A02178:3172
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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Many indeed are of a modest spirit, and have some sight of their ignorance, yet they1 have not a feeling of their misery in particular things, and do not examine themselves in every particular thing, what it is to be in darkness; and therefore, as we have said, do no more desire to be enlightened and governed by another, than he that having a slender eyesight & hardly discerning his way, refuseth to have a guide, as though he were blind. And though the Lord often shineth upon us, and maketh us guilty of our blindness, yet we do not see how loathsome, irksome, and uncomfortable a thing darkness is, nor how pleasant, amiable, and comfortable a thing light is, although we confess in general, that we have not the light but are in darkness.
Many indeed are of a modest spirit, and haue some sight of their ignorance, yet they1 haue not a feeling of their miserie in particular things, and doe not examine themselues in euery particular thing, what it is to be in darkenes; and therefore, as we haue said, doe no more desire to be enlightned and gouerned by another, than he that hauing a slender eyesight & hardly discerning his way, refuseth to haue a guide, as though he were blinde. And though the Lord often shineth vpon vs, and maketh vs guilty of our blindnes, yet we doe not see how loathsome, yrksome, and vncomfortable a thing darkenes is, nor how pleasant, amiable, and comfortable a thing light is, although we confesse in generall, that we haue not the light but are in darkenes.
- 1Particular sight and loathing of special sins.Particular sight and loathing of speciall sinnes.
The want of seeing the monstrous ugliness of this palpable darkness maketh us dull in prayer for the light of Gods spirit. Wherefore we must desire that that may be stricken into our consciences which we have in judgement, that is, that we may see how amiable,