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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
The Second Sermon preached by M Richard Greenham.The Seconde Sermon preached by M Richard Greenham.
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.
nor house-holders perceive that servants do not their duties to them, because they do not their duty to God? Are we less wrathful, and more merciful? are we less riotous, and filthy defilers of our flesh? and are we more sober, chaste, and holy? are we less given to oppression, to hard dealing one with another, and more just, righteous, and careful to maintain the good estate of our brethren? Are we not backbiters, slanderers, or sowers of discord, causers of contention •mong our neighbours? being far off from maintaining love united, and the good name of ⟨p. 186⟩our brethren? The cause, why we cannot see further into these things, is because we flatter our selves, and because we compare our selves with our selves & with others, but not with the rule of Gods word. Let us then learn to accuse our selves and to judge our own consciences. For if God see us condemn ourselves, he will not condemn us, if we accuse our selves, God will not suffer Satan to accuse us, if we judge our selves, God will acquit us from the fearful judgment to come, if we be displeased for our sins, God will be pleased in Christ his righteousness. On the contrary, whilst we lie in our sins, we lie in our own blood, if we judge not our selves, God will both judge us, and be revenged of our sin, he will set our house on fire, he will send enemies, he will send earthquakes, he will send famines to make us to consume our goods, he will make friends foes, he will send sickness and soreness upon our bodies, & a troubled spirit into our souls, he will send us an ill name, thus will he bring plague upon plague until we repent, & come to a feeling of our sins. And why doth God all this? because we will not come to judge our selves. For this cause, saith the Apostle. 1. Cor. 11.30. that is, because we judge not our selves many are weak, & sick among you, & many sleep. 31. for if we would judge our selves, we ⟨p. 187⟩should not be judged, 32. but when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. Likewise the Prophet Psal. 89. & 30.31.32.33. But if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments, if they break my statutes and keep not my commandments.