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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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Wherefore we must first judge our selves, and cast the first stone at our selves, we must labour to remove this mountain of sin in our selves: so finding how ugly a thing sin is, and that by experience in our selves, we shall neither flatter others in their sin, nor yet rebuke them too rigorously. For he that doth so travail with his own heart, shall love that good thing in another which he liketh in himself, and shall be grieved for that sin in another, which he hath found grieving before in himself. For as we having been in sickness and are recovered, can by the smart which we have felt, pity the smart of mother, and can tell how comfortable health is to another, which we have found comfortable ⟨p. 546⟩to us: even so we can show compassion to them, which are stung with sin, as feeling the burden thereof in our selves, and can rejoice at the liberty of conscience & peace of mind in others, which we have rejoiced at in our selves, because in suffering misery, we have learned to offer mercy: let us see this doctrine more plainly.
Wherefore we must first iudge our selues, and cast the first stone at our selues, we must labour to remooue this mountaine of sinne in our selues: so finding how ougly a thing sinne is, and that by experience in our selues, we shall neither flatter others in their sinne, nor yet rebuke them too rigorously. For he that doth so trauaile with his owne heart, shall loue that good thing in another which he liketh in himselfe, and shall be grieued for that sinne in another, which he hath found grieuing before in himselfe. For as we hauing been in sicknesse and are recouered, can by the smart which we haue felt, pitie the smart of mother, and can tell how comfortable health is to another, which we haue found comfortable ⟨p. 546⟩to vs: euen so we can shew compassion to them, which are stung with sinne, as feeling the burden therof in our selues, and can reioyce at the libertie of conscience & peace of minde in others, which we haue reioyced at in our selues, because in suffering miserie, we haue learned to offer mercy: let vs see this doctrine more plainely.