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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
Part 3 › Sermon 5: OF HUMILITY. THE FIFTH SERMON.Part 3 › Sermon 5: OF HVMILITIE. THE FIFTH SERMON.
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When we thus distrusting the Lord,1 begin to teach him what he shall give to us, or what he shall take from us, we are in the hie way to meet with the evil we feared, and nothing in the world will sooner bring the danger upon us. We therefore commend and affirm that to be true humility, which as it repineth not grudgingly against the Lord, so it shrinketh not too distrustfully before the Lord: but as on the one side we are ready to be thankful, if it be the good will of the Lord to deliver us; so on the other side we are willing to lay our head to the block, and offer our body to the striker, if the Lord in wisdom should make trial of us. This2 will teach us to possess our souls in meekness and patience; this will strengthen us to say boldly, Lord if thou send this deliverance, thy name be praised; if thou shalt further try me Lord, thy holy will be blessed▪ Lord here I am, spare me if thou wilt, try me if thou pleasest.
Whē we thus distrusting the Lord,1 begin to teach him what he shall giue to vs, or what he shall take from vs, we are in the hie way to meete with the euill wee feared, and nothing in the world will sooner bring the danger vpon vs. We therefore commend and affirme that to be true humilitie, which as it repineth not grudgingly against the Lord, so it shrinketh not too distrustfully before the Lord: but as on the one side wee are readie to be thankefull, if it bee the good will of the Lord to deliuer vs; so on the other side wee are willing to laie our head to the blocke, and offer our bodie to the striker, if the Lord in wisedome should make triall of vs. This2 will teach vs to possesse our soules in meekenesse and patience; this will strengthen vs to say boldly, Lord if thou send this deliuerance, thy name be praised; if thou shalt further trie me Lord, thy holy will be blessed▪ Lord here I am, spare mee if thou wilt, trie me if thou pleasest.
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