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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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Vers. 71. It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn thy statutes.
Vers. 71. It is good for me that I haue been afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.
HE uttereth the same thing that he did before, but he addeth somewhat thereto. First, he saith, that it was good for him that he had been afflicted: noting the goodness and mercy of God in taking riches, health, &c. from him, and giving him affliction which turned to his good. Riches, health, &c. are the good blessings of God▪ but •ll manner of affliction, as sickness, poverty, &c. of themselves be evil, because they are the •agges of Gods curse, and punishments of sin. How then can it come to pass, that good things should become evil, and evil things become good? The good blessings of God, when by our corruption they are abused to wantonness are made hurtful unto us, because they make our condemnation greater: but these crosses, when in the cross of Christ they are sanctified unto us, then are they good, for as much as they work a care in us to keep the commandments.
HE vttereth the same thing that he did before, but hee addeth somewhat thereto. First, he saith, that it was good for him that he had been afflicted: noting the goodnes and mercie of God in taking riches, health, &c. from him, and giuing him affliction which turned to his good. Riches, health, &c. are the good blessings of God▪ but •ll manner of affliction, as sicknesse, pouertie, &c. of themselues bee euill, because they are the •agges of Gods curse, and punishments of sinne. How then can it come to passe, that good things should become euill, and euill things become good? The good blessings of God, when by our corruption they are abused to wantonnesse are made hurtfull vnto vs, because they make our condemnation greater: but these crosses, when in the crosse of Christ they are sanctified vnto vs, then are they good, for as much as they worke a care in vs to keepe the commaundements.