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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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79 Until we are fully stayed in mind with a contentation of outward things, we can1 never be very godly. For, if either our mind be about living, when we have too little for our estate; or if our hearts wander as being stolen away to the things of this world, whe• we abound, we can never aspire to the spiritual power of true godliness. And then are we most fit to be wrought upon by the word, and most free to strive in travail against ou• own corruptions, when we are at peace and at a point for outward things, when being content with that we have we can say, O Lord, thou art my portion, thy word have I chosen as mine inheritance for ever, thy kingdom is my principal labour, thy face is th• chiefest thing I seek for, thy favour is the joy of mine heart.
79 Vntill we are fully staied in minde with a contentation of outward things, we can1 neuer be very godly. For, if either our minde be about liuing, when we haue too little for our estate; or if our hearts wander as being stollen away to the things of this world, whe• we abound, we can neuer aspire to the spirituall power of true godlinesse. And then are we most fit to be wrought vpon by the word, and most free to striue in trauaile against ou• owne corruptions, when we are at peace and at a point for outward things, when being content with that we haue we can say, O Lord, thou art my portion, thy word haue I chosen as mine inheritance for euer, thy kingdome is my principall labour, thy face is th• chiefest thing I seeke for, thy fauour is the ioy of mine heart.
- 1How to labour for contentation if we will profit in godliness.How to labour for contentation if we will profit in godlinesse.