A02178:4201
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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16 There are three things whereby we may know whether we be in the right way or no, and they be precious and deer in the sight of them that have a care to please God. The first is their gross temptations: for many trusting to good talk, good education,1 good company, and thinking themselves well settled, are content to rest in these means,2 and travel not to see their inward corruptions, and privy temptations, which if they be burdensome unto us, and make us (as it were) sick to carry them, it is a good token. The second thing is by marking our affections, if we love nothing so much as the favour3 of God, fear nothing so much as the loss of it, having found it, if we carefully keep it; and having lost it, if we be never quiet till we recover it, being content to want all4 things to have it, not staying in the possession of all things if we want it, this is a good sign: for it is good to know the state of our affections, because, look where willingly5 they rise and rest, there is our state to be seen. Thirdly, we may comfort our selves (if we6 fear God) in prosperity, as well as in adversity, and love God in adversity, as well as in prosperity. For every man can fear him under the cross, as Pharaoh, Saul, and Balaam, and every man can praise God in abundance, as who praised him more than Jobs wife in prosperity?
16 There are three things whereby we may knowe whether we be in the right way or no, and they bee precious and deere in the sight of them that haue a care to please God. The first is their grosse temptations: for many trusting to good talke, good ed•cation,1 good companie, and thinking themselues well setled, are content to rest in these meanes,