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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 The reason why the graces of God are sweetest in our new birth, is, because we do after the same, fall somewhat to the flesh again, otherwise it would not be so. And regeneration (Joh 3.) is the work of the spirit only, although in respect of us it seemeth contrary between us and the world: for the world thinks the pleasures present always sweetest: so1 do not the children of God, even of their spiritual delights, nay they are contrary in another thing to themselves, for they think their present corruptions and temptations ever greatest, as in sick men, the last sickness is the sorest, but they think the present feelings of the spirit ever least, though it may be, they be as great as ever they were before: but who knoweth the cause of these things, seeing it proceedeth wholly from the spirit of God, who as the wind bloweth here and there, and in what measure it pleaseth him.
5 The reason why the graces of God are sweetest in our new birth, is, because wee doe after the same, fall somwhat to the flesh againe, otherwise it would not bee so. And regeneration (Ioh 3.) is the worke of the spirit only, although in respect of vs it seemeth contrarie betweene vs and the world: for the world thinkes the pleasures present alwaies sweetest: so1 doe not the children of God, euen of their spiritual delights, nay they are contrary in another thing to themselues, for they thinke their present corruptions and temptations euer greatest, as in sicke men, the last sicknesse is the sorest, but they thinke the present feelings of the spirit euer least, though it may be, they be as great as euer they were before: but who knoweth the cause of these things, seeing it proceedeth wholy from the spirit of God, who as the winde bloweth here and there, and in what measure it pleaseth him.
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