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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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9 The persons afflicted are either the reprobate, or Gods elect, the children of wrath,1 or the children of God. The afflictions of the reprobate are the punishments of their sins: here they suffer some, in hell they shall suffer all torments; here for a time, there for ever; here a little, there unmeasurable. Gods children are either his children only by election, and not by effectual vocation: or else such as are called in Christ. The affliction of Gods children not effectually called, are the punishments of sin: God will have2 them under the rigour of his justice, to make them meet to receive the grace of his mercy. Gods children not only by election, but also by effectual vocation, are of two sorts: they are either such as are not sufficiently called, which are more out of Christ then in Christ, or else they are sufficiently called, in whom Christ liveth.
9 The persons afflicted are either the reprobate, or Gods elect, the children of wrath,1 or the children of God. The afflictions of the reprobate are the punishments of their sinnes: here they suffer some, in hell they shall suffer all torments; here for a time, there for euer; here a little, there vnmeasurable. Gods children are either his children onely by election, and not by effectuall vocation: or else such as are called in Christ. The affliction of Gods children not effectually called, are the punishments of sinne: God will haue2 them vnder the rigor of his iustice, to make them meet to receiue the grace of his mercy. Gods children not onely by election, but also by effectuall vocation, are of two sorts: they are either such as are not sufficiently called, which are more out of Christ then in Christ, or else they are sufficiently called, in whome Christ liueth.
- 1Afflictions of the reprobate
- 2Afflictions of the elect, before grace, & in grace.