A02178:2249
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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This changing of sin may also be seen in young men of the University, who in their1 youth did live altogether dissolute in their behaviour, but being stricken in years they account gain to be godliness, and so far forth as religion may serve to enrich them, so far are they professors thereof. These and such like have not as yet made a sale of sin, but a change. Satan as yet goeth further, & moves some men to make a more dangerous exchange than this, and bringeth them from one extremity unto another. For many being before given to work wickedness, & that with greediness, and to commit most gross sins, now forsaking that outward wicked course are so puffed up in the pride of their spirit, that they are become such new men, as it were thinking too well of themselves, they run on into the other extremity in seeking after those things which are above their reach; by whose wickedness it cometh to pass that the good graces of God oftentimes fall to the ground, and the children of God fare the worse for them: and thus we see that many do not so much fell as change their sins.
This changing of sinne may also be seene in yong men of the Vniuersitie, who in their1 youth did liue altogether dissolute in their behauiour, but being strickē in yeeres they account gaine to be godlinesse, and so farre foorth as religion may serue to inrich them, so farre are they professors thereof. These and such like haue not as yet made a sale of sinne, but a change. Sathan as yet goeth further, & moues some men to make a more dangerous exchange than this, and bringeth them from one extremitie vnto another. For many being before giuen to worke wickednes, & that with greedinesse, and to commit most grosse sins, now forsaking that outward wicked course are so puffed vp in the pride of their spirit, that they are become such new men, as it were thinking too well of themselues, they runne on into the other extremitie in seeking after those things which are aboue their reach; by whose wickednesse it commeth to passe that the good graces of God oftentimes fall to the ground, and the children of God fare the worse for them: and thus we see that many doe not so much fell as change their sinnes.
- 1The change of on sin for another.