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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.
Exulerat Christus, comites nos exulis huius Essedecet, cuius nos quoque membra sumits.
Our head Christ here an exile was: We members must this exile trace.
But why doth God thus visit his dearest, and most dutiful servants? Answ. I, to show how he hateth sin, when he will punish it in them ass we may see in this kingly Prophet David 2. Sam. 12. 2, to bring them to an examination of themselves, as he did in the Mariners. Jonah: 1. 3, to move them to repentance as in the Israelites, Hosea: 5. vers: 15. 4, to try them as the Eagle her young ones, and the goldsmith his metals, as he did l•b: chap: 1. 5, to confound Satan & all his ministers, who would joy if Gods children should ever prosper, do these men serve God for n••ght? Job: 1. 9 6, that as the camomile doth spread better by treading, the tree grow better by pruning, the Pomander smell better by rubbing, the iron look better by scouring, and the body like better by purging: so the godly might be better by affliction. In a word, were we not sometime in trouble, we should forget God: we should not call upon his name: nor be distinguished from bastards: nor conformable to Christ: nor weaned from this world: nor understand Gods will: nor desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ.
But why doth God thus visite his dearest, and most dutifull seruants? Answ. I, to shewe how he hateth sinne, when he will punish it in them ass we may see in this kingly Prophet Dauid 2. Sam. 12. 2, to bring them to an examination of themselues, as he did in the Mariners. Ionah: 1. 3, to moue them to repentance as in the Israelites, Hoseah: 5. vers: 15. 4, to trie them as the Eagle her yong ones, and the goldsmith his mettals, as hee did lb: chap: 1. 5, to confound Sathan & all his ministers, who would ioy if Gods children should euer prosper, doe these men serue God for nght? Iob: 1. 9 6, that as the camomile doth spread better by treading, the tree growe better by pruning, the Pomander smell better by rubbing, the iron looke better by scouring, and the bodie like better by purging: so the godly might be better by affliction. In a word, were wee not sometime in trouble, wee should forget God: we should not cal vpon his name: nor be distinguished from bastardes: nor conformable to Christ: nor weaned from this world: nor vnderstand Gods will: nor desire to be dissolued and to be with Christ.