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,…

If he sees us pettish and unarmed with love, then Satan will tempt v[…]o anger. Alas it is our weak nature to reserve one sin or other, & it gives Satan advantage; we •e Heroa•an courtiers and Christians, we are half persuaded with Agrippa to be Christians, but we must throughly be harnessed, least as a dead fly corrupteth much good oyn[…]h one sin we defile many graces. Every one hath his familiar sin, which[…]ur to espy as an adversary, and to fight against as an enemy, whether it be pl[…]r, covetousness, or such like. Whereas then thou seest some graces, yet be hu[…]hose, which especially are wanting to thee; and wherein thou art most unarmed, then pray, & labour for more help by grace in Christ Jesus. But what if we have good armour and all armour? yet without use of it we may be strangled in our armour. What if we[…]good graces, and all graces? yet without experience and use of them our souls may[…]urthered in the midst of them. Many may come to the assemblies and hear, ye[…]ey either fail in knowledge, or in practise of it. And sure such is a man as he is in temptation. What is it to have many precepts against anger, & yet be overcome of anger▪ What is it to have rules against covetousness, & to see the issue of it, & yet to be a covetous man? Let us know, that it is one thing to learn to fight against Satan, and another to fight against men. In material conflicts there is some time of truce, but with Satan there is no truce with us but for his advantage; for him we must be armed as well in the night as in the day: in outward battles winters make war to cease, we have no quietness neither in summer nor in winter.

If he sees vs pettish and vnarmed with loue, then Satan wil tempt v〈…〉o anger. Alas it is our weake nature to reserue one sinne or other, & it giues Satan aduantage; we •e Heroa•an courtiers and Christians, we are halfe perswaded with Agrippa to be Christiās, but we must throughly be harnessed, least as a dead flye corrupteth much good oyn〈…〉h one sinne we defile many graces. Euery one hath his familiar sinne, which〈…〉ur to espie as an aduersarie, and to fight against as an enemie, whether it bee pl〈…〉r, couetousnes, or such like. Whereas then thou seest some graces, yet be huhose, which especially are wanting to thee; and wherein thou art most vnarmed, then pray, & labour for more helpe by grace in Christ Iesus. But what if we haue good armour and all armour? yet without vse of it we may be strangled in our armour. What if weegood graces, and all graces? yet without experience and vse of them our soules mayurthered in the midst of them. Many may come to the assemblies and heare, yeey either faile in knowledge, or in practise of it. And sure such is a man as he is in temptation. What is it to haue many precepts against anger, & yet be ouercome of anger What is it to haue rules against couetousnes, & to see the issue of it, & yet to be a couetous man? Let vs know, that it is one thing to learne to fight against Satan, and another to fight against men. In materiall cōflicts there is some time of truce, but with Satan there is no truce with vs but for his aduantage; for him we must be armed as well in the night as in the day: in outward battels winters make warre to cease, we haue no quietnes neither in summer nor in winter.