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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.
CHAP. XXVIII. Of Fear.
CHAP. XXVIII. Of Feare.
Many causes we have to fear: first, for want of perseverance we should1 leave our estate in so great a danger, that being swept and garnished,2 yet the devil at his coming, should be accepted and make his reenter into us again. There is another fear, the fear of offence, least by our halting we should draw others after us, and so weaken their hands and their knees. The third fear is of comforting our enemies and of3 grieving others, that have been our defence: I mean the Angels, who4 as they are comforted in the perseverance of the just, so they mourn at the falls of the righteous.
MAny causes we haue to feare: first, for want of perseuerance we should1 leaue our estate in so great a danger, that being swept and garnished,2 yet the diuell at his comming, should be accepted and make his reenter into vs againe. There is another feare, the feare of offence, least by our halting we should draw others after vs, and so weaken their hands and their knees. The third feare is of comforting our enemies and of3 grieuing others, that haue beene our defence: I meane the Angels, who4 as they are comforted in the perseuerance of the iust, so they mourne at the falles of the righteous.