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 Saints of God dare not tarry until the dead blow cometh but they suspect the first strokes of sin▪ they •arrie not to be stung to death, but they fear the least buzzing of sin, because they may easily be carried out of the way, through the deceivableness of sin, and the deceitfulness of sin may bring hardness of heart. Wherefore the Apostle (Hebr 3) exhorteth them to apply one another with exhortations whilst it is called to day, least any of them should be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. And the holy Ghost saith, Psal 95 vers. 8. To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Wherefore the Saint of God thus prayeth, that if he should give a little room and s••ll liberty to his affections, Gods grace could not continue in him. Neither can the children of God being out of the way, easily recover themselves, as we may see in David, who thought himself after that he had sinned to be cast from the presence of God, to be for sakē of his holy Spirit▪ and unless the Lord would cast him into the womb again, unless the Lord would cast him into a new mould, there was no hope that he should recover himself. The violence of sin is so impetuous, that a man may soon slip and easily fall, but hardly rise again. Wherefore the Wise Man saith, Prou 28. 14. Blessed is the man that •e••th alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall f•ll into evil: that is, blessed is he that in every action examineth his heart, that he fall not.

The Saints of God dare not tarrie vntill the dead blowe commeth but they suspect the first strokes of sinne▪ they •arrie not to be stung to death, but they feare the least b•zzing of sinne, because they may easily be carried out of the way, through the deceiuablenes of sinne, and the deceitfulnesse of sinne may bring hardnes of heart. Wherefore the Apostle (Hebr 3) exhorteth them to applie one another with exhortations whilest it is called to day, least any of them should be hardned through the deceitfulnes of sinne. And the holy Ghost saith, Psal 95 vers. 8. To day if ye will heare his voyce, harden not your hearts. Wherefore the Saint of God thus prayeth, that if hee should giue a little roome and sll libertie to his affections, Gods grace could not continue in him. Neither can the children of God being out of the way, easily recouer themselues, as we may see in Dauid, who thought himselfe after that he had sinned to be cast from the presence of God, to be for sakē of his holy Spirit and vnlesse the Lord would cast him into the wombe againe, vnles the Lord would cast him into a new mould, there was no hope that he should recouer himselfe. The violence of sinne is so impetuous, that a man may soone slip and easily fall, but hardly rise againe. Wherefore the Wiseman saith, Prou 28. 14. Blessed is the man that eth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fll into euill: that is, blessed is he that in euery action examineth his heart, that he fall not.