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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Hardness of heart.
Hardnes of heart.
1 The cause why mens hearts are hardened now adays, may be this in part, because they see as great gifts of learning, tongues, and civill life in Papists, and heretics, as in Gods true servants. Even as the cause of Pha•••hs obstinacy was this, that being willing to be dece•ied, he would not obey the Lord, because other Sorcerers in Egypt could do (as he thought) as great matters as Moses and A•ron.
1 THe cause why mens hearts are hardened now adaies, may be this in part, because they see as great gifts of learning, tongues, and ciuill life in Papists, and heretikes, as in Gods true seruants. Euen as the cause of Pha•••hs obstinacie was this, that being willing to be dece•ied, he would not obey the Lord, because other Sorcerers in Aegypt could doe (as he thought) as great matters as Moses and A•ron.
2 To one that complained of hardness of heart, he said: You must wait for comfort, and know, that you can now no more judge of your self, than a man sleeping can judge of things which he did waking: or a man wandering in the dark can discern of bright colours: for as the one may while he waketh do excellent things, and yet now neither he himself knoweth of them, nor any other can espy them in him: and the other may be among