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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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4 To this faith in the free forgiveness of our sins and the imputation of the righteousness of Christ, we must add the faith in the sanctification of the spirit: for if we believe that the Lord hath made us of sinful men, just men; of varie•s, vessels of righteousness, and temples of his spirit: if he can make the Leopard and the K•• to lye together. Isaiah 11. if he can make the covetous person liberal and the whoremonger a chaste person: if we believe that the Lord will and is able to change us from any sin be it never so great, and strong by nature, or by evil custom: we may then be sure that the Lord in this life will not suffer us to fail in any thing needful for us, neither are we to doubt thereof, seem it never so unpossible: for it is a greater work to change a sinner, than to work wonders in nature.
4 To this faith in the free forgiuenesse of our sinnes and the imputation of the righteousnesse of Christ, wee must adde the faith in the sanctification of the spirit: for if wee beleeue that the Lord hath made vs of sinfull men, iust men; of varie•s, vessels of righteousnes, and temples of his spirit: if he can make the Leopard and the K•• to lye together. Esay 11. if he can make the couetous person liberall and the whoremonger a chaste person: if wee beleeue that the Lord will and is able to change vs from any sin be it neuer so great, and strong by nature, or by euill custome: wee may then be sure that the Lord in this life will not suffer vs to faile in any thing needefull for vs, neither are wee to doubt thereof, seeme it neuer so vnpossible: for it is a greater worke to change a sinner, than to worke wonders in nature.
5 Fourthly, if we believe that the Lord will prepare a kingdom for us in the heavens, we cannot but believe that in this life he will preserve us. For if we believe, that our bodies shall be turned unto dust, and yet raised up again, we shall be sure he will not but provide for us in this world: for it is a greater thing to raise up the body from death, and out of the dust than to preserve i being alive. And to this faith of our redemption, we must believe in the providence of God, first, in creation, so that if we believe that the Lord made all