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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.
Yea and which is more for that such men have not truly been instructed, nor surely have been grounded in the doctrine of Christs death and resurrection; that is for that they saw not as well power flowing from his death to slay sin in them, as virtue to pardon sin in them; for that they felt not as well strength to Sanctification, streaming from the rising again of Christ, as they were persuaded of justification and righteousness therein: They have line still bleeding at the heart, in such sort, as the wound of grief could hardly or never be staid and staunched. Wherefore let us strengthen our weak souls with this ⟨p. 40⟩six-fold cord of consolation, against these bitter assaults. Let us first labour to know sin, then to sorrow for sin, after to feel §1our sins in Christ forgiven, further to look §2§3for power to crucify the same, then to lay §4hold on justification by his resurrection; §5and lastly, hope for strength to proceed §6from thence, to further us in sanctification and holiness of life, even unto the end. And thus much briefly for the second thing which we matched in company with the examination of sin, even the trial of faith: both which rightly used, shall in some measure safeguard us from the trouble of an afflicted mind.
Yea and which is more for that such men haue not truely beene instructed, nor surely haue beene grounded in the doctrine of Christes death and resurrection; that is for that they sawe not as well power flowing from his death to slay sinne in them, as vertue to pardon sinne in them; for that they felt not as well strength to Sanctification, streaming from the rising againe of Christ, as they were perswaded of iustification and righteousnes therein: They haue lyne still bleeding at the heart, in such sort, as the wound of griefe coulde hardly or neuer bee staide and staunched. Wherefore let vs strengthen our weake soules with this ⟨p. 40⟩sixe-fold coarde of consolation, against these bitter assaultes. Let vs first labour to know sinne, then to sorrow for sinne, after to feele