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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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4 Sin is such a canker that it spreadeth secretly, and there is such a chain of sins, that he that yieldeth to one, draweth on another; grant a little one, and a great one will ⟨p. 31⟩follow: wherefore as it is good wisdom not only to avoid the plague, but to eschew every little rag that may seem to carry the plague: so it is heavenly wisdom not only1 to avoid gross sins, but all such shows of sins, as may draw on the other. And as we count it policy, not to go as near the rivers bank as we can, least suddenly (or at unawares we should slip in: so it is a spiritual policy, not to go too near sin, least we be overtaken of it before we be aware of it.
4 Sinne is such a canker that it spreadeth secretly, and there is such a chaine of sinnes, that he that yeeldeth to one, draweth on another; grant a little one, and a great one will ⟨p. 31⟩follow: wherefore as it is good wisedome not onely to auoide the plague, but to eschewe euery little ragge that may seeme to carrie the plague: so it is heauenly wisedome not onely1 to auoide grosse sinnes, but all such shewes of sinnes, as may draw on the other. And as we count it pollicie, not to go as neere the riuers banke as we can, least suddenly (or at vnawares we should slip in: so it is a spirituall policie, not to goe too neere sinne, least we be ouertaken of it before we be aware of it.
- 1Heb. 3. 12. 13. Simile.
5 It is our corruption to be scrupulous in sin, in the beginning: but when we are entered in a little, we run over head and ears.