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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 The less account we make of earthly things, and the more account of heavenly things, the liker we are to have them: for worldly things must be so craved, as we first give1 them to God, and then wish to have them if it please him, as David did when he was driven out of his kingdom, and Abraham when he was ready to sacrifice his son: the one had his kingdom restored, the other had his Son given him again. But when we desire earthly things greedily, and care little for heavenly, the Lord withdraweth them from his children, to teach them to seek after spiritual riches; and if we desire heavenly things, the Lord will give them with earthly too: as when Solomon asked wisdom, it was given him with riches too; and so had Jacob his desire with earthly blessings also: therefore let us seek heavenly especially, let us seek them in and for Christ, which may give us the forgiveness2 of our sins, which if we can make sure, all other things shall be joyful unto us: for then shall we be made members of his body, and that prayer which once he made, Joh. 17. shall ever be profitable to us, that is, That the Father would love us with the same love, wherewith he had loved him. And as God the Father in love hath given us his Son: so will he with him give us all things, so far forth as he knoweth them good and fit for us.3
3 The lesse account wee make of earthly things, and the more account of heauenly things, the liker we are to haue them: for wordly things must be so craued, as we first giue1 them to God, and then wish to haue them if it please him, as Dauid did when he was driuen out of his kingdome, and Abraham when he was ready to sacrifice his sonne: the one had his kingdome restored, the other had his Sonne giuen him againe. But when wee desire earthly things greedily, and care little for heauenly, the Lord withdraweth them from his children, to teach them to seeke after spirituall riches; and if we desire heauenly things, the Lord wil giue them with earthly too: as when Salomon asked wisedome, it was giuen him with riches too; and so had Iacob his desire with earthly blessings also: therefore let vs seeke heauenly especially, let vs seeke them in and for Christ, which may giue vs the forgiuenes