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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.
Use of the creatures.
Vse of the creatures.
1 AS natural men use Gods creatures to stir up a natural comfort: so spiritual men should use them to procure some spiritual comfort, and to stir up godly joys and fruitful meditations in themselves: for as Satan seeing men of a sanguine complexion and sanctified, laboureth to mix with their spiritual joy a carnal i•y: so seeing some of a melancholy complexion sanctified, to have spiritual sorrows, he bestirreth himself to bring upon them carnal sorrows.
1 AS naturall men vse Gods creatures to stirre vp a naturall comfort: so spirituall men should vse them to procure some spirituall comfort, and to stirre vp godly ioyes and fruitfull meditations in themselues: for as Satan seeing men of a sanguine complexion and sanctified, laboureth to mixe with their spirituall ioy a carnall i•y: so seeing some of a melancholie complexion sanctified, to haue spirituall sorrowes, he bestirreth himselfe to bring vpon them carnall sorrowes.