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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 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 1thee in the wildernesse for to humble thee and to prooue thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keepe his commandements or no. This also was the end why the Lord left Ezechias, to prooue and trie what was in his heart.
The trial by desertion serveth for two purposes: for other whiles the Lord useth it for the manifestation of some hidden sin, that the godly may be deepelier humbled, and •rave more earnestly the pardon of that and other sins. For as the beggar is always mending and piecing his garment, where he finds a breach: so the penitent & believing hart must always be exercised in repairing it self where it finds a want.
The triall by desertion serueth for two purposes: for other whiles the Lord vseth it for the manifestation of some hidden sinne, that the godly may be deepelier humbled, and raue more earnestly the pardon of that and other sins. For as the beggar is alwaies mending and peecing his garment, where he findes a breach: so the penitent & beleeuing hart must alwaies be exercised in repairing it selfe where it findes a want.