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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
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.
God doth judge his here, but his enemies will he judge in the world to come: if we be not punished here, the punishment will be as thunderbolts in the day of judgement. Hast thou been afflicted, and not profited? Will not a little cross serve thee? a greater shall come to thee. Will not a few troubles turn thee to God? then many shall come upon thee. If a man be not troubled for sin here, it is the way to hell: if he be troubled here, it is the1 way to heaven. And as they which have not bin troubled having had a little joy, shall have eternal pain: so they which here have had a little pain, shall after have everlasting joy. They that are corrected and have profited by it, are afflicted of the Lord in mercy: but they that be vexed and amend not, receive a token of Gods further wrath.2 Wherefore we must not look to feel comfort in the remission of sins, unless we also3 have sorrow for committing our sins. For never any of Gods children were comforted throughly, but they were first humbled for their sins. To the working of which humiliation, we must remember Gods judgements showed on others. Hath God destroyed the whole world for sin, and can he not, or will he not destroy thee for sin? Hath he overthrown whole nations, and will he suffer thee to lie still in thy sins? See how full hell is already, and yet daily we run headlong thither. Consider also how great thy sin was, that could not be cleansed but by the blood of Jesus Christ: Oh how foul was that sin, that nothing else could wash it, but Christ his heart blood? Oh how great was our guiltiness, that was ransomed by such a price? How great was the sore that needeth such a salve? how deep was the wound that needed such a medicine? O loving kindness and unspeakable love towards us! Shall Christ4 •ee slain for our sins, and we not labour to slay sin in our selves? Shall Christ dye for our sins, and sin as yet is not dead in us? Shall Christ be crucified for us, and will we not crucify sin in our selves? Shall Christ have his heart pricked with a spear, ⟨p. 286⟩and shall not we have our hearts pricked with sorrow? This is the true use and meditation of Christ his passion. We are wont to defy the Jews for accusing Christ, we spit at Judas for betraying Christ, and we condemn Pilate for condemning Christ: