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Paramythion two treatises of the comforting of an afflicted conscience, writtenParamythion tvvo treatises of the comforting of an afflicted conscience, written
Paramythion two treatises of the comforting of an afflicted conscience, written by M. Richard Greenham, with certain epistles of the same argument. Hereunto are added two sermons, with certain grave and wise counsels and answers of the same author and argument.Paramythion tvvo treatises of the comforting of an afflicted conscience, written by M. Richard Greenham, with certaine epistles of the same argument. Heereunto are added two sermons, with certaine graue and wise counsells and answeres of the same author and argument.
London: printed by Richard Bradocke for Robert Dexter, 1598
Letter: An other Comfortable Letter by Master R. G. to Master M.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
An other Comfortable Letter by Master R. G. to Master M.
Brother beloved in our Lord Jesus Christ, seeing you have had heretofore not only knowledge, but also experience of Gods gracious and merciful goodness in Jesus Christ, of your own unbelief and of Satan's subtleness; I could marvel why you should give such place, and not keep your ground no further, if I were not much acquainted with such occurrences. I know not therefore whether with words of rebuke, or of comfort, I should seek to relieve you. Because I cannot come unto you, my counsel and desire is, that you would come up to London the next Term at the farthest; that so I might ask of God, to frame my speech to your Good. In the mean season I beseech you to call unto mind that which you cannot be ignorant of, that in the law,1 sacrifices were offered for Gods people, not only at their first entrance into covenant with the Lord, but also afterwards many times;2 and that not only for sins committed by ignorance but also by error, that is, forgetfulness, frailness, ⟨p. 102⟩recklessness, carelessness, &c. If you have not Tremelius his translation by you, you must take heed of the english that hath ignorance, for they failed that so translated it.
BRother beloued in our Lord Iesus Christ, seeing you haue had heeretofore not onelie knowledge, but also experience of Gods gracious and mercifull goodnes in Iesus Christ, of your owne vnbeliefe and of Sathans subtlenes; I could meruaile why you should giue such place, and not keepe your ground no furer, if I were not much acquainted with such occurrences. I know not therfore whether with wordes of rebuke, or of comfort, I should seeke to relieue you. Because I cannot come vnto you, my counsell and desire is, that you would come vp to London the next Tearme at the farthest; that so I might aske of God, to frame my speech to your Good. In the mean season I beseech you to call vnto minde that which you cannot be ignorant of, that in the lawe,