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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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1 Men ought to use all good means in the time of peace, and before troubles come: and yet, though (because outward things are as a veil to hide Gods face from us) we cannot understand good things so easily in prosperity; or if we understand, we hardly have the feeling of them: we must therefore still use the means, in hope of that fruit and comfort that cometh in time of trouble, unto which time God often reserves our1 greatest feeling, because it is the most needful time of help.
1 MEn ought to vse all good meanes in the time of peace, and before troubles come: and yet, though (because outward things are as a vaile to hide Gods face from vs) we cannot vnderstand good things so easily in prosperitie; or if we vnderstand, we hardlie haue the feeling of them: we must therefore still vse the meanes, in hope of that fruite and comfort that commeth in time of trouble, vnto which time God often reserues our1 greatest feeling, because it is the most needfull time of helpe.
- 1Feelings most under the cross. 2. Cor. 12. 9.Feelings most vnder the crosse. 2. Cor. 12. 9.
2 And if it be so that in our prosperity we have not used so the means, yet are we not therefore in adversity utterly to despair of comfort, because the Word was given for mans help, who needeth means, not to help GOD, who can comfort without means: neither are we to be out of heart, though our Conscience tell us that we have used the1