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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
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.
IT is no great thing for a man living on another mans charges, not to be covetous: but1 for one that hath wife and children, &c. for to rest upon Gods providence, and to use only lawful means with patience, this is an argument of Faith. So if death or age make us carefully covetous and unfit for heavenly exercises, we may soon see what faith is in us. This trial must be diligently taken in prosperity, least if we neglect it, our Faith2 do fail us in adversity. For if we do not in the good day store up our selves with comforts, we shall be empty in the evil day when it cometh. If in prosperity we set our delight on heavenly things, we shall easily want earthly things, because we never set our hearts on them. But if our delight be in riches•, then assuredly when they are taken from us, our Faith must fail us, because our joy is taken away with our riches. Beware then of3 covetousness, which is a sin when all other sins wax old, this waxeth young in thee: for we see daily many freed from other vices, yet foully spotted with this.
IT is no great thing for a man liuing on another mans charges, not to be couetous: but1 for one that hath wife and children, &c. for to rest vpon Gods prouidence, and to vse onely lawfull meanes with patience, this is an argument of Faith. So if death or age make vs carefully couetous and vnfit for heauenly exercises, we may soone see what faith is in vs. This triall must be diligently taken in prosperitie, least if we neglect it, our Faith2 doe faile vs in aduersitie. For if we doe not in the good day store vp our selues with comforts, we shall be emptie in the euill day when it commeth. If in prosperitie we set our delight on heauenly things, wee shall easily want earthly things, because wee neuer set our hearts on them. But if our delight be in riches•, then assuredly when they are taken from vs, our Faith must faile vs, because our ioy is taken away with our riches. Beware then of