A02178:3586
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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Again if we suffer for our sins &c. then we want faith and a good conscience, and therefore we murmur and cry out, yea and go to witches and wizards. Yea Gods children, though they come not to this gross sinning, yet they inwardly grudge, and they have secret murmurings, because they have failed in strengthening their faith, & keeping a good conscience: but the children of God that make Christ all in all, they say the Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh, this is the patience of Gods children. And Job did not fail, till his faith failed: and though his three learned adversaries reasoned against him to prove him an hypocrite, yet his conscience sustained him, and therefore reckoneth up his virtues, chapter 28. and 31. And he also confessed his faith, I know that my Redeemer liveth: this was his faith, and this was his conscience that in his trouble sustained him.
Againe if wee suffer for our sinnes &c. then wee want faith and a good conscience, and therefore we murmur and crie out, yea and goe to witches and wisards. Yea Gods children, though they come not to this grosse sinning, yet they inwardly grudge, and they haue secret murmurings, because they haue failed in strengthening their faith, & keeping a good conscience: but the children of God that make Christ all in all, they say the Lord giueth, and the Lord taketh, this is the patience of Gods children. And Iob did not faile, till his faith failed: and though his three learned aduersaries reasoned against him to proue him an hypocrite, yet his conscience sustained him, and therefore reckoneth vp his vertues, chapter 28. and 31. And he also confessed his faith, I know that my Redeemer liueth: this was his faith, and this was his conscience that in his trouble sustained him.
These things have no less fruit in prosperity; for the want of them cause men to lift up themselves on high, but the word represseth pride, lust, and love of worldly things; so that they are ••ū •le in prosperity: for the worldlings seek after the things of this world, because they never felt the peace of conscience; they seek their own glory, because ⟨p. 559⟩