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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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Strange corrections.
1 Unto a very godly man, whose only son was drowned, and therefore came unto him in great anguish of mind, and asked whether such strange corrections were not always tokens of strange sins. He answered, That albeit God did severely correct1 sin in it, yet it was not necessary that God should chiefly respect the punishment of sin in this thing; as might appear in the like dealing with Job and other of his children: Eccl. 9. Such things happen oftener to the good, &c. Howbeit (said he) God might correct your2 security herein (which either brings some sin or cross) or God might correct your immoderate3 love of him; or your unthankfulness for what measure he was reformed, or your4 not praying for him: or the Lord might take away this consolation, and withdraw wholly5 your mind from the world, and more throughly sanctify you to himself. Or he might6 prevent some worldliness which you might have fallen into, or some sin which your