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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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14 Curses are turned into blessings through Christ, as by sin blessings are turned into ⟨p. 640⟩curses. The benefices of God being in themselves good, yet by our corruption we make our table a snare unto our selves, and so in other of his mercies.
14 Curses are turned into blessings through Christ, as by sinne blessings are turned into ⟨p. 640⟩curses. The benefices of God being in themselues good, yet by our corruption wee make our table a snare vnto our selues, and so in other of his mercies.
15 Job served God in trueth, and yet punished, and so Lazarus: but this was not so much for their own sin, as for the trial of their faith and that after them the Church might receive great comfort by their examples. For as it hurts not the gold to be put into the fire,1 both because it is thereby tried, and also made more pure: so is it not evil for the children of God to have their faith tried: if it be a strong faith it will bear the fire, if it be weak,2 it will yet shine brighter: if there appear no faith, but all dross, then the party tried must more seriously seek after Christ and the means of salvation, that he may attain that faith that may go through the fire of affliction.
15 Iob serued God in trueth, and yet punished, and so Lazarus: but this was not so much for their own sin, as for the trial of their faith and that after them the Church might receiue great cōfort by their examples. For as it hurts not the gold to be put into the fire,1