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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.
Contrariwise, the godly in the death of Christ shall have all their troubles so sanctified, that reason would wonder to see their happy issues out of so fearful dangers. Yet we see God his promise will bring it to pass.
Contrariwise, the godly in the death of Christ shall haue all their troubles so sanctified, that reason would wonder to see their happie issues out of so fearfull dangers. Yet we see God his promise will bring it to passe.
Well, we see how this verse followeth of experience the verse going before, as if the Prophet had said: I see, O Lord, that they that love the law have good success, and whatsoever befalleth to flesh and blood most contrary, it is turned to their salvation: contrariwise in them that fear thee not, I observe thus much, how they are plagued here and there, and how in their chief felicity they are subject to thy curse. For as for them that are delighted with thy law, if they be rich, they swell not; if they abound, they are not puffed up; if they prosper in name, body and goods, they are not proud, but use this world as though they used it not: if thou callest them to a contrary estate, they are thankful; and if they want, ⟨p. 590⟩or fall into sickness, or infamy, they fret not, they despair not; they are not so appalled in their spirits, but still they believe on thee, they call on thee, they glorify thee, even until their deaths.
Well, we see how this verse followeth of experience the verse going before, as if the Prophet had said: I see, O Lord, that they that loue the law haue good successe, and whatsoeuer befalleth to flesh and blood most contrarie, it is turned to their saluation: contrariwise in them that feare thee not, I obserue thus much, how they are plagued here and there, and how in their chiefe felicitie they are subiect to thy curse. For as for thē that are delighted with thy law, if they be rich, they swell not; if they abound, they are not puffed vp; if they prosper in name, bodie and goods, they are not proud, but vse this world as though they vsed it not: if thou callest them to a contrarie estate, they are thankfull; and if they want,