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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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Thus then shall we come to turn our steps to God, by examining our sinful ways and the reward of sin. And because men do not thus examine themselves, therefore do they make so small account of the word of God: for if they knew that the gain of sin bringeth loss, and pleasure bringeth pain, then would they not continue in their sins.
Thus then shall we come to turne our steps to God, by examining our sinfull wayes and the reward of sinne. And because men doe not thus examine themselues, therefore doe they make so small account of the word of God: for if they knew that the gaine of sin bringeth losse, and pleasure bringeth paine, then would they not continue in their sinnes.
The like doth David set down, Psal. 4. where he calleth them to examine themselves before God, and thus Paul 1. Cor. 5. provoketh the eloquent Preachers to the judgement of God.
The like doth Dauid set down, Psal. 4. where he calleth thē to examine thēselues before God, and thus Paul 1. Cor. 5. prouoketh the eloquent Preachers to the iudgemēt of God.
This is a new argument to prove God to be his portion: for seeing he had made God his portion, it behooved him to search if there were any thing in him that might displease God, that then he might avoid it.
This is a new argument to proue God to be his portion: for seeing hee had made God his portion, it behooued him to search if there were any thing in him that might displease God, that then he might auoide it.