A02178:2034
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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V. The si•t Sermon is of humility. The contents of it briefly are these. 1. Wherefore the Lord humbleth his children before they be crowned. 2. How pride rots and mars all good gifts in us. 3. How dangerous and •ur•f••• prosperity is to many. 4. How to accept good means in time when God calleth us to repentance. 5. How dangerous spiritual pride is to Gods children. 6. How fear must increase▪ as Gods gifts increased in us 7. How evil thoughts do exercise Gods best children, and by what messenger God awaketh them. And this is the short sum of the fifth Sermon.
V. The si•t Sermon is of humilitie. The contents of it briefly are these. 1. Where•ore the Lord humbleth his children before they be crowned. 2. How pride rots and marres all good gifts in vs. 3. How dangerous and •ur•f••• prosperitie is to many. 4. How to accept good meanes in time when God calleth vs to repentance. 5. How dangerous spirituall pride is to Gods children. 6. How feare must increase▪ as Gods gifts increast in vs 7. How euill thoughts doe exercise Gods best children, and by what messenge• God awaketh them. And this is the short summe of the fift Sermon.
VI. The sixth serves well for Christian parents, for the good education of children. 1. He warneth them, that they lament not so much for their children, if they be dismembered, or prove idiots, as if they prove gross sinners, & so become worse than idiots. For such assuredly (without repentance) dishonour God greatly in this life, & cannot escape everlasting perdition after death: but of poor idiots there is mre hope. 2. Next he teacheth Parents, that when they find foul sins in their children, wisely to consider what causes breed them: whether they be not themselves disobedient to their heavenly father, hand have been to their natural parents, and yet not repented of their sins. 3. Lastly, with what wisdom and affection we must correct our children, ever mindful how that we punish our own sins in them. And thus much of the sixth Sermon.