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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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32 Great is the power, and mighty is the force of the fear of God, that is, when we have a sure persuasion, we are still in the presence of the God of all glorious Majesty, not sparing the least sin unrepented, and yet in the sight of a most gracious Father, not punishing1 the greatest sin repented of. First we consider this Majesty and glory, and are driven to seek comfort in Christ: Secondly, when we remember through Christ the seat of Majesty to be turned into a seat of mercy, and the throne of glory to be made a throne of grace, our fear is corrected, tempered, and mitigated, least it should be excessive, that is rather hindering the certainty of faith, than repressing the security of the flesh For so exquisite is God his justice, so great is his glory, so bright is his Majesty, that without the view of his favour we could not abide it. Neither doth this faith in God his mercy abolish, but correct the fear of his Majesty. Again, sure it is so long as we have this fear before our eyes, howsoever we may of ignorance or infirmity sin, yet we shall never sin presumptuously, or if forgetting our selves we slip suddenly, we shall not lie long in our sin, but this fear of God will soon draw us out and recover us.
32 Great is the power, and mightie is the force of the feare of God, that is, when wee haue a sure perswasion, we are still in the presence of the God of all glorious Maiestie, not sparing the least sinne vnrepented, and yet in the sight of a most gracious Father, not punishing1 the greatest sinne repented of. First we consider this Maiestie and glory, and are driuen to seeke comfort in Christ: Secondly, when we remember through Christ the seate of Maiestie to be turned into a seate of mercie, and the throne of glorie to be made a throne of grace, our feare is corrected, tempered, and mittigated, least it should be excessiue, that is rather hindering the certaintie of faith, than repressing the securitie of the flesh For so exquisite is God his iustice, so great is his glorie, so bright is his Maiestie, that without the view of his fauour we could not abide it. Neither doth this faith in God his mercie abolish, but correct the feare of his Maiestie. Againe, sure it is so long as we haue this feare before our eyes, howsoeuer we may of ignorance or infirmitie sinne, yet we shall neuer sinne presumptuously, or if forgetting our selues we slip suddenly, we shal not lie long in our sin, but this feare of God will soone draw vs out and recouer vs.