or desirous to continue, and lie in it still, and no man is more grieved for our sins than we our selves are, and we do more accuse and condemn our selves than any other doth, or can do; and again if a sin be not in us, yet we be afraid least it may be, and therefore we use means against it: then if we be angry with the sin of others, ⟨p. 206⟩we have this good warrant, that our anger is good; yea, if we be accused or thought to be corruptly angry, either with our own causes, or with our enemies, insomuch that men condemn our anger, yet we have the testimony of our hearts and consciences to tell that it is not so, and therefore herein may we take sound comfort.
When we therefore can be first angry with our own sinnes, and more angry with them, than with others, yea when we can throw the first stone at our selues; then is our anger of the Lord. For no man can euer bee angrie in vprightnesse of other mens sinnes, which cannot first be grieued, and angrie with his owne. If our anger begin first with our selues, and that for euerie sinne that is in vs, so that there is no sin which we are willing to fauour in our selues, or desirous to continue, and lie in it still, and no man is more grieued for our sinnes than we our selues are, and we doe more accuse and condemne our selues than any other doth, or can doe; and againe if a sinne be not in vs, yet we be afraid least it may bee, and therefore wee vse meanes against it: then if wee bee angrie with the sinne of others, ⟨p. 206⟩we haue this good warrant, that our anger is good; yea, if we be accused or thought to be corruptly angrie, either with our own causes, or with our enemies, insomuch that mē condemne our anger, yet we haue the testimonie of our hearts and consciences to tell that it is not so, and therefore herein may we take sound comfort.