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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 If we promise amendment in the time of our trouble, and yet follow it not in the1 time of prosperity: it is for hardness of heart. For Pharaoh his example is for to fear, we must not put it off for time to come, but presently learn to amend our lives, otherwise the Lord may deal with us as he did with him.
4 If wee promise amendment in the time of our trouble, and yet followe it not in the1 time of prosperitie: it is for hardnesse of heart. For Pharaoh his example is for to feare, we must not put it off for time to come, but presently learne to amend our liues, otherwise the Lord may deale with vs as he did with him.
- 1Hardness of heart.Hardnesse of heart.
5 When sickness or any other trouble doth afflict us, if we would know▪ whether it proceed from the favour & love of God towards us, let us learn to see it in the example of the thief on the cross, who fled unto God, profited by the cross, and would that others also1 should so do: for if we can in trouble fly to God, not to witches, and profit by our cross, which in it nature is able to make us worse, whereunto also Satan will set to his hand; if we desire to amend our life, and that others also should amend by our example: by these ⟨p. 795⟩fruits we may see that our sickness is sanctified in Christ, and all other our troubles are also sanctified in him. For God would not have received us so graciously in the sacrifice of his Son Christ, if he meant to destroy us, he hath given us so many pledges of his love: So we may reason with our souls, as Manoals wife did with her husband, ludg. 12. 23.