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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. Lastly, if it were both dear and rare, yet if it were to be enjoyed but a while,1 it were the less to be regarded: Therefore this, addition there is unto the happiness of this estate, that it is also durable, yea, Everlasting. And whereas all worldly Excellency, and all Earthly promotions are Temporary, and vanishing; So that a man may be very high this day, and as low ere the morrow, and none can be happy in possessing ⟨p. 383⟩those things, through the loss whereof, he may so quickly become miserable: it is otherwise with them that are in the state of grace, for that never falleth: once a Christian, & ever a Christian: as the Lords purpose changeth not, so neither doth our condition change: •ut if we have begun in grace, we shall end in glory, that never shall have end. Psal. 16 11. Dan. 12. 2.
3. Lastlie, if it were both deare and rare, yet if it were to bee enioyed but a while,1 it were the lesse to bee regarded: Therefore this, addition there is vnto the happinesse of this estate, that it is also durable, yea, Euerlasting. And whereas all worldhe Excellencie, and all Earthly promotions are Temporarie, and vanishing; So that a man may bee very high this day, and as lowe ere the morrowe, and none can be happy in possessing ⟨p. 383⟩those things, through the losse whereof, he may so quickly become miserable: it is otherwise with them that are in the state of grace, for that neuer falleth: once a Christian, & euer a Christiā: as the Lords purpos• changeth not, so neither doth our condition change: •ut if we haue begun in grace, wee shall end in glory, that neuer shall haue ende. Psal. 16 11.