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,…

VII. The seventh and last Sermon teacheth us: 1. That sorrow for sin is the first step to godliness: for (saith he) it is impossible to hunger after Christ without it. 2. That the word of God must effect that sorrow in us, by piercing our hearts, and teaching us that we have to do with God, and not with men, and this will wound us with a lively feeling of Gods judgement. 3. That we must wisely discern between the true sorrow for sin, which causeth repentance not to be repented of, and that worldly sorrow which causeth death. For godly sorrow softeneth the hart to the obedience of the word: but that worldly sorrow causeth men to kick and spurn against the word, to the further hardening of their hearts. 4. That many are galled and pricked with poverty, sickness, and other afflictions: but few with their sins, which is the cause of their afflictions. But let men be well assured of this (saith he) that if a man be not troubled for sin here, he is in the way to hell: if he be troubled in this life for sin, he is in the way to heaven. 5. Lastly, that in true repentance the pricking of the heart, and sorrowing for sin, must be continued and daily renewed: we must be humbled with continual sorrow, that we may be refreshed with daily comfort in Christ. And thus far the compendious and short view of all these Sermons.

VII. The seuenth and last Sermon teacheth vs: 1. That sorrow for sinne is the first step to godlines: for (saith he) it is impossible to hunger after Christ without it. 2. That the word of God must effect that sorrow in vs, by piercing our hearts, and teaching vs that wee haue to doe with God, and not with men, and this will wound vs with a liuely feeling of Gods iudgement. 3. That we must wisely discerne betweene the true sorrow for sinne, which causeth repentance not to be repented of, and that worldly sorrow which causeth death. For godly sorrow softneth the hart to the obedience of the word: but that worldly sorrow causeth men to kicke and spurne against the word, to the further hardning of their hearts. 4. That many are galled and pricked with pouertie, sicknes, and other afflictions: but few with their sinnes, which is the cause of their afflictions. But let men be well assured of this (saith he) that if a man be not troubled for sinne here, he is in the way to hell: if he be troubled in this life for sinne, he is in the way to heauen. 5. Lastly, that in true repentance the pricking of the heart, and sorrowing for sinne, must be continued and daily renewed: we must be humbled with continuall sorrow, that we may bee refreshed with daily comfort in Christ. And thus farre the compendious and short view of all these Sermons.