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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
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If the Lord then lay on us such troubles, as he laid on our forefathers, how much more should we suffer them, seeing we may profit by their example, who were under the Law, who were in the dawning of the day, or rather in the night in respect of us, unto whom Christ is crucified and risen again. We must then be ashamed of our womanish nature, who will shrink at so little trial, & think that the Lord should deal more gently with us, than with them. They were in the shadow of the Law; we in the bright Sun of the Gospel, which if we see, we shall accuse our selves of the wants of Gods graces in us▪ seeing he dealt thus with his dearest Saints.
If the Lord then lay on vs such troubles, as he laid on our forefathers, how much more should we suffer them, seeing we may profit by their example, who were vnder the Law, who were in the dawning of the day, or rather in the night in respect of vs, vnto whom Christ is crucified and risen again. We must then be ashamed of our womanish nature, who will shrinke at so little triall, & think that the Lord should deale more gently with vs, than with them. They were in the shadow of the Law; we in the bright Sunne of the Gospell, which if we see, we shall accuse our selues of the wants of Gods graces in vs▪ seeing he dealt thus with his dearest Saints.
In that he addeth, quicken me according unt• thy word, he showeth, that he meant not to escape by natural means, although as he would use them, so he stayed not in them: he used these as accessories, but the word of God as principal. For his principal was to be quickened by the word, and his accessary was the using of ordinary means.
In that he addeth, quicken me according vnt• thy word, he sheweth, that he meant not to escape by naturall meanes, although as he would vse them, so he stayed not in them: he vsed these as accessaries, but the word of God as principall. For his principall was to be quickned by the word, and his accessary was the vsing of ordinarie meanes.