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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.
Others plunged as deeply in a quite contrary extremity, are too fearful when they do but hear of the sickness; and ⟨p. 35⟩for very fear have been brought to deaths door, only by imagining themselves to have been infected, when they have been most free, who oftentimes have even died, and that without any natural cause that ever could be known, but only through immoderate fear▪ and the judgement of God coming upon them for their infidelity and unbelief. Thus it is with us in Christianity, in that as well the oppressing our selves with too much fear to be overcome, as the carnal security, in not fearing to be overcome, may bring sin upon us. God his children must labour for a measure, and that must be sought for in the word, which will teach them how they shall neither decline on the right hand, nor on the left; but will guide them in the narrow way, showing in every thing what is the virtue, what is the vice; what is the mean, what is the extreme.
Others plunged as deepely in a quite contrarie extremitie, are too fearfull when they doe but heare of the sickenesse; and ⟨p. 35⟩for verie feare haue beene brought to deaths doore, onely by imagining themselues to haue beene infected, when they haue beene most free, who ofteneimes haue euen died, and that without any naturall cause that euer coulde be knowen, but onely through immoderate feare▪ and the iudgement of God comming vppon them for their infidelity and vnbeliefe. Thus it is with vs in Christianitie, in that as well the oppressing our selues with too much feare to be ouercome, as the carnall securitie, in not fearing to bee ouercome, may bring sinne vppon vs. God his children must labour for a measure, and that must be sought for in the word, which will teach them how they shall neyther decline on the right hand, nor on the left; but will guide them in the narrowe way, showing in euerie thinge what is the vertue, what is the vice; what is the meane, what is the extreame.