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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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And let none iniquity have dominion over me, &c. Iniquity, as we taught before, hath dominion1 over them, where it breaketh out without controlment, and in whom it beareth a sway with delight, to the hinderance of Gods glory, to the breaking the peace of their own consciences, and to the evil example of others.
And let none iniquitie haue dominion ouer me, &c. Iniquitie, as wee taught before, hath dominion1 ouer them, where it breaketh out without controlement, and in whom it beareth a sway with delight, to the hinderance of Gods glory, to the breaking the peace of their owne consciences, and to the euill example of others.
- 1The dominion of sin.The dominion of sinne.
He prayeth not we see, to be without sin, for that he know he could not be in this life; but that […] might not rule & reign in him. No more doth our Saviour Christ teach us to pray, that we might be without sin, but that our sins might be for given; not that we1 should be void of all temptations, (for of all temptations, not to be tempte• is the greatest) but not to be overcome of temptations; not to be freed from all sins, but that Satan2 the author of evil might not prevail against us. Wherefore the Prophet saith, Psal. 19. 13. Keep thy servant from presumptuous sins, let them not reign over me: Where he meaneth, Let not the errors which are so rife in me, grow too presumptuous; but give thy servant grace to espy and foresee them, which agreeth with his sense in this place: Lord, though I see this heap of corruption is still in me, and lurketh still in my body, and is buried in my flesh; yet let it not break out to thy dishonour, or to the grief of mine own soul. Now as we are indeed to beware of the great security and carelessness of many professors in our time, so must we beware of the presumptuous pride of heretics. For if either Gods commandment or promises had permitted him to pray for a full deliverance from