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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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6 This is a sure experience, whether the sin which hath often assailed us shall get dominion over us or not: if the oftener we are tempted, the more we are grieved, the more we strive against it, the more we labour for the contrary virtue, we shall shortly be conquerors over it. But if the first coming of sin wrought some grief in us, & the often coming of it, makes our grief the less, and causeth us to cease to use the means of with standing it, and to be careless in the contrary virtue, then it were to be feared that that sin in time should prevail against us, and that we should get no victory over it.
6 This is a sure experience, whether the sinne which hath often assailed vs shall get dominion ouer vs or not: if the oftner we are tempted, the more we are grieued, the more we striue against it, the more we labour for the contrary vertue, we shall shortly be conquerors ouer it. But if the first comming of sinne wrought some griefe in vs, & the often comming of it, makes our griefe the lesse, and causeth vs to cease to vse the meanes of with standing it, and to be carelesse in the contrarie vertue, then it were to bee feared that that sinne in time should preuaile against vs, and that we should get no victory ouer it.
7 Though it is hard to find out our special sins, yet by often and diligent examining1 of our selves by earnest prayer, that God would reveal unto us our sins, by often hearing and reading the word, by marking the most checks of our consciences, and reproaches of our enemies, we might be led to the nearest sight thereof.
7 Though it is hard to find out our speciall sinnes, yet by often and diligent examining1 of our selues by earnest prayer, that God would reueale vnto vs our sinnes, by often hearing and reading the word, by marking the most checks of our consciences, and reproches of our enemies, we might be led to the neerest sight thereof.