A02178:2960
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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And thus must we labour to cure our unbelief by his promises, that we ••ll not to despair,1 for we are ready to presume in prosperity, or to despair […] ▪ but they must be both cured, the one by the meditation of Gods judgements in prosp••••, the other by the promises in trouble. For then the judgements have done with us, when they have brought us to humble our selves to the Lord, because of our sin, & then are we to look for his mercy: for then are we fit for it. We must then couple justice and mercy together, and make use of both.
And thus must we labour to cure our vnbeleese by his promises, that we ••ll not to despaire,1 for we are readie to presume in prosperitie, or to despaire 〈…〉 ▪ but they must be both cured, the one by the meditation of Gods iudgements in prosp••••, the other by the promises in trouble. For then the iudgements haue done with vs, when they haue brought vs to humble our selues to the Lord, because of our sinne, & then are we to looke for his mercie: for then are we fit for it. We must then couple iustice and mercie together, and make vse of both.
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He had joy before, and yet he craveth comfort; where we note the change of the consciences1 of Gods people, sometime joyful, sometime sorrowful. This must be a stay to us against the temptation which Satan will ffer, saying, Thou art ickle, and chging, all is vain: Ny, we are as the children of God in all ages have been.