A02178:3912
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.
Now seeing the judgement of God will lay hold of all those that lie in sin, and seeing we can never com• out of sin so long as we make such light account of it; let us know that although one sin is less than another, and although a sinner in thought may be counted a little sin, in respect o• a sin in outward act: yet in very deed and before the Lord no sin will be counted little For the infinite justice and mercy of God is violate1 even by the least sin, and therefore no sin can be counted little; for even the least sin is sufficiently able to condemn and confound us from the presence of God. Again, if the Lord should set the least sin upon our consciences, and suffer our consciences to check us for it, and Satan himself to burden us with it: doubtless it would be so heavy and grievous, that we should not be able to abide it. How then can we make light account even of that sin, which of all other seemeth least?
Now seeing the iudgement of God will lay hold of all those that lie in sinne, and seeing we can neuer com• out of sinne so long as we make such light account of it; let vs knowe that although one sinne is lesse than another, and although a sinner in thought may bee counted a little sinne, in respect o• a sinne in outward act: yet in very deede and before the Lord no sinne will bee counted little For the infinite iustice and mercie of God is violate1 euen by the least sinne, and therefore no sinne can be counted little; for euen the least sinne is sufficiently able to condemne and confound vs from the presence of God. Againe, if the Lord should set the least sinne vpon our consciences, and suffer our consciences to checke vs for it, and Sathan himselfe to burthen vs with it: doubtlesse it would be so heauy and grieuous, that we should not be able to abide it. How then can wee make light account euen of that sinne, which of all other seemeth least?
- 1Light sins with men, great with God.Light sinnes with men, great with God.