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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.
Shall I put you in mind of the grace of God towards you in your comforting of others, even then when your self have been in some discouragement? If others have received comfort from you, raise up the same comforts unto your self. Neither is there any cause you should fear, least the spirit which in you was able to erect and confirm others, should not be able to refresh and comfort your own soul. In other things we love our selves too much, and do well unto our selves rather than to others: but here many times by the fraud and deceit of the enemy, we are made cruel unto our1 own bowels, and become his abused instruments to torment our selves: Who will put a sword into the hand of his adversary to wound himself withal? And who will strengthen his enemy that is already too strong for him? Yet this is our folly, that we will conspire with Satan against our selves, and arm him with weapons unto our own destruction. Saint Peter saith, Resist the devil being strong in faith. We must not therefore yield our2 selves unto his tyranny, nor cast away that weapon of faith by which alone we may be3 able to overcome. But I will urge this argument no further.4
Shall I put you in minde of the grace of God towards you in your comforting of others, euen then when your selfe haue been in some discouragemēt? If others haue receiued comfort from you, raise vp the same comforts vnto your selfe. Neither is there any cause you should feare, least the spirit which in you was able to erect and confirme others, should not be able to refresh and comfort your owne soule. In other things we loue our selues too much, and doe well vnto our selues rather than to others: but here many times by the fraud and deceit of the enemie, wee are made cruell vnto our1 owne bowels, and become his abused instruments to torment our selues: Who will put a sword into the hand of his aduersarie to wound himselfe withall? And who will strengthen his enemie that is alreadie too strong for him? Yet this is our folly, that we will conspire with Sathan against our selues, and arme him with weapons vnto our owne destruction. Saint Peter saith, Resist the diuell being strong in faith. We must not therefore yeeld our