A02178:681
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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67 As the Serpent was the first instrument of sin, •o sin retaineth still a quality of1 the Serpent. For first it windeth round about us, as though it would embrace us, but in the end it playeth the Serpent, and with the tail it doth sting us. For the sorrows which belong unto sin, do not commonly accompany the fact to be committed, but the fault already committed, and doggeth the conscience to sting it to death at the time of most advantage, for sin taketh occasion by the law, and deceiveth, and therefore s•ayeth us. And let not him think that findeth not a present controlment of conscience for every sin committed, that therefore he hath not offended God, for we are o•t suffered to have the spirit of slumber for a while, that the spirit of Christ Jesus might more perfectly awake us.
67 As the Serpent was the first instrument of sinne, •o sinne retayneth still a qualitie of1 the Serpent. For first it windeth round about vs, as though it would imbrace vs, but in the end it playeth the Serpent, and with the tayle it doth sting vs. For the sorrowes which belong vnto sinne, do not commonly accompanie the fact to be committed, but the fault already committed, and doggeth the conscience to sting it to death at the time of most aduantage, for sinne taketh occasion by the law, and deceiueth, and therefore s•ayeth vs. And let not him thinke that findeth not a present controlement of conscience for euery sinne committed, that therefore he hath not offended God, for we are o•t suffered to haue the spirit of slumber for a while, that the spirit of Christ Iesus might more perfitly awake vs.
- 1How sin […] the quality of the Serpent.How sinne 〈…〉 the qualitie of the Serpent.