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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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5 We may not ask these earthly things as signs of Gods favour, therefore if we have his favour, let us not esteem the want of them as tokens of his displeasure. Again, the Lord holdeth1 us without these things, because we would abuse them, and set more by them, than by spiritual2 things: yea, the Lord for a time holdeth us without these, that we might esteem of spiritual graces the more, that so in time we may have them both together. Again, if we have wealth and riches, the Lord trieth us if we will be more thankful, and more dutiful to him, more reverent in hearing his word, and more loving to our neighbour, which will ensue, if we do truly profit by them: but if we be unthankful, sluggish in hearing the Word, in Prayer, and Sacraments: proud and contemptuous to our brethren; then doth the Lord show unto us the corruptions of our hearts, which unless we speedily cut off, we may justly fear, that he will either cut us off from them, or them from us, if we belong unto him.
5 We may not aske these earthly things as signes of Gods fauour, therefore if we haue his fauour, let vs not esteeme the want of them as tokens of his displeasure. Againe, the Lord holdeth1 vs without these things, because we would abuse them, and set more by them, than by spirituall2 things: yea, the Lord for a time holdeth vs without these, that we might esteeme of spirituall graces the more, that so in time we may haue them both together. Againe, if we haue wealth and riches, the Lord trieth vs if we will be more thankfull, and more dutifull to him, more reuerent in hearing his word, and more louing to our neighbour, which will ensue, if we doe truely profite by them: but if we be vnthankfull, sluggish in hearing the Word, in Prayer, and Sacraments: proud and contemptuous to our brethren; then doth the Lord shew vnto vs the corruptions of our hearts, which vnlesse we speedily cut off, we may iustly feare, that he will either cut vs off from them, or them from vs, if we belong vnto him.
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