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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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This second manner of Gods forsaking of his Elect is, when he hides his graces for a time: not by taking them quite away, but by covering them, & by removing all sense and feeling of them. And in this case they are like the trees in the winter season, that are beaten with wind & weather, bearing neither leaf nor fruit, but look as though they were rotten & dead, because the sap doth not spread itself, but lies bid in the root. David often1 was in this case, as namely, when he saith, Will the Lord absent himself for ever? Ana will he show no more favour: is his mercy clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be merciful? hath he shut up his •ender mercies in displeasure? Selah.
This second manner of Gods forsaking of his Elect is, when hee hides his graces for a time: not by taking them quite away, but by couering them, & by remouing all sense and feeling of them. And in this case they are like the trees in the winter season, that are beaten with winde & weather, bearing neither leaf nor fruite, but looke as though they were rotten & dead, because the sappe doth not spread itselfe, but lies bid in the roote. Dauid often1 was in this case, as namely, when he saith, Will the Lord absent himselfe for euer? Ana will hee shewe no more fauour: is his mercie cleane gone for euer? Doth his promise faile for euermore? Hath God forgotten to be mercifull? hath hee shut vp his •ender mercies in displeasure? Selah.
- 1Psal. 77. 78.
This comes to pass, because the Lord very often, in, and by one contrary works another▪ 1