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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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13 Every man is afraid of this, least his sin should break out, yet every one useth1 the way of breaking out. Nothing more stayeth sin, then to make it known in time. Nothing draweth it sooner forth, than too long to conceal it. It may be some will confess some sins; yea many sins, and yet hide the mother sin, whose life if we continue, howsoever we may murder some of her brood, yet she will hatch new sins again.
13 Euery man is afraide of this, least his sinne should breake out, yet euery one vseth1 the way of breaking out. Nothing more stayeth sinne, then to make it knowne in time. Nothing draweth it sooner forth, than too long to conceale it. It may be some will confesse some sinnes; yea many sinnes, and yet hide the mother sinne, whose life if we continue, howsoeuer we may murther some of her broode, yet she will hatch new sinnes againe.
- 1Discover & confess the mother sin.Discouer & confesse the mother sinne.
14 When thou art afraid thou shalt go out of thy wit, because thou fearest sin; when thou canst dispute and preach more fearfully against thy self, then all the preachers in the1 world: remember how Christ Jesus having no holiness by the flesh, by being of his own2 mother (to the testification whereof it pleased him to be borne of such a one, whose progenitors were notable sinners, to keep company with such as were the most miserable wretches, to call to the greatest dignity in the Church, the profanest toll▪ gatherers, persecutors & worldlings) hath given thee an holiness unperfect, & would not have thee to look for any great things in thy self, seeing he having put on thy flesh, got no gain thereby at all. It may be the multitude of thy sins trouble thee, & therefore thou thinkest, now