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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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8 If we would so provide for our selves, that no afflictions make us quail, let us in the time of prosperity and quietness, cut off all heady affections, as grief, sorrow, and such1 like; and then shall they not in our trouble prevail against us.
8 If we would so prouide for our selues, that no afflictions make vs quaile, let vs in the time of prosperitie and quietnes, cut off all headie affections, as griefe, sorrow, and such1 like; and then shall they not in our trouble preuaile against vs.
- 1Heady affections.Headie affections.
9 When our afflictions do not drive us to God, nor cause us more humbly to hear1 and seek his word, but rather to stop our •a•es▪ and to run from it, and to seek unlawful means, let us then mourn secretly and heartily unto God, for the direction of Gods spirit: for that case is dangerous.
9 When our afflictions doe not driue vs to God, nor cause vs more humbly to heare1 and seeke his word, but rather to stoppe our •a•es▪ and to runne from it, and to seeke vnlawfull meanes, let vs then mourne secretly and heartily vnto God, for the direction of Gods spirit: for that case is dangerous.