A02178:3261
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.
If you compare them together when they are both of them in prosperity, and if you then consider their lives, you shall also see that there is great difference. For the children of God, whilst they love the word, the Sacraments, and discipline, they cannot long lie and continue in any sin: for the word will rebuke them, the Sacraments will admonish them, and discipline will also help to bring them from it: but the wicked live and lie as in a dead sleep in sin in prosperity, and will not be wakened.
If you compare them together when they are both of them in prosperitie, and if you then consider their liues, you shall also see that there is great difference. For the children of God, whilest they loue the word, the Sacraments, and discipline, they cannot long lie and continue in any sin: for the word will rebuke them, the Sacraments will admonish them, and discipline will also helpe to bring them from it: but the wicked liue and lie as in a dead sleepe in sinne in prosperitie, and will not be wakened.
He doth not only speak of corruption in doctrine, but also in manners: as in every commandment, we cannot love the good, but we must also hate the contrary: as in lust, adultery, &c. as Joseph hated his Mistress, when he once perceived that she was unclean. Then whilst men are given to vanity on the Sabbath, they love not the Sabbath: for if they did, they would either take heed of such; or if they fell into them, they would recover themselves. Then we cannot love the Sabbath, unless we delight in it, and hate the contrary. Then if we will try whether we love the word, let us try it by the hatred of naughtiness in us, and this if we feel, we may be comforted, for God will work by this.
He doth not onely speake of corruption in doctrine, but also in manners: as in euery commandement, we cannot loue the good, but we must also hate the contrarie: as in lust, adulterie, &c. as Ioseph hated his Mistresse, when he once perceiued that she was vncleane. Then whilest men are giuen to vanitie on the Sabbath, they loue not the Sabbath: for if they did, they would either take heede of such; or if they fell into them, they would recouer themselues. Then we cannot loue the Sabbath, vnlesse we delight in it, and hate the contrarie. Then if we will trie whether we loue the word, let vs trie it by the hatred of naughtines in vs, and this if we feele, we may be comforted, for God will worke by this.