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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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CHAP. 8. Three special notes of a man truly righteous and religious.
CHAP. 8. Three speciall notes of a man truly righteous and religious.
There be three things whereby we may know whether we be in the right way or no, and they be precious and dear in the sight of them that have a care to please God. The first is our gross temptations: for many trusting to good talk, good education, good company, and thinking themselves well settled, are content to rest in these means, and travel not to see their inward corruptions, and privy temptations, which if they be but burdensome unto us, and make us as it were sick to carry them, it is a good token. The second thing is by marking our affections, if we love nothing so much as the favour of God, fear nothing so much as the loss of it, having found it if we carefully keep it, and having lost it, if we never be quiet till we recover it, being content to want all things to have it, not staying in the possession of all things if we want it; this is a good sign. Thirdly, we may comfort our selves if we fear God as well in prosperity as in adversity, and love God as well in adversity as in prosperity. For every man can fear him under the cross, as Pharaoh, Saul, and Balaam, and every man can praise God in abundance, as who praised him more than Jobs wife being in prosperity.
THere be three things whereby we may know whether we be in the right way or no, and they be precious and deare in the sight of them that haue a care to please God. The first is our grosse temptations: for many trusting to good talke, good education, good companie, and thinking themselues well setled, are content to rest in these meanes, and trauell not to see their inward corruptions, and priuie temptations, which if they be but burthensome vnto vs, and make vs as it were sicke to carrie them, it is a good token. The second thing is by marking our affections, if we loue nothing so much as the fauour of God, feare nothing so much as the losse of it, hauing found it if we carefully keepe it, and hauing lost it, if we neuer be quiet till we recouer it, being content to want all things to haue it, not staying in the possession of all things if we want it; this is a good signe. Thirdly, we may comfort our selues if we feare God as well in prosperitie as in aduersitie, and loue God as well in aduersitie as in prosperitie. For euery man can feare him vnder the crosse, as Pharaoh, Saul, and Balaam, and euery man can praise God in abundance, as who praised him more than Iobs wife being in prosperitie.