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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.
1. The memory. Remembering some thing heard or read. 2. The understanding. Gathering some other thing upon that which is remembered, as namely, in finding out the Causes. Fruits. Properties.
1. The memorie. Remembring some thing heard or read. 2. The vnderstanding. Gathering some other thing vpō that which is remēbred, as namely, in finding out the Causes. Fruites. Properties.
4 The work wrought in the affections is this, that they are framed either to love or hatred, hope or fear, joy or sorrow, according to the diversity of the thing which the reasonable part hath seriously considered of. For example, a man then meditateth on the word, when he so remembereth it and museth on it, that he goeth from point to point, applying generally somethings unto himself, and wisely examining how the case stands betwixt the Lord and him in those things, whereby he seeing what is like to follow upon it, hath his heart stirred up to put something in practise.
4 The worke wrought in the affections is this, that they are framed either to loue or hatred, hope or feare, ioy or sorrow, according to the diuersitie of the thing which the reasonable part hath seriously considered of. For example, a man then meditateth on the word, when he so remembreth it and museth on it, that he goeth from poynt to poynt, applying generally somethings vnto himselfe, and wisely examining how the case stands betwixt the Lord and him in those things, whereby he seeing what is like to follow vpon it, hath his heart stirred vp to put something in practise.
5 In hearing of the word with others, and reading of it by our selves, we think we have to deal but with men, because those are but outward things, many men will carry themselves cheerfully: but there is nothing more tedious unto us, (without Gods special assistance)