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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
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acknowledging shame, and confusion, and the whole hell of temptations to be due unto us; and glory, praise & compassion, to be only the Lords. For this is a special mark of the child of God, by temptations rightly humbled, ⟨p. 197⟩when he is ready to shame himself for his sin, that he may glorify God in his mercy.
acknowledging shame, and confusion, and the whole hell of temptations to be due vnto vs; and glory, praise & compassion, to be only the Lords. For this is a speciall marke of the child of God, by temptations rightly humbled, ⟨p. 197⟩when he is ready to shame himselfe for his sin, that he may glorifie God in his mercy.
3 Unto one that thought himself to have •inned against the holy Ghost,1 he said, Satan's temptations follow our affections. For if we lightly account of sin, he blears our eyes still with Gods mercies; if we begin to make a conscience of sin, he loadeth us with the judgements of God; being as ready now to aggravate the sin, more then it is in it self, as before he would extenuate it to make it seem less then it was. Howbeit, said he to the man thus afflicted; I will say unto you as Samuel said to the people after they had confessed themselves to have sinned against God with a great sin: True it is, said Samuel, not flattering them in their iniquities; Ye have sinned greatly: notwithstanding, if ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and hear his voice, and not disobey the word, of the Lord ye shall follow the Lord your God. But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord but disobey the Lords mouth, then shall the hand of the Lord be upon you. 1. Sam. 12.14. So I will not lessen your sine, but I say, you have sinned with a great sin before the Lord, in that you made a mock of the word which you knew; yet if you turn to the Lord in fear and serve him, your sin is remissible, howsoever Satan chargeth