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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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Further, to relieve the infirmity of your judgement in this case (because I know it may much distress you) you must understand that there be two kinds of hardness of heart: the one, which is not felt nor perceived; the other, perceived and felt: and of the former, that1 there be two sorts, the first (which is most fearful) when any do purposely resist the motions of Gods spirit, and wilfully refuse the means of their salvation; of which the Prophet2 Zechariah speaketh, 7. 11. They refused to hearken, and pulled away their shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear: yea, they made their hearts as an Adamant stone, least they 3should hear the Law, and the words which the Lord of Hosts sent in his spirit, by the ministry of 4the former Prophets. The outrageous sin of these men, the Prophet Isaiah expresseth in these their own fearful terms: We have made a covenant with Death, and with Hell we are at agreement: though a scourge run over and pass through, it shall not come at us: for we have 5made falsehood our refuge, and under vanity are we hidden. This was a fearful estate indeed, yet for all that no man can say, but some of these having hardened their hearts, might be, and were afterward converted. The other kind of hardness of heart, which is not felt, nor perceived,* or if perceived, yet not felt; (which albeit it is less fearful, yet it is dangerous enough)7 is in such, as although they wilfully resist not Gods spirit in good means; yet securely, carelessly, and willingly they lie in sin without any remorse of it, or true taste of good things. Such was David his estate for the space of a year before Nathan the Prophet came to reprove him, and rouse him from his lulled sleep. Both these kinds I am persuaded8