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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 because we forgot to speak of them, that in the examining of their lives past, are ⟨p. 30⟩much grieved for the want of sincerity, and for privy vainglory in themselves; let us before we go to the searching of our hearts in sin to come, speak somewhat of this. Men troubled for this privy pride are either touched, or not touched. If the veil of sin was so great in them, that it hid Christ from them; it is the good will of God, that by this sight of their most secret sins they should come to see the righteousness that is in Christ Jesus; and so they shall the better be kept from being Justiciary Pharisees. For when being a long time well brought up, and leading a civill life, the Devil would persuade us of some inherent righteousness in us; It is the wisdom of our God to touch us with the conscience of most hidden corruptions, as also to certify and make known unto us, that even for our birth there was a secret seed of sin in us, which (without the Lord watching over us) would surely have broken forth to his dishonour.
But because we forgatte to speake of them, that in the examining of their liues past, are ⟨p. 30⟩much grieued for the want of sinceritie, and for priuie vaineglorie in themselues; let vs before we go to the searching of our heartes in sinne to come, speake somewhat of this. Men troubled for this priuie pride are eyther touched, or not touched. If the veyle of sinne was so great in them, that it hid Christ from them; it is the good will of God, that by this sight of their most secret sinnes they should come to see the righteousnes that is in Christ Iesus; and so they shall the better be kept from being Iusticiarie Pharises. For when being a long time well brought vp, and leading a ciuill life, the Diuell woulde perswade vs of some inherent righteousnes in vs; It is the wisedome of our God to touch vs with the conscience of most hidden corruptions, as also to certifie and make knowen vnto vs, that euen for our birth there was a secret seede of sinne in vs, which (without the Lord watching ouer vs) woulde surely haue broken forth to his dishonour.