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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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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.
- 1To seek unlawful means in affliction.To seeke vnlawful means in affliction.
10 It is the Lords mercy that we are not destroyed, Lamenta. Chap. 3. But when we are freed from punishments, and others are afflicted, it is either to show his further mercy, or his further judgement: if we wax better, and be more thankful, then it is of mercy; but if we wax proud, and think our selves better then others, then is it assuredly to confound us: And hereby we may gather comfort or grief, when we escape punishments. If he punish not in this world, either GOD is unjust, or else there is a hell to punish them everlastingly. But his children, if they profit not by one, he sends another to condemn them in this world, that they may escape in the world to come.