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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.
They cannot live peaceably in the day, nor rest quietly in the night: as we may see in gamesters, who break their sleep, •• spend their time and strength, deprive themselves of a comfortable estate, and bring many miseries upon themselves, and their families, by the over eager pursuit of their ungodly and unthrifty courses. It is a woeful and lamentable case, that frantic persons are in, that must have every one in the family to attend upon them, and to have an eye unto them, least they should hang themselves, or drown themselves, or get a knife to cut their throats, or some way or other work themselves mischief: but far worse is their case, that are possest with a spiritual frenzy, and led by the suggestions of Satan, who are evermore labouring to work out their own overthrow, and to bring upon themselves destruction of body and soul: which is the reward that Satan giveth1 them for all their pains that they have taken in serving him, and in fulfilling the lusts2 of their own wicked flesh: according to the saying of the Apostle, the wages of sin is death: that is, everlasting death: which is an utter separation from Gods blessed presence, & from all manner of comforts whatsoever, to endure unspeakable and endless torments in the Lake that burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
They cannot liue peaceably in the day, nor rest quietly in the night: as we may see in gamesters, who breake their sleepe, •• spend their time and strength, depriue themselues of a comfortable estate, and bring many miseries vpon themselues, and their families, by the ouer eager pursuite of their vngodly and vnthrifty courses. It is a wofull and lamentable case, that frantick persons are in, that must haue euery one in the family to attend vpon them, and to haue an eye vnto them, least they should hang themselues, or drowne themselues, or get a knife to cut their throates, or some way or other worke thēselues mischiefe: but farre worse is their case, that are possest with a spirituall frenzie, and led by the suggestions of Sathan, who are euermore labouring to worke out their owne ouerthrow, and to bring vpon themselues destruction of body and soule: which is the reward that Sathan giueth1