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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
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.
Here the man of God teacheth us, how to refel our own reason, which is as ready to be deceived, as Satan is ready to deceive it. For in •••••ble the devil will be ready to put this into our heads: this is, think you, the true righteousness, •••ch you do profess? Do you not rather deceive your self? see how you are in tr••••e: […] what loss ye must sustain by your profession? Thus he would de•nde us▪ and make us •• them that are in a burning ague, who having lost their taste, and •• […] troubled, think sweet things sour, and sour things sweet. For such is the estate of Gods children in trouble, who in stronger temptations cannot judge, and therefore the devil troubleth and ⟨p. 554⟩oppresseth the weakness of their sense; as seeing reason most ready to be deceived, and will make them believe, that white is black, and black white; that sweet is sower, and sower sweet; good ill, and ill good.
Here the man of God teacheth vs, how to refell our owne reason, which is as readie to bee deceiued, as Sathan is readie to deceiue it. For in •••••ble the diueli will bee ready to put this into our heads: this is, thinke you, the true righteousnesse, •••ch you doe professe? Doe you not rather deceiue your selfe? see how you are in tr••••e: 〈…〉 what losse yee must sustaine by your profession? Thus he would de•nde vs▪ and make vs •• them that are in a burning ague, who hauing lost their taste, and •• 〈…〉 troubled, thinke sweete things sowre, and sowre things sweete. For such is the estate of Gods children in trouble, who in stronger temptations cannot iudge, and therfore the diuell troubleth and