A02178:335
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.
Poverty.
Pouertie.
2 It is the policy of Satan, to lay before us the great benefits which we want, to cause us to murmur for them, and to disgrace the present benefits which we have, least we should be thankful. We must not desire to come out of the fire of affliction, until the Lord thereby have purified •s, as fine gold, for his own use: but still think that the continuing of the cross, is the continuing of scouring away of some corruption.
2 It is the policie of Sathan, to lay before vs the great benefits which we want, to cause vs to murmur for them, and to disgrace the present benefits which we haue, least we should be thankfull. We must not desire to come out of the fire of affliction, vntill the Lord thereby haue purified s, as fine gold, for his owne vse: but still thinke that the continuing of the crosse, is the continuing of scouring away of some corruption.