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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
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.
It is hard to take up and bear the yoke of Christ: but much harder it is to continue,1 drawing and panting in it unto the end. This caused a godly father to pronounce, that in godliness not so much the beginnings as the endings are to be looked to. Judas began gloriously, but he ended shamefully: Paul began ill, but he ended well. Then let us say to our own souls, Good Lord, what if our first love be grown cold, how fearful is it to come a great way out of Sodom; and in the end to become a pillar of salt? Oh, let us never put2 our hand to the plough, and look back: keep us dear God, from the beginning in the spirit, and ending in the flesh. Oh, suffer us not to be the first in outward vocation, and the last in inward sanctification: let us fear, having been once lightened, to be darkened.
It is hard to take vp and beare the yoke of Christ: but much harder it is to continue,1 drawing and panting in it vnto the end. This caused a godly father to pronounce, that in godlines not so much the beginnings as the endings are to be looked to. Iudas began gloriously, but he ended shamefully: Paul began ill, but he ended well. Then let vs say to our owne soules, Good Lord, what if our first loue be growne cold, how fearfull is it to come a great way out of Sodome; and in the end to become a pillar of salt? Oh, let vs neuer put2 our hand to the plough, and looke backe: keepe vs deare God, from the beginning in the spirit, and ending in the flesh. Oh, suffer vs not to be the first in outward vocation, and the last in inward sanctification: let vs feare, hauing beene once lightned, to be darkened.
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- 2A sweet Prayer.A sweete Prayer.