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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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Thirdly, the virtue and power of grace is such, that it maketh Gods children to rejoice, even in affliction, as was verified in David, who when he had many malicious adversaries1 against him, and many troubles beset him round about, yet he had more joy of heart then they had, when their wheat & their wine did abound And so it is with all Gods servants: as their sufferings are many, so are they refreshed with manifold consolations.2
Thirdly, the vertue and power of grace is such, that it maketh Gods children to reioyce, euen in affliction, as was verified in Dauid, who when hee had many malicious aduersaries1 against him, and many troubles beset him round about, yet hee had more ioy of heart then they had, when their wheat & their wine did abound And so it is with all Gods setuants: as their sufferings are manie, so are they refreshed with manifold consolations.2
And when outward matters of rejoicing are furthest removed from them, then are they driven nearer unto God, the fountain of all true comfort, and by that means their hearts are exceedingly revived. And if they be so much cheered in the times of their greatest adversity, how much more joyful are they in the days of their prosperity, when he maketh them to rest in green pastures, and leadeth them by the still waters: preparing for them