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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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CHAP. XVIII. Godly meditations concerning Christs power against Satan, love to the faithful: and how he is our wisdom, righteousness, holiness: and of our communion with him.
CHAP. XVIII. Godly meditations concerning Christs power against Sathan, loue to the faithfull: and how he is our wisedome, righteousnesse, holinesse: and of our communion with him.
Christ careth for us, we must not fear a strong enemy, because we have1 a stronger Captain. The Devil indeed is a Lion, but so is Christ a Lion, and that of the tribe of Judah: There is a Lion for a Lion; courage for courage. The devil is a Serpent, so Christ calleth himself the brazen Serpent: there is a Serpent for a Serpent; wisdom for wisdom; yea a Serpent of brass, to sting all the fiery Serpents of2 the wilderness. But thou sayest, that Christ is called a Lamb and a worm. B• not discouraged, that is in respect of his Father, who found him as meek as a Lamb, who might have trodden on him as on a worm: but the devil never found him a Lamb, but a Lion. The meekness of Christ is stronger than all the power of hell, Joh. 18. When the devil seemed to be in his ruff, he sends a great crew to take a silly man: when he told them it was he whom he sought; this little word cast them down. What shall he do then in glory, when he cometh with thousands of Angels? This then is the conclusion: the devil is strong, but Christ is stronger, and chaineth him at his pleasure: The devil is wise, but Christ is wiser, and preventeth him in all his practises.
CHrist careth for vs, we must not feare a strōg enemie, because we haue1 a stronger Captaine. The Diuell indeed is a Lion, but so is Christ a Lion, and that of the tribe of Iudah: There is a Lion for a Lion; courage for courage. The diuell is a Serpent, so Christ calleth himselfe the brasen Serpent: there is a Serpent for a Serpent; wisedome for wisedome; yea a Serpent of brasse, to sting all the fierie Serpents of