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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
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.
Shall I put you in mind of the grace of God towards you in your comforting of others, ⟨p. 125⟩even then when your self have been in some discouragement? If others have received comfort from you, raise up the same comforts unto your self. Neither is there any cause you should fear, least that spirit which in you was able to erect and confirm others, should not be able to refresh & comfort your own soul. In other things we love our •elues too much, and do well unto our selves rather then to others: but here many times, by the fraud of the enemy, we are made cruel unto our own bowels, and become his abused instruments to torment our selves: who will put a sword into the hand of his adversary to wound himself with all? And who will strengthen his enemy that is already too strong for him? Yet this is our folly, that we will conspire with Satan against our selves, and arm him with weapons unto our own destruction. Saint Peter saith resist the Devil being strong in faith.1 We must not therefore yield our selves unto his tyranny,2 nor cast away that weapon of faith by which alone we may be able to overcome. But I will urge this argument no further.3
Shall I put you in minde of the grace of God towardes you in your comforting of others, ⟨p. 125⟩euen then when your selfe haue beene in some discouragement? If others haue receiued comfort from you, raise vp the same comfortes vnto your selfe. Neither is there anie cause you shoulde feare, least that spirite which in you was able to erect and confirme others, should not be able to refresh & comfort your owne soule. In other things we loue our •elues too much, and doe well vnto our selues rather then to others: but heere many times, by the fraude of the enemie, we are made cruell vnto our owne bowels, and become his abused instruments to torment our selues: who will put a sworde into the hande of his aduersarie to wounde himselfe with all? And who will strengthen his enemie that is alreadie too strong for him? Yet this is our folly, that we will conspire with Sathan against our selues, and arme him with weapons vnto our owne destruction. Saint Peter saith resist the Diuell beeing strong in faith.