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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Evil spirits.
Euill spirits.
1 HE observed the difference of superstition and true religion in many things, and namely, how the devil whilst he was made known to men only by horns, by claws, or by an hollow voice, was wonderfully feared; but now being revealed to1 be a more secret adversary, a spiritual tempter, a privy overthrower of the soul, no man almost regards him: and therefore as some have feared him too superstitiously; so now it is come to a more dangerous extremity, that he is not feared at all: and which is more, we cannot truly believe the gracious help of Gods holy Angels, but seek after Satan's practises He marked, that good men and learned, did much omit this in their prayers, that God would send his Angels to them to deliver them from evil spirits.
1 HE obserued the difference of superstition and true religion in many things, and namely, how the diuell whilest he was made knowne to men onely by hornes, by clawes, or by an hollow voyce, was wonderfully feared; but now being reuealed to1 be a more secret aduersarie, a spirituall tempter, a priuie ouerthrower of the soule, no man almost regards him: and therefore as some haue feared him too superstitiously; so now it is come to a more dangerous extremitie, that he is not feared at all: and which is more, we cannot truly beleeue the gracious helpe of Gods holy Angels, but seeke after Satans practises He marked, that good men and learned, did much omit this in their prayers, that God would send his Angels to them to deliuer them from euill spirits.