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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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Well many there be, that charm the charmer never so wisely, they will not hear, that they might prevent the rage of sin. If when we shall use all means to subdue sin, all is too1 little, if we give it any liberty, how great is the danger? If a man in using a sparing diet, ⟨p. 528⟩moderate apparel, and little sleep, shall still find in himself a self-love and liking of sin; how much more when he frameth himself to all the guises and fashions of the world, shall he see self-love prevail against him? when we are justified in Christ, and engrafted into him by faith, and yet have not the roots of sin throughly pulled out, not2 the rivers of iniquity dried up, but only the spring▪ head is stayed. I know there be many, who think it a preciseness, to be so much afraid of our own weakness, and to be watchful and wary of our own affections; yea, and oftentimes in those things, which to judgement are lawful, yet abstaineth in life and in our practise: but blessed be that fear, and happy is that preciseness, which is so careful over our own infirmities, and so much suspecteth our own wants and weakness. Wherefore the man of God still prayeth for perseverance.
Well many there be, that charme the charmer neuer so wisely, they will not heare, that they might preuent the rage of sinne. If when we shall vse all meanes to subdue sinne, all is too1 little, if we giue it any libertie, how great is the daunger? If a man in vsing a sparing dyet, ⟨p. 528⟩moderate apparell, and little sleepe, shall still finde in himselfe a selfe-loue and liking of sinne; how much more when hee frameth himselfe to all the guises and fashions of the world, shall he see selfe-loue preuaile against him? when wee are iustified in Christ, and ingraffed into him by faith, and yet haue not the rootes of sinne throughly pulled out, not2 the riuers of iniquitie dried vp, but onely the spring head is staied. I know there be many, who thinke it a precisenesse, to be so much afraid of our owne weakenes, and to be watchfull and warie of our owne affections; yea, and oftentimes in those things, which to iudgement are lawfull, yet abstaineth in life and in our practise: but blessed be that feare, and happie is that precisenesse, which is so carefull ouer our owne infirmities, and so much suspecteth our owne wants and weakenesse. Wherefore the man of God still prayeth for perseuerance.