A02178:4047
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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3 Confession without yielding and feeling is nothing but a testimony against our selves: let us then so confess, that it may move us to love the truth.
3 Confession without yeelding and feeling is nothing but a testimonie against our selues: let vs then so confesse, that it may moue vs to loue the truth.
4 Pharaohs confession is rather in judgement than in affection, in respect of the punishment, not of his sin, ergo it is not enough: & yet he hath profited further than many of us, which will not confess our sins at all.
4 Pharaohs confession is rather in iudgement than in affection, in respect of the punishment, not of his sin, ergo it is not enough: & yet he hath profited further than many of vs, which will not confesse our sinnes at all.
5 Whensoever we have sinned, it is good to have this or the like meditation: good1 Lord, wilt thou call me to judgement and enter thine action with me? How shall I do then? I will take this order; I will disagree and fall out with my self. But is there any hope that God will then show mercy? Yea no doubt, for if the Lord were minded presently to imprison us, he would never by his prophets forewarn us by a writ, he might use the whole host of the creatures, to execute his vengeance every hour, but he deals more mercifully with us if we confess our sins.
5 Whensoeuer we haue sinned, it is good to haue this or the like meditation: good