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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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But the children of God which do diligently labour after these things, they behave themselves so, as that God may be glorified by their prosperity and adversity: for in prosperity they chiefly set by the forgiveness of sins, and everlasting life, and if these be once sure then for other things if they have them, they take them as overplus of his favour, and confess that wisdom is good with an inheritance: yet if these things come not, the fear of God and his word is never the less acceptable, and can be content •o say with Jacob, if I may have meat and drink and cloth, then will I be content, as Paul commandeth. And if they have abundance, then they are in the house of mourning, knowing that those things may be taken away, Eccles. 7. And thus we see Job walked war•ly even in the midst of prosperity. Though men know this, yet because they do not practise it, therefore it ought to be often repeated, and this shall take excuse from the wicked, and it is safe for the children of God.
But the children of God which doe diligently labour after these things, they behaue themselues so, as that God may be glorified by their prosperitie and aduersitie: for in prosperitie they chiefly set by the forgiuenes of sins, and euerlasting life, and if these be once sure then for other things if they haue them, they take them as ouerplus of his fauour, and confesse that wisedome is good with an inheritance: yet if these things come not, the feare of God and his word is neuer the lesse acceptable, and can be content •o say with Iacob, if I may haue meate and drinke and cloath, then will I be content, as Paul commandeth. And if they haue abundāce, then they are in the house of mourning, knowing that those things may be taken away, Eccles. 7. And thus we see Iob walked war•ly euen in the midst of prosperitie. Though men know this, yet because they doe not practise it, therefore it ought to be often repeated, and this shall take excuse from the wicked, and it is safe for the children of God.