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,…

but we are much more to be at defiance with our sins, which accused him before the judgement seat of God; we are to accuse our selves, who have and daily do betray him; we must condemn ourselves, whose sins have condemned him. But if neither the judgements of God, hell, nor the cross of Christ can move us, then let us examine our selves how we can rejoice in Christ.

but wee are much more to bee at defiance with our sinnes, which accused him before the iudgement seate of God; wee are to accuse our selues, who haue and daily doe betray him; wee must condemne ourselues, whose sinnes haue condemned him. But if neither the iudgements of God, hell, nor the crosse of Christ can moue vs, then let vs examine our selues how wee can reioyce in Christ.

It followeth to speak of the counsel of Peter, Repent: as if he should say, I know your¹ hearts are pricked, howbeit I will show you, how it is the policy of the devil, to make these good motions quickly to wax dry in you, he will stay you from persevering, you must therefore endeavour to continue in this godly sorrow. The Apostle saw, that this sorrow, which, as Paul witnesseth, is not to be repented of, as well begun in them: but in continuing his Sermon still to that effect, he showeth that our sorrow must be also continual. Many sorrow, as hath been showed, but in a worldly sorrowing, which bringeth eternal death, not in a godly grief which bringeth repentance never to be repented of. Wherefore we are to note that repentance beginneth in us, continueth and endeth with sorrow.² Now, if it might be, it were expedient to show what repentance is. In one word, repentance³ is not a bare leaving of sin, but an utter condemning and misliking of that sin which we have left. For though we have left it, yet it may make us to sorrow for it many years after, yea even at the point of death. David had left his sin, but it caused him to sorrow many years after. Josephs brethren had forsaken and almost forgotten their sin, yet it troubled them, and grieved them thirteen years after. Our pricking of heart therefore