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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 When the Israelites were in Egypt, and saw things fall across, they murmured against Moses: but being brought thence by him, and seeing things prosper, they willingly went with him, and left off their murmuring; but when any new occasion was offered, for the trial of their Faith & patience, they fell thereinto again, because they did not truly repent1 them of it. And this we may see in all kind of sinners, which for a time may leave their sin,2 and yet not repenting from their heart, when a new occasion is offered, do fall more foully then ever they did before, as adulterers, angry persons, thieves: the loathsomeness of which sins, leaving a sting in their conscience, may cause them to leave them for a time, yet because they labour not with their harts and affections, but only rest in judgement, they have no sound sorrow for it, & therefore fall afresh. This must teach us therefore, if we will truly3 leave any sin, both to condemn it in judgement, and to hate it in affection, that so we truly being penitent, that is, careful to leave our sins, desirous to do the contrary good, we may have power and strength from above to overcome them.
3 When the Israelites were in Egypt, and saw things fall acrosse, they murmured against Moses: but being brought thence by him, and seeing things prosper, they willingly went with him, and left off their murmuring; but when any newe occasion was offered, for the triall of their Faith & patience, they fell thereinto againe, because they did not truly repent1 them of it. And this we may see in all kind of sinners, which for a time may leaue their sin,2 and yet not repenting from their heart, when a new occasion is offered, doe fall more fouly then euer they did before, as adulterers, angrie persons, theeues: the lothsomnes of which sinnes, leauing a sting in their conscience, may cause them to leaue them for a time, yet because they labour not with their harts and affections, but only rest in iudgement, they haue no sound sorrow for it, & therefore fall afresh. This must teach vs therefore, if we will truely