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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.
Admit thou wert cruelly persecuted, cannot he that made the fire not to burn at all the three children in the furnace, make the fire so easily consume thee, as thou shalt comfortably bear it? Will not he that made the Lions being hungry, not once to open their mouths on Daniel, crush thee so greedily that thou shalt willingly sustain it? Now the means are the word, prayer, and Sacraments: the word carrieth the spirit1 of faith into thy heart; prayer giveth thee a feeling of thy faith; the Sacraments confirm both thy faith and feeling.
Admit thou werst cruelly persecuted, cānot he that made the fire not to burne at all the three children in the furnace, make the fire so easily consume thee, as thou shalt comfortablie beare it? Will not he that made the Lions being hungrie, not once to open their mouthes on Daniel, crush thee so greedily that thou shalt willingly sustaine it? Now the meanes are the word, prayer, and Sacraments: the word carrieth the spirit1 of faith into thy heart; prayer giueth thee a feeling of thy faith; the Sacraments confirme both thy faith and feeling.
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10 We must not be proud in our gifts, for God hath in judgement given judgement to1 many simple ones to spy us out. If we confess to God, we must frankly and freely bring our selves into the presence of God, and lay our hearts naked and b•re before him: we must not as harlots wipe our mouths and say we have offended, and yet fall into sin again: but with remorse of conscience acknowledge them, and with fear and reverence leave them.