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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 we think it an hard matter, to restore nature in a consumption, how hard a thing is it to restore1 grace and salvation in a consumption of the soul? If we are without hope, when a man is in a languishing disease, when he hath no delight to eat, when he cannot brook2 his meat, and his sleep is gone from him, he cannot labour, and Physicians dare not meddle with him: what hope is there when we are in such a consumption, that the wo•d which we hear doth us no good, the Sacraments which we receive do us no comfort, prayer doth us no good, and when we cannot abide to labour in good works? surely it is a token we are almost languished to death, if we be not already dead we are in extreme danger. The Lord indeed is gracious and would not our death, but if we be consuming and see it not, if Gods life be going from us, and Satan's life is coming to us, if Gods graces be languishing in us, surely we are as dead. Let us then search our own corruption, that we may see how near we are to life, or how near we are to death, whether we grow or consume, whether for the one we are to fear and pray to God, or for the other to rejoice and praise God.
If wee thinke it an hard matter, to restore nature in a consumption, how hard a thing is it to restore1 grace and saluation in a consumption of the soule? If wee are without hope, when a man is in a languishing disease, when he hath no delight to eate, when hee cannot brooke2 his meate, and his sleepe is gone from him, hee cannot labour, and Physitians dare not meddle with him: what hope is there when we are in such a consumption, that the wo•d which we heare doth vs no good, the Sacraments which wee receiue doe vs no comfort, prayer doth vs no good, and when we cannot abide to labour in good workes? surely it is a token we are almost languished to death, if wee be not already dead wee are in extreame danger. The Lord indeede is gracious and would not our death, but if wee bee consuming and see it not, if Gods life be going from vs, and Sathans life is comming to vs, if Gods graces be languishing in vs, surely we are as dead. Let vs then search our owne corruptione, that we may see how neare we are to life, or how neare wee are to death, whether wee growe or consume, whether for the one wee are to feare and pray to God, or for the other to reioyce and praise God.