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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.
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.
The second end is, that God may make trial of the present estate of his servants: not that he is ignorant what is in man; but because he would have all men know themselves. To this effect saith Moses, And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God lead 1thee in the wilderness for to humble thee and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or no. This also was the end why the Lord left Hezekiah, to prove and try what was in his heart.
The second end is, that God may make triall of the present estate of his seruants: not that he is ignorant what is in man; but because he would haue all men know themselues. To this effect saith Moses, And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God lead