A02178:2970
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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That I may live: He did eat and drink, and he had the use of his senses, yet this he counted1 no life, because he felt not himself reconciled to God; but was in sorrow and heaviness: yet he was skilful in music, which might have put sorrow away: he had also friends, and many valiant men, in whose company he might have delighted; yet in all these he took no pleasure, but still this was in his mind, how he might be reconciled to God. What shall we say then of them, which, so that they may have these outward things, they never care for Gods favour: or if they be in trouble, they only s•eeke to put away their trouble by company, play, &c. and never seek with their heart to be reconciled to God? Both these are far from the affection of this man: and let us know, that though we had kingdoms at our pleasure, though we had at commandment all pleasure and pastime; yet if we were not reconciled to God, and if they were not sanctified to us in Christ, they would nothing avail us, and the end of them would be but heaviness.
That I may liue: He did eate and drinke, and he had the vse of his senses, yet this he counted1 no life, because he felt not himselfe reconciled to God; but was in sorrow and heauinesse: yet hee was skilfull in musicke, which might haue put sorrowe away: hee had also friends, and many valiāt men, in whose company he might haue delighted; yet in all these he tooke no pleasure, but still this was in his minde, how he might be reconciled to God. What shall wee say then of them, which, so that they may haue these outward things, they neuer care for Gods fauour: or if they bee in trouble, they onely s•eeke to put away their trouble by company, play, &c. and neuer seeke with their heart to bee reconciled to God? Both these are farre from the affection of this man: and let vs knowe, that though we had kingdomes at our pleasure, though wee had at commaundement all pleasure and pastime; yet if wee were not reconciled to God, and if they were not sanctified to vs in Christ, they would nothing auaile vs, and the end of them would be but heauinesse.
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