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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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35 As of all mercies of God this is not the least that the Lord will not let us thrive in1 sin, but vouch safeth to cross us, and meet us in our way, as he did with Ba•••m going into an evil way; So this of all judgements is the sorest, when the Lord taking away his careful hand from us, shall suffer us to prosper and grow cunning in sin, so as we can rode through and cut down whole woods, dry up whole fountains, and drink up many rivers, and overthrow every mountain that stands in our way. And therefore God his children are quickly espied to be bungerlike workers of sin, that the Lord may shame them in this life, but the wicked knit so close a web, that they go away with art and peace, until the Lord shame them in the day of shame.
35 As of all mercies of God this is not the least that the Lorde will not let vs thriue in1 sinne, but vouch safeth to crosse vs, and meete vs in our way, as hee did with Ba•••m going into an euill way; So this of all iudgements is the sorest, when the Lord taking away his carefull hand from vs, shall suffer vs to prosper and growe cunning in sinne, so as wee can rode thorow and cut downe whole woods, drie vp whole fountaines, and drinke vp manie riuers, and ouerthrowe euery mountaine that stands in our way. And therefore God his children are quickly espied to be bungerlike workers of sinne, that the Lorde may shame them in this life, but the wicked knit so close a web, that they goe away with art and peace, vntill the Lord shame them in the day of shame.
- 1A great mercy not to thrive in sin.A great mercie not to thriue in sinne.
36 As many being much diseased in body, are the more thereby distempered in their