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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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2 When we loose an outward benefit, we must not so think of it as of the loss of Gods1 favour: but what do blind people regard Gods grace? So they have plenty of corn and oil, they respect not the loss of their souls: whereas if all the creatures of the world,2 should weep for the loss but of one soul, it were too little. Yet our people, so they may eat of the Lords bread, and enjoy the fat of the earth, care not whether the Lord show a lightsome, or a fearful countenance upon them. Wherefore because we set so little by that which the Lord sets at so high a price, the Lord will take from us that which we esteem so highly, and bring upon us some sudden desolation.
2 When we loose an outward benefit, we must not so thinke of it as of the losse of Gods1 fauour: but what doe blinde people regard Gods grace? So they haue plentie of corne and oyle, they respect not the losse of their soules: whereas if all the creatures of the world,2 should weepe for the losse but of one soule, it were too little. Yet our people, so they may eate of the Lords bread, and enioy the fat of the earth, care not whether the Lord shew a lightsome, or a fearefull countenance vpon them. Wherefore because we set so little by that which the Lord sets at so high a price, the Lord will take from vs that which we esteeme so highly, and bring vpon vs some sodaine desolation.
- 1Grace.
- 2The covetous desire of riches.The couetous desire of riches.