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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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6 Ordinarily when God most comforteth, he most humbleth before.
7 Pride is in four things: first, when we think we have a thing, and God wot it is not1 so. This cometh of self-love, as when we are delighted with our own conceits, doings and saying, as a foolish father thinketh his own bird to be fairest. Secondly, when we make our account our gifts are more worth than they are, looking on them through a false ⟨p. 712⟩spectacle, as when one having some little obedience or small grace, thinketh himself able to resist any thing, presuming on the grace bestowed on him. Thirdly, when we know we2 have such a thing, but we acknowledge not from whence: Yes, I wis (say such) I know that God gave them me, even the father of lights: Oh, but the idle spending of them, our wresting of them to our pleasure (for which if we be rebuked, then we say; what, is it not mine own, may not I do with it what I will?) show plainly how we stand herein affected. Fourthly, when we glory in the gift, but not in the giver, Luk. 18. The Pharisee thanks3 God, yet Christ calls him proud: Nothing more usual, than in words to rejoice in God. Wherefore let us strive to beat down this pride which so dwelleth in us: O this is the work of God to humble us: and let us remember, that till we be truly humbled, we have no part in Jesus Christ.
7 Pride is in foure things: first, when we thinke we haue a thing, and God wot it is not1 so. This commeth of selfe-loue, as when we are delighted with our owne conceits, doings and saying, as a foolish father thinketh his owne bird to bee fairest. Secondly, when wee make our accoūt our gifts are more worth than they are, looking on them through a false