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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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91 As in receiving of a purgation, a man shall think himself sicker then in receiving1 a cordial, and yet in the end he is not so; so it is incident to troubled minds to think themselves worse in hearing threatenings, than in receiving of the promises, and yet it is not so: For by hearing of the Law both their title is better to the promises, and the promises more appertain to them.
91 As in receiuing of a purgation, a man shall thinke himselfe sicker then in receiuing1 a cordiall, and yet in the end hee is not so; so it is incident to troubled mindes to thinke themselues worse in hearing threatnings, than in receiuing of the promises, and yet it is not so: For by hearing of the Law both their title is better to the promises, and the promises more appertaine to them.
- 1How troubled minds fear threatenings.How troubled mindes feare threatnings.
92 As no gift or bribe doth so much whet up the mind of a good Physician, or skilful1 Lawyer, as to r•lie and rest in their Art and faithfulness, for which they will do far more then for any other thing: so there is nothing doth more draw out more assurance from GOD, as when he seeth that throughly and confidently, yet with all humility we depend upon his promise, providence, and power.
92 As no gift or bribe doth so much whet vp the minde of a good Physition, or skilfull1