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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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70 It is our corruption, that we are more grieved, when we suffer as •el-doers, than1 when we suffer for evil-doing. For this is the logic of the world, I am grieved that I am thus dealt with, because I never deserved it, had I done any thing worthy of punishment, it would not have grieved me, though I had been punished. Thou speakest like a foolish man, thou knowest not when to be grieved, and when •ot to be grieved. For whether is it better to suffer, when thy conscience is free and suffereth not, or when with thy outward affliction thou art afflicted also of thine own heart? And is it not a glorious thing to suffer2 for well doing, wherein thy cause of grief is the less, and an ignominious thing to suffer for evil doing, wherein the cause of grief is the more? For if rather the cause of affliction than affliction itself should grieve• he, then affliction without cause of affliction being for God his cause should rather comfort thee.
70 It is our corruption, that we are more grieued, when we suffer as •el-doers, than1 when we suffer for euil-doing. For this is the logicke of the world, I am grieued that I am thus dealt with, because I neuer deserued it, had I done any thing worthy of punishment, it would not haue grieued me, though I had beene punished. Thou speakest like a foolish man, thou knowest not when to be grieued, and when •ot to be grieued. For whether is it better to suffer, when thy conscience is free and suffereth not, or when with thy outward affliction thou art afflicted also of thine owne heart? And is it not a glorious thing to suffer2 for well doing, wherein thy cause of griefe is the lesse, and an ignominious thing to suffer for euill doing, wherein the cause of griefe is the more? For if rather the cause of affliction than affliction itselfe should grieue• hee, then affliction without cause of affliction being for God his cause should rather comfort thee.