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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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it will be very comfortable to know, that the devil for all his fury, is like unto that soldier which lanced the impostume of his enemy, and preserved his life, when he purposed nothing else but to have slain him. Joseph was regenerate, and when the temptations of his Mistress came into his ear, he did fight against them, fled unto Christ, and had a good issue of his temptations. David contrariwise, though in part regenerate, and truly renewed: yet when the like temptation was offered, he yielded and was overcome, because he looked not unto his heart, distrusted not his own weakness, set not the Lord for the time before his eyes, fled not unto Christ, nor fought not courageously himself against it: therefore in what measure we be regenerate, in what measure we unto our regeneration do add the fear of God, for the purging of our hearts, and a distrust of1 our weakness to drive us unto Christ, in that measure shall we withstand all temptations: and •s we fail in all these, or in some one of these; so do we yield unto temptations, and so are we buffe•ed by Satan. If we be pure in heart and stand steadfast, the devil, the world, wicked men, our own corruptions and all may tempt us, yet they shall not hurt us. They may let us see some corruption that is in us, some sin whereof we have not throughly repented of, or something that is not right within us: yet if we yield not unto them, they shall do us good and not evil, they shall drive us to CHRIST, before whom we must lay open our wounds, that he of his goodness may bind them up. This doctrine then (as we see) doth teach us reverent and Christian humility, withal, it doth ••nister most worthy matter of singular comfort.
it will be very comfortable to know, that the diuell for all his furie, is like vnto that souldier which launced the impostume of his enemy, and preserued his life, when hee purposed nothingelse but to haue slaine him. Ioseph was regenerate, and when the temptations of his Mi••risse came into his eare, hee did fight against them, fledde vnto Christ, and had a good issue of his temptations. Dauid contrariwise, though in part regenerate, and truely renued: yet when the like temptation was offered, he yeelded and was ouercome, because he looked not vnto his heart, distrusted not his owne weakenes, set not the Lorde for the time before his eyes, fled not vnto Christ, nor fought not couragiously himselfe against it: therefore in what measure we be regenerate, in what measure we vnto our regeneration doe adde the feare of God, for the purging of our hearts, and a distrust of