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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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4. Fourthly, God grants his servants the holy means of salvation, namely, preaching, prayer, Sacraments, & holds back the efficacy of his spirit for a time. In this case they are like the corn field that is ploughed and sowed with good corn; but yet for a time it never gives rooting beneath, nor so much as a show of any blade appears above. Thus the spouse of Christ, when she comes into his wine-seller, she falls into a swoon; so as she must be stayed 1with flagons, and comforted with apples because she is sick of love.
4. Fourthly, God graunts his seruants the holy meanes of saluatiō, namely, preaching, prayer, Sacraments, & holds backe the efficacie of his spirit for a time. In this case they are like the corne field that is plowed and sowed with good corne; but yet for a time it neuer giues rooting beneath, nor so much as a shew of any blade appeares aboue. Thus the spouse of Christ, when she comes into his wine-seller, she fals into a swowne; so as she must be staied 1with flaggons, and comforted with apples because she is sicke of loue.
- 1Can. 2. 4. 5.
5. Fifthly, God giveth his children a strong affection, to obey his will, but he lets them fail in the act of obedience it self, like as a prisoner who hath escaped the hand of his Jailer, hath an affection to run a thousand miles every hour; but having happily his bolts on his legs: he cannot for his life but go very softly, galling and chafing his flesh; and with much grief falling again into the hands of his keeper. This is it, that Paul complaineth of when he saith, I delight in the law of God, concerning the inner man, but I see another 1law in my members, rebelling against the law of my mind, & leading me captive to the law of sin, which is in my members. O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of death