A02178:2078
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
Part 3 › Sermon 2: OF MURMURING THE SECOND SERMON.Part 3 › Sermon 2: OF MVRMVRING THE SECOND SERMON.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thus Abraham having received a promise for seed of his son Isaac, doubting nothing but that the Lord would provide means to bring the same to pass, in the assurance hereof sent his servants to his own people to provide a wife for his son. And these children1 of Israel no doubt, if they had believed that the Lord had delivered them out of Egypt, that he might bring them to the promised land, they would never have doubted of his merciful preservation, neither here in the wilderness, nor elsewhere, till they had come to the land of promise. And again, if we could firmly believe that God the Father for Christs sake doth not only not impute our sins unto us, but that he doth also accept us in the righteousness of his Son, imputing the same unto us, how should we doubt of meat or raiment, or any such other thing? For by this means he is made our merciful and loving father, which knoweth perfectly what things we stand in need of: and for his power is able even in greatest extremities to help us, and for his love and good will towards us will help us: and thus doth he abide for ever, and is never changed. For though a mother should forget her children, yet will the Lord never forsake those that love him, and in faith call upon him. To this free forgiveness of sins, & the imputation of Christs2 righteousness unto us, there must be added the sanctification of the spirit, as the second part of our redemption: which i• we be once throughly persuaded of it, it shall be a special help unto us against all impatience and murmuring against the Lord: for it is a greater thing to turn a sinner, than to work wonders in nature. And therefore if in our hearts3 we can believe that God hath made us of sinful and wicked men, just and righteous; of vile wretches, the vessels of righteousness; of the mansions of the devil, fit temples of his holy spirit; if we do believe that he can make of covetous men, liberal men; of whoremongers, chaste persons; of oppressors, upright dealing men: yea, if we can believe that the Lord both is able, and willing also to deliver us from any sin that is within us, be it never so strong either by nature or by evil custom: and last of all, if we can believe that4