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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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3 Seeing a woman lamenting for the sins of the people, he said unto her, (not purposing ⟨p. 16⟩to cause her to cease from so good an action, but admonishing her to look to her1 affections) you shall well try your heart, said he, if this sorrow for sin be first bred for your own sins, and from your self proceed to the sins of others. Again, the measure of your mourning must be agreeable, and proportionable to the sin. Lastly, your grief must so be for the person, as you may be moved rather to pity and pray for him, than to hate and despise him.2
3 Seeing a woman lamenting for the sinnes of the people, he said vnto her, (not purposing ⟨p. 16⟩to cause her to cease from so good an action, but admonishing her to looke to her1 affections) you shall well trie your heart, said he, if this sorrow for sinne be first bred for your owne sinnes, and from your selfe proceed to the sinnes of others. Againe, the measure of your mourning must be agreeable, and proportionable to the sinne. Lastly, your griefe must so be for the person, as you may be moued rather to pittie and pray for him, than to hate and despise him.2
- 1Three rules to try our sorrow for the sins of other men.Three rules to trie our sorrow for the sinnes of other men.
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