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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 We cannot suddenly and effectually work upon a mans conscience, unless God permit us sometime to dwell upon his conscience.
6 We cannot sodainly and effectually worke vpon a mans conscience, vnlesse God permit vs sometime to dwell vpon his conscience.
7 A man shall never be brought to be jealous over his own corrupt affection, until the1 Lord hath stricken his conscience with some fear of his majesty, which dispelleth all wicked imaginations.
7 A man shall neuer be brought to be iealous ouer his own corrupt affection, vntill the1 Lord hath stricken his conscience with some feare of his maiestie, which dispelleth al wicked imaginations.
- 1To be jealous over our own corrupt affections.To be iealous ouer our own corrupt affections.
8 We must specially beware of sins against knowledge and conscience: for as of all the parts of the body nothing is so subject to hurt as the eye: so nothing is sooner wounded than the conscience: it will not abide any pricking, the least thrust or violence will impair1 it; it is a tender place, and is very tenderness it self. The learned Physicians say there is a thing that is hard like a web in the eye, wherewith the eye being affected, even it of all parts being most sensible, is made most unsensible. Such a thing may be in the conscience, so if that once this hard skin be overspread the conscience, that place which of all other in it own