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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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A man having found a treasure rejoiceth. Joy and sorrow, hope and fear working on mens hearts, do make known unto men how far off, or how near our hearts are unto God: for the nearer a man is unto salvation, the more joyful and gladder he is▪ Great is1 the joy of harvest unto them which have harvest at hand; great is the joy of silver and gold, unto them which have abundance thereof, but greater is the joy of a good conscience: great is the joy of spoils, of victory and glory, gotten by victory and spoils, but greater is the joy of a true Christian in the mercies of the Lord. And therefore David speaking in the person of a regenerate man, saith in Psalm the 119. the last part save one• I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth a great spoil. Those then which have no joy in the word, in the spirit of God, and in the graces of Gods spirit, they never tasted of the good spirit of God, neither shall they taste of the joys of the world to come. There is a joy of the mind, and a joy of the heart: a joy when a man knoweth that a treasure is to be found, but a greater joy, when in experience the heart is fully settled in the finding of it. The joy of a man which cometh in this, that he knoweth that there is salvation, this joy may vanish away; but that joy which is settled in the heart in the full assurance of salvation, this joy, though it may sometimes be darkened, yet can it never be utterly extinguished, heaviness may abide for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
A man hauing found a treasure reioyceth. Ioy and sorrow, hope and feare working on mens hearts, doe make knowne vnto men how farre off, or how neere our hearts are vnto God: for the neerer a man is vnto saluation, the more ioyfull and gladder hee is▪ Great is1 the ioy of haruest vnto them which haue haruest at hand; great is the ioy of siluer and gold, vnto them which haue abundance thereof, but greater is the ioy of a good conscience: great is the ioy of spoyles, of victorie and glorie, gotten by victorie and spoyles, but greater is the ioy of a true Christian in the mercies of the Lord. And therefore Dauid speaking in the person of a regenerate man, saith in Psalme the 119. the last part saue one• I reioyce at thy word, as one that findeth a great spoyle. Those then which haue no ioy in the word, in the spirit of God, and in the graces of Gods spirit, they neuer tasted of the good spirit of God, neither shal they taste of the ioyes of the world to come. There is a ioy of the minde, and a ioy of the heart: a ioy when a man knoweth that a treasure is to bee found, but a greater ioy, when in experience the heart is fully setled in the finding of it. The ioy of a man which commeth in this, that he knoweth that there is saluation, this ioy may vanish away; but that ioy which is setled in the heart in the full assurance of saluation, this ioy, though it may sometimes be darkened, yet can it neuer bee vtterly extinguished, heauinesse may abide for a night, but ioy commeth in the morning.