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,…

and although the Lord do grant sometimes natural ^*gifts unto the children of carnal and natural men, yet for the most part they receive their natural ^*sins withal. But if the children of God by regeneration do see into themselves, and lament their sins of generation, praying that their natural corruptions may be prevented in their posterities, they shall see the great mercy of God in some measure freeing their posterity from their sins.

and although the Lord doe grant sometimes naturall ^*gifts vnto the children of carnall and naturall men, yet for the most part they receiue their naturall ^*sinnes withall. But if the children of God by regeneration do see into themselues, and lament their sinnes of generation, praying that their naturall corruptions may be preuented in their posterities, they shall see the great mercie of God in some measure freeing their posteritie from their sinnes.

1. *As beauty, strength, wit, &c.As beautie, strength, wit, &c.
2. *If the child resemble his pa rent sin beauty, strength, wit, for the most part naturally, he is infected with the sins which accompanied those gifts in his parents, as pride, vain-glory.If the childe resēble his pa rent sin beautie, strength, wit, for the most part naturally, hee is infected with the sins which accompanied those gifts in his parents, as pride, vaine-glory.

Now when thou shalt see such sins to be in thy children, enter into thine own heart, examine thy self, whether they are not come from thee, consider how justly the hand of God may be upon thee, and when thou wouldest be angry with thy child, have an holy anger with thy self, and use this or such like meditation with thine own soul: Lord,