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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
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It is requisite therefore for them to know how this cometh, and what the remedy thereof is, that so they might find out the way to the attaining of it. Truly the Lord was found of us, when we sought him not, he made himself known unto us, when we were ignorant of him, he caused the light to shine on us, when we sate in darkness and in the shadow of death. It pleased him in the first shining of the Gospel to put the teat and the milk into our mouths, even as a good mother dealeth with her young child, and to put the clothes upon our backs, and to provide all things for us without asking: but after that the Lord hath thus nourished us, and regenerated us by his word and spirit, and found us out even then when we thought not of him, and then we like unto little children were ready to come unto him; behold here the great mercy and loving kindness of our God towards us; but when as yet notwithstanding these mercies are increased not in faith, in repentance and godly obedience unto the laws of God▪ he still useth us as children, even as Christ used his Apostles, giving us to know and to see that surely there is good, and that there is comfort and salvation unto the children of God; thus God by little and little conveyeth his graces into us.
It is requisite therefore for them to knowe how this commeth, and what the remedie thereof is, that so they might finde out the way to the attaining of it. Truly the Lord was found of vs, when we sought him not, he made himselfe known vnto vs, when we were ignorant of him, he caused the light to shine on vs, when we sate in darkenes and in the shadow of death. It pleased him in the first shining of the Gospell to put the teate and the milke into our mouthes, euen as a good mother dealeth with her yong childe, and to put the cloathes vpon our backes, and to prouide all things for vs without asking: but after that the Lord hath thus nourished vs, and regenerated vs by his word and spirit, and found vs out euen then when we thought not of him, and then we like vnto little children were readie to come vnto him; behold here the great mercie and louing kindnesse of our God towards vs; but when as yet notwithstanding these mercies are increased not in faith, in repentance and godly obedience vnto the lawes of God▪ he still vseth vs as children, euen as Christ vsed his Apostles, giuing vs to know and to see that surely there is good, and that there is comfort and saluation vntothe children of God; thus God by little and little conueigheth his graces into vs.