A02178:2392
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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Then when he preacheth damnation unto the obstinate, and such as remain in their1 sins, thundering out the judgements of God against them because they will not repent, by that means to beat them down, and bring them to a sight of their misery, he must be assured that the same belongeth not to himself. Again, when he preacheth of election and remission of sins, by the merits of Jesus Christ, he must have an assured and unfallible testimony to his own conscience, that he is an elect vessel of the Lord, that he is redeemed by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and that he shall enjoy all the promises of the Gospel, as all other children of God: if he be not assured hereof, his case is worse then all other mens; for in preaching condemnation to others, he condemneth himself, and in offering the kingdom of heaven to others, he quite excludeth himself: so that he which helpeth other out of an hole, falleth himself so deep into the same, that it is not possible for any man to help him out.
Then when hee preacheth damnation vnto the obstinate, and such as remaine in their1 sinnes, thundering out the iudgements of God against them because they will not repent, by that meanes to beate them downe, and bring them to a sight of their miserie, hee must be assured that the same belongeth not to himselfe. Againe, when hee preacheth of election and remission of sinnes, by the merits of Iesus Christ, hee must haue an assured and vnfallible testimonie to his owne conscience, that he is an elect vessell of the Lord, that he is redeemed by the sacrifice of Iesus Christ, and that he shall enioy all the promises of the Gospell, as all other children of God: if hee be not assured hereof, his case is worse then all other mens; for in preaching condemnation to others, hee condemneth himselfe, and in offering the kingdome of heauen to others, he quite excludeth himselfe: so that hee which helpeth other out of an hole, falleth himselfe so deepe into the same, that it is not possible for any man to helpe him out.
- 1When he preacheth damnation to others, he must be sure that it belongeth not to him, &c.Whē he preacheth damnation to others, hee must be sure that it belongeth not to him, &c.