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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.
9 When one was troubled in mind he gave this comfortable note: that although it came to pass, that after some travel in new birth, Gods graces were not so sweet, and our sins not so sour and grievous unto ⟨p. 202⟩to us, as they were in our first entrance into regeneration; but we a•e now weaker in less assaults, having afore been stronger in greater temptations: yet we were not to despair, but to consider, from whence this gracious progress did com•; namely of God, and not of our selves; who showed himself more favourable in the beginning, both because he would not discourage us, newly coming unto him, and for that we forsaking our selves, with a godly suspecting of our weakness in the least temptations, did fly unto Gods help by prayer; who in wisdom can hide himself under a cloud: partly, for that he will look to see some trial of strength at our hands, coming to some age in the new birth partly, for that we now less forsake or suspect our selves, even in greater temptations; and for that presumptuously wrestling with our own strength, and staying our selves with our own staff, we do not call to God for help, and not calling, do not obtain, and not obtaining help, we take the foil in the conflict, that the Lord may make known unto us, that notwithstanding our proceeding in Christianity, we are still but men, and God alone is God.
9 When one was troubled in minde he gaue this comfortable note: that although it came to passe, that after some trauell in newebirth, Gods graces were not so sweet, and our sinnes not so sowre and grieuous vnto ⟨p. 202⟩to vs, as they were in our first entrance into regeneration; but we a•e now weaker in lesse assaultes, hauing afore beene stronger in greater temptations: yet we were not to dispaire, but to consider, from whence this gratious progresse did com•; namely of God, and not of our selues; who shewed himselfe more fauorable in the beginning, both because hee would not discourage vs, newlie comming vnto him, and for that wee forsaking our selues, with a godly suspecting of our weaknes in the least temptations, did flie vnto Gods helpe by prayer; who in wisdome can hide himselfe vnder a cloude: partly, for that he will looke to see some triall of strength at our hands, comming to some age in the newe birth partly, for that wee nowe lesse forsake or suspect our selues, euen in greater temptations; and for that presumpteously wrestling with our owne strength, and staying our selues with our owne staffe, we do not call to God for helpe, and not calling, do not obtaine, and not obtaining helpe, we take the foile in the conflict, that the Lorde may make knowne vnto vs, that notwithstanding our proceeding in Christianitie, we are still but men, and God alone is God.