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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.
Seeing God hath given reason, he will give knowledge, with this he is comforted.
Seeing God hath giuen reason, he will giue knowledge, with this he is comforted.
Objection. But how can he hereby be comforted, seeing others have reason also?
Obiection. But how can he hereby be comforted, seeing others haue reason also?
Answer. All mercies must be considered in Christ, through whom they are sanctified, and by whom we are sure that the Lord will crown his own gifts.
Answere. All mercies must be considered in Christ, through whom they are sanctified, and by whom we are sure that the Lord will crowne his owne gifts.
Another reason to teach us when we have the gifts of God sanctified unto us, is, when we are humbled in our selves, and mislike our selves though we have received more than others, for we must think our selves unworthy of them, and desire that God will yet more sanctify them to us, and give us the right use of them: then shall we, and we may, lay them before God as an argument to move him, that he would deal mercifully with us, and further continue and increase his mercy and good will towards us; because hereby we know that in Christ they are sanctified unto us.