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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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61 Though we cannot wholly leave off sin, yet the body, life, and kingdom of sin1 is weakened in us Sin in the godly is as a rebel, not as a Prince, it is ready to spue out treason against the Spirit, but it hath no power to rule over the spirit. And as a serpent cut into many pieces hath but certain relics of poison, in the maimed and mangled members thereof, and is not able to exercise the like violence to a man, as when it was whole, and right membered, so howsoever some remnants of sin stick in our old, but martyred Adam, yet it hath no such force to exercise it self against us, as when it was a perfect monarchy, and had the sole regiment and primacy in us.
61 Though we cannot wholly leaue off sinne, yet the body, life, and kingdome of sinne1 is weakened in vs Sinne in the godly is as a rebell, not as a Prince, it is readie to spue out treason against the Spirit, but it hath no power to rule ouer the spirit. And as a serpent cut into many pieces hath but certaine relikes of poyson, in the maimed and mangled members thereof, and is not able to exercise the like violence to a man, as when it was whole, and right membred, so howsoeuer some remnants of sinne sticke in our old, but martyred Adam, yet it hath no such force to exercise it selfe against vs, as when it was a perfect monarchie, and had the sole regiment and primacie in vs.
- 1How sin dwells in the godly.How sinne dw•lles in the godly.
62 Satan is very wise in all his attempts, he taketh the best instruments, as politic1 men use to do in matters of importance. In Paradise he maketh choice of the most subtle beasts, and opposeth his strength to the weakest vessel. After being moved to choler for the Churches deliverance in Egypt, he stirs up no mean parties, but sorteth out Magicians, enchanters, mathematical heads, & men of deeper wit and experience. Under the Prophets he chooseth Kings and Queens, and they carry the train of the common people as the drover doth his heard. Against Christ he setteth the profound Scribes and learned Pharisees; yea, he chooseth out Judas, so cunning an hypocrite, that the disciples being forewarned of that treason, every one suspected rather himself than Judas.