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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
A MOST SWEET Comfort for an afflicted Conscience.A MOST SVVEET Comfort for an afflicted Conscience.
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.
But let us come to the children of God, who have in some degree felt this wound of mind; and it will appear both in the members and in the head, of all burdens to be a thing most intolerable to sustain a wounded conscience. And to begin with, let us set in the first rank Job, 1that man of God commended unto us by the holy Ghost for a mirror of patience; who although for his riches he was the wealthiest man in the land of Huz; for his authority, might have made afraid a great multitude; and for his substance was the greatest of all the men in the East: Yet when the Sabeans came violently and took away his cattle; when the fire of God falling from heaven, burnt up his sheep and his servants; when the Chaldeans had taken away his Camels; when a great wind smote down his house upon his children; although indeed he rent his garments, which was not so much for impatience, as to show that he was not senseless in these ⟨p. 6⟩evils: Yet it is said that he worshipping blessed the name of the Lord, saying: Naked came I out of my mothers womb, and naked shall I return thither: The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord.
But let vs come to the children of God, who haue in some degree felt this wounde of minde; and it will appeare both in the members and in the heade, of all burthens to bee a thing most intollerable to sustaine a wounded conscience. And to beginne with, let vs set in the first ranke Iob, 1that man of God commended vnto vs by the holy Ghost for a myrrour of patience; who although for his riches hee was the welthiest man in the land of Huz; for his authoritie, might haue made afraid a great multitude; and for his substance was the greatest of all the men in the East: Yet when the Shabeans came violently and tooke away his cattell; when the fier of God falling from heauen, burnt vp his sheepe and his seruants; when the Caldeans had taken away his Camels; when a greate winde smote downe his house vppon his children; although indeede hee rent his garmentes, which was not so much for impatience, as to shewe that he was not senceles in these ⟨p. 6⟩euils: Yet it is saide that hee worshipping blessed the name of the Lorde, saying: Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I returne thither: The Lorde giueth and the Lorde taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lorde.