A02178:2595
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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Oh, but it is an hard matter (may some say) to fast and pray, and mourn, and grieve our1 hearts, continually for our sins land when we have done all, to be derided and maligned, persecuted and slain for a good cause• and besides all these, to feel Gods hand scourging us, sometimes with poverty and want, some times with fears and terrors: sometimes with temptations and inward conflicts, &c.
Oh, but it is an hard matter (may some say) to fast and pray, and mourne, and grieue our1 hearts, continually for our sinnes land when we haue done all, to be derided and maligned, persecuted and slaine for a good cause• and besides all these, to feele Gods hand scourging vs, sometimes with pouerty and want, some times with feares and terrors: sometimes with temptations and inward conflicts, &c.
- 1Object. Difficulties in Christianity.Obiect. Difficulties in Christianitie.
These things seem very great, and very tedious indeed to flesh and blood:1 but in trueth they are but small, yea matters of nothing, if we consider what is the use of them, and what will be the end of them; and therefore let us remember for our comfort when we are in this strait and difficult and unpleasant way, that we are2 going to be installed into a kingdom: and who is there that being offered a Barony, or a Lordship, yea though it be but a Farm, if so be he will take the pains to come for it: who is there (I say) that would take exception, and say, alas the air is cloudy, and the weather uncertain, nay it begins to rain, or hail, or snow already, and therefore I will even stay at home, and never wet my foot for the matter? Nay if there be but likelihood of some smaller gain, and the weather foul, and the ways deep, and themselves somewhat out of temper also, yet they will adventure to go through all, and rather ferry over, than come short of that profit that is offered: how much more then ought