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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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44 It is the stupor of this age not to regard a good name, not to be touched with reproaches,1 not to care for the prayers of men, not to fear the curses of men. In times past they were superstitious, in having men pray for them (even being dead) now they are profane, not esteeming the prayers of men whilst they be alive.
44 It is the s•upour of this age not to regard a good name, not to bee touched with reproches,1 not to care for the prayers of men, not to feare the curses of men. In times past they were superstitious, in hauing men pray for them (euen being dead) now they are prophane, not esteeming the prayers of men whilest they be aliue.
- 1How some respect neither cursing nor blessing.
Sin bringeth always it own punishment with it, it never wants a tormentor: it is a snare, an assize, a bench, a Judge, a Jailer, an hangman to it self. Though all Quest-men1 could be entreated, and the Judge himself be corrupted, yet judgement and inquiry i• at hand. It entangleth our consciences, it bindeth and pinioneth us with cords: but righteousness is it own reward, and carrieth an whole court with it, it carrieth a sword to revenge, a crown before it self to reward it self. For as many in the middest of merry cups have their grievous gripes, so many in the gripes of desperation are refreshed with their cup of consolation: And as the wicked, howsoever he hideth himself for a while, is gotten at the length of the Sergeant of his own conscience: so howsoever the godly for a time content themselves to mourn in sorrow, yet in the end they are found and refreshed with the Saviour of their souls.