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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 Gods servants being tempted, are not so much to look at their state present, as on1 their estate to come: because they that presently sow in tears, in time to come shall reap in joy.
7 Gods seruants being tempted, are not so much to looke at their state present, as on1 their estate to come: because they that presently sow in teares, in time to come shall reape in ioy.
- 1Strange temptations.Strange tēptations.
8 He said, that when a great temptation hangeth long upon us, it were good to seek1 for some special sins in us, because that we shall find that for some privy pride, or unthankfulness, or such like, a temptation remaineth long with us. There is a a train of corruption in us, and God often punisheth one sin with another; which if we espy not, but look only to the grosser sins, we shall hardly be brought to humble our souls underneath the hand of God, or to profit by the admonition of others. Again, we must avoid all occasions of drawing on sin, and use ruery principal means at the least that helpeth against sin For although we shun all occasions, and use many means, and omit but one of the chiefest, God may correct that one omission in us.
8 He said, that when a great temptation hangeth long vpon vs, it were good to seeke1 for some speciall sinnes in vs, because that we shall finde that for some priuie pride, or vnthankfulnes, or such like, a tēptation remaineth long with vs. There is a a traine of corruption in vs, and God often punisheth one sinne with another; which if we espie not, but looke onely to the grosser sinnes, we shall hardly be brought to humble our soules vnderneath the hand of God, or to profit by the admonition of others. Againe, we must auoide all occasions of drawing on sinne, and vse ruery principall meanes at the least that helpeth against sinne For although we shunne all occasions, and vse many meanes, and omit but one of the chiefest, God may correct that one omission in vs.