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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.
Though this be so, yet none must hereupon venture to commit any sin against Gods commandments, least in so doing they cast away their souls. For the godly man, though he fall into sin, yet it is against his purpose, and it makes his hart to bleed: & the course of his life shall be always upright and pleasing unto God: because he is led by the spirit of God.
Though this be so, yet none must hereupon venter to cōmit any sin against Gods commandemēts, least in so doing they cast away their soules. For the godly man, though he fal into sin, yet it is against his purpose, and it makes his hart to bleed: & the course of his life shall be alwaies vpright and pleasing vnto God: because he is led by the spirit of God.
The ends for which God useth desertions are three, the first is the chastisement of sins past in the former part of mans life, that he may search them out, consider them, & he heartily sorrowful for them: for this end was Jobs trial. Thou writest (saith he) bitter things against 1me, and makest me to possess the sins of my youth.
The ends for which God vseth desertions are three, the first is the chastisement of sins past in the former part of mans life, that he may search them out, cōsider them, & he hear•ily sorrowfull for them: for this end was Iobs triall. Thou writest (saith he) bitter things against 1me, and makest me to possesse the sinnes of my youth.