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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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So that if we weigh the difference of the quickening that is proper to the elect, that is to say, to hunger after righteousness, and do examine deeply and weigh that more than we do the feeling of our confused estate, it is impossible but that we should find great comfort in sorrow, great light in darkness. I know indeed the reprobate or wicked are quickened in some sort by the spirit of Christ, But yet 1they taste not of this work of his spirit, to wit, of mercy by love of righteousness: but by the power of it do live so, even in feeling of Gods eternal judgement without mercy, living continually in hatred of righteousness, and in bondage of sin and Satan.
So that if we weigh the difference of the quickning that is proper to the elect, that is to say, to hunger after righteousnes, and doe examine deepely and weigh that more than we doe the feeling of our confused estate, it is impossible but that we should find great comfort in sorrow, great light in darknes. I know indeed the reprobate or wicked are quickned in some sort by the spirit of Christ, But yet 1they tast not of this worke of his spirit, to wit, of mercie by loue of righteousnes: but by the power of it doe liue so, euen in feeling of Gods eternall iudgement without mercy, liuing continually in hatred of righteousnes, and in bondage of sinne and Sathan.
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18 He that feareth hardness of heart if he can but sigh and groan, because he feeleth1 his hardness of heart, it is so much comfort unto him, as it is a testimony that his heart is not altogether hardened: so that if thou feelest sorrow indeed, although thou weepest not, yet thou mayest gather comfort, considering that that sorrow is for sin, with a love and hunger after God: if thy assaults be distrust, pride, arrogance, ambition, envy, concupiscence as hot as the fire of the furnace all the day long: and though Satan layeth on oil in great measure, and out of all measure, that it is of the wonderful strength & goodness