A02178:4911
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.
12 Although the word of God is always in season to be ministered, yet mens hearts are not always in season to receive it.
12 Although the word of God is alwayes in season to be ministred, yet mens hearts are not alwayes in season to receiue it.
13 To one that said she had a thing told her in the spirit that should undoubtedly come to pass: he answered, how it might be of God: who after some great and grievous conflict, comforteth her. But evermore such workings are according to the word, if they be of God. And seeing such inward motions, for the most part are either offered or wrought by our own corruption, or sent of the devil, as an illusion: we must try these motions by the word, whether they be for spiritual or temporal things: if they be of God and according to his word believe them for the words sake, and not only because of the revelations: if ⟨p. 826⟩they agree not to the word how pleasant soever they seem to flesh and blood, listen not then to them too much, and less believe them.
13 To one that said she had a thing told her in the spirit that should vndoubtedly come to passe: he answered, how it might bee of God: who after some great and grieuous conflict, comforteth her. But euermore such workings are according to the word, if they be of God. And seeing such inward motions, for the most part are either offered or wrought by our owne corruption, or sent of the diuel, as an illusion: we must trie these motions by the word, whether they be for spirituall or temporall things: if they be of God and according to his word beleeue them for the words sake, and not onely because of the reuelations: if ⟨p. 826⟩they agree not to the word how pleasant soeuer they seeme to flesh and blood, listen not then to them too much, and lesse beleeue them.