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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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3 To be assured of Gods providence, and that we may not be overcome of murmuring1 in worldly things, we are to look to the benefit of Christ in the forgiveness of our sins, the sanctification of Gods spirit, and the hope of everlasting life: for if we be assured of these▪ we shall be likewise assured, that the Lord will no suffer us to perish in this world.2 And if we doubt of earthly things, we do doubt of these spiritual graces much more,3 and the want of the persuasion of the one, doth bring the other. For if the Israelites had4 been persuaded, that the Lord had delivered them, and would bring them into the land of promise, they would not have doubted that he would preserve them in the wilderness: which we may see in the example of Abraham, Genesis chapt. 24 who because the Lord had promised him a seed, sent forth his servant to get a wife for his son: for he knew that the Lord who had made the promise, who would provide the means also to bring it to pass: so if we be persuaded that our sins are forgiven us, we shall not doubt, that any other thing shall hurt us; for seeing sin the cause of all miseries is taken from us, we may be sure that no misery shall hurt us▪ and if the Lord hath given us his Son, he will give5 all things with him, and the love wherewith he loveth us in his Son will not suffer us to want the things that are for our good: for if a father will provide for his son, the Lord will provide for us, who is a heavenly father, and cannot be changed though earthly fathers he.
3 To be assured of Gods prouidence, and that we may not be ouercome of murmuring1 in worldly things, we are to looke to the benefit of Christ in the forgiuenes of our sinnes, the sanctification of Gods spirit, and the hope of euerlasting life: for if wee bee assured of these wee shall be likewise assured, that the Lord will no suffer vs to perish in this world.