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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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We shall not then have a sure trial of our faith, before our troubles try us, yea and sore troubles, that our soul is in our hand. But if in the greatest we can say the Lord is our strength, our faith is strong: but if little troubles make us fail, our strength is weak. Therefore we must meditate of these things before they come, that we may stand when they come. If this man in trouble forsook not Gods word, how ought we to be ashamed, ••• in prosperity cannot stand steadfast? yea we may fear his judgements because that▪ seeing we be led away with vanity now, when trouble cometh we shall fail away. For the continuance of sin doth either brawn the hearts, or work sore grief to them that have it.
We shall not then haue a sure triall of our faith, before our troubles trie vs, yea and sore troubles, that our soule is in our hand. But if in the greatest we can say the Lord is our strength, our faith is strong: but if little troubles make vs faile, our strength is weake. Therfore we must meditate of these things before they come, that we may stand when they come. If this man in trouble forsooke not Gods word, how ought we to be ashamed, ••• in prosperitie cannot stand stedfast? yea we may feare his iudgements because that▪ seeing we be led away with vanitie now, when trouble commeth we shall fail away. For the continuance of sinne doth either brawne the hearts, or worke sore griefe to them that haue it.
Then must we look to the benefits we have received: for they are not otherwise good but as they are sanctified by the word, prayer, &c. and when we seek the glory of God, and the profit of our brethren. He first protesteth his love to the word, in that he maketh it his inheritance, which he proveth because his heart is set on it: for where the heart is, there is his treasure.
Then must we looke to the benefits we haue receiued: for they are not otherwise good but as they are sanctified by the word, prayer, &c. and when we seeke the glorie of God, and the profit of our brethren. He first protesteth his loue to the word, in that he maketh it his inheritance, which he proueth because his heart is set on it: for where the heart is, there is his treasure.