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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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7 It is easy to fall into hardness of heart by continuance in evil customs without remorse: we see then it is a good thing to be moved betimes, and often to be moved, for it is a precious thing to have a melting heart; as contrary, a dangerous thing to have a hard heart, not yielding to trueth. Let us not harden our hearts, least the Lord also come to harden us, Heb. 3. For many not altogether abstain at the first, yet yielding to sin, become obstinate altogether at the last. Admonition is a means to keep us from it. We should then be ready to give ear to good counsel and admonition, and be willing also to admonish others. It is in vain to control the outward senses, without the rebuking of the heart.
7 It is easie to fall into hardnesse of heart by continuance in euill customes without remorse: we see then it is a good thing to be moued betimes, and often to be moued, for it is a precious thing to haue a melting heart; as contrarie, a dangerous thing to haue a hard heart, not yeelding to trueth. Let vs not harden our hearts, least the Lord also come to harden vs, Heb. 3. For many not altogether abstaine at the first, yet yeelding to sinne, become obstinate altogether at the last. Admonition is a meanes to keepe vs from it. We should then be readie to giue eare to good counsell and admonition, and be willing also to admonish others. It is in vaine to controll the outward senses, without the rebuking of the heart.
8 Exod. 10. 1. the Lord saith of Pharaoh, I have hardened his heart: because Pharaoh had a long time hardened his own heart (as is recorded in the former chapters) therefore here the Lord is said to harden it; that is, wholly to give him over to the devil So man is said to harden his heart, when he will not hear Gods word, the devil when he governeth us, and1