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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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5 It is an easy thing to dissuade men from holy days, but it is a hard thing to bring men to the true observation of the Sabbath: it is easy to dissuade men from popish shrifts, but it is hard to bring them to Christian confession of sins: it is easy to withdraw men from superstitious fasting days, but it is hard to bring them to the true use of fasting: It is easy to remove the papistical feasting days, but hard to bring in the godly lovefeasts.
5 It is an easie thing to disswade men from holy dayes, but it is a hard thing to bring men to the true obseruation of the Sabbath: it is easie to disswade men from popish shrifts, but it is hard to bring them to Christian conession of sinnes: it is easie to withdrawe men from superstitious fasting daies, but it is hard to bring them to the true vse of fasting: It is easie to remoue the papisticall feasting dayes, but hard to bring in the godly louefeasts.
6 As the Lord giveth the wicked a taste of hell in this life: so doth he give a taste of heaven and of his goodness to his holy children in this life: for godliness hath the promise of Gods love to be manifested and found of the faithful both in this life and in the life to come. Of the trueth of Gods promise we must consider thus: If we look well to our small obedience, and manifold transgressions, we shall not think it much, if we feel his fatherly corrections: It may be that ever since we have given our selves to Gods service, we are more afflicted divers ways. Then if we consider that we cannot look for these promises in our selves, because we have not done the commandments as we ought; or if we believe in Christ and through him look for the promise which belong to godliness, even then ⟨p. 690⟩we may see, that for weakness of faith, and coldness in repentance, and slackness in our sanctification, we do justly feel the want of Gods sweet promises.
6 As the Lord giueth the wicked a taste of hell in this life: so doth he giue a taste of heauen and of his goodnesse to his holy children in this life: for godlines hath the promise of Gods loue to bee manifested and found of the faithfull both in this life and in the life to come. Of the trueth of Gods promise we must consider thus: If we looke well to our small obedience, and manifold transgressions, wee shall not thinke it much, if we feele his fatherly corrections: It may be that euer since we haue giuen our selues to Gods seruice, wee are more afflicted diuers wayes. Then if we consider that wee cannot looke for these promises in our selues, because we haue not done the cōmandements as we ought; or if we beleeue in Christ and through him looke for the promise which belong to godlinesse, euen then