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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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The like appeareth in the work of grace to salvation. A man that hath lived in security, by Gods goodness hath his eyes opened to see his sins: & his heart touched to feel the huge & loath some burden of them, and therefore to be wail his wretched estate, with bitterness of heart. Hereupon, he presently thinks that God will make him a firebrand of hell: whereas indeed the Lord is now about to work and frame in his heart sanctification and sound repentance, never to be repented of. The man which hath had some ⟨p. 400⟩good persuasion of Gods favour in Christ, comes afterward upon many occasions to be troubled & to be overwhelmed with distrustfulness & grievous doubtings of his salvation, so as he judgeth himself to have been but an hypocrite in former times, & for the time present a castaway. But indeed hereby the Lord exerciseth, fashioneth, and increaseth his weak faith. In one word, mark this point, that the graces of God peculiar to the elect, are begun, increased, and made manifest, in or by their contraries.
The like appeareth in the worke of grace to saluation. A man that hath liued in securitie, by Gods goodnes hath his eyes opened to see his sinnes: & his heart touched to feele the huge & loath some burden of them, and therefore to be waile his wretched estate, with bitternes of heart. Hereupon, hee presently thinks that God will make him a firebrand of hell: whereas indeede the Lorde is now about to worke and frame in his heart sanctification and sound repentance, neuer to bee repented of. The man which hath had some ⟨p. 400⟩good perswasion of Gods fauour in Christ, comes afterward vpon manie occasions to bee troubled & to be ouerwhelmed with distrustfullnes & grieuous doubtings of his saluation, so as he iudgeth himselfe to haue been but an hypocrite in former times, & for the time present a castaway. But indeed hereby the Lord exerciseth, fashioneth, and increaseth his weake faith. In one word, marke this point, that the graces of God peculiar to the elect, are begunne, increased, and made manifest, in or by their contraries.