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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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43 We must learn by o•r outward senses to espy our inward corruptions. For why1 doth my sense l•ade me to this sin, but because mine heart hath led my sense, and my corruption hath stolen away mine heart? or why doth my sense help me in this good, but that my heart hath governed my senses, and God his Spirit hath guided mine heart? our outward senses will bewray our inward affections. For look what I love, I am ready to hear of it, I am willing to see it; look what I love not, I care not to see it, I esteem not to hear of it.
43 Wee must learne by o•r outward senses to espie our inward corruptions. For why1 doth my sense l•ade me to this sinne, but because mine heart hath ledde my sense, and my corruption hath stolne away mine heart? or why doth my sense helpe me in this good, but that my heart hath gouerned my senses, and God his Spirit hath guided mine heart? our outward senses will bew•ay our inward affections. For looke what I loue, I am ready to heare of it, I am willing to see it; looke what I loue not, I care not to see it, I esteeme not to heare of it.
- 1To learn to observe inward corruption by the outward sense.To learne to obserue inward corruption by the outward sense.
44 It is the stupor of this age not to regard a good name, not to be touched with reproaches,1