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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.
To live and remain for ever with God the Father, the Son, and the holy Spirit in eternal glory, is not this better than thousands of gold & silver? To subdue Satan, sin, the world, the Devil, and the torments of hell, is not this a great victory and a great joy? yea is it not greater than the triumph over our bodily enemies? to remain eternally in the glory of God, of Christ Jesus, the Spirit and the holy Angels; is not this an infinite and incomprehensible joy? Wherefore men must leave off the false joys of this world, and the petty joys of sin, and cleave unto this joy, and seek after it.
To liue and remaine for euer with God the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Spirit in eternall glorie, is not this better than thousands of gold & siluer? To subdue Satan, sin, the world, the Diuell, and the torments of hel, is not this a great victorie and a great ioy? yea is it not greater than the triumph ouer our bodily enemies? to remaine eternally in the glorie of God, of Christ Iesus, the Spirit and the holy Angels; is not this an infinite and incomprehensible ioy? Wherefore men must leaue off the false ioyes of this world, and the pettie ioyes of sinne, and cleaue vnto this ioy, and seeke after it.
Now every one the greater treasure that he findeth the more he doth rejoice, and so every one the nearer that he draweth unto salvation, the more joyful and glad he is. For the kingdom of God doth not keep one, and the same tenor in all men. This joy is not1 in all the children of God alike, God he doth sometime hide his loving countenance from them, some times he giveth comfort, and sometimes again more sorrow. And as we see that the Lord sendeth sometimes wet weather, and sometimes again more fair weather, sometimes he sendeth storms, tempests, and boisterous weather, and by and by most calm and still: even so dealeth he with his children, sometime he hideth his graces from them, which other sometimes he maketh apparent unto them. And as after storms and tempests come fair weather; so after sorrows and troubles, joys and pleasures do come unto the children of God: after their anguish and pains are past, great calmness and peace of mind and quietness in conscience ariseth unto them. And as it is said