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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.
Now let us hasten to the third part of our division;1 to show how Gods children being fallen into this wound of spirit may be helped out of it: which (God willing) we will also perform, after we have answered a necessary objection; which (in the former part) might seem to encounter against us. There is no man but will grant, that David, Job, and others of the Saints of God, had a sight of their sins, a sorrow for their sins, and a taste of the remission of their sins: how then cometh it to pass, that these men were so troubled in mind? To this I answer, that their trouble so befell them, either for failing in some ⟨p. 41⟩of these former things; or else they were rather afflicted for trial of their faith, than for punishing of sin in them. And therefore be it always provided, that we think not every conflict of Conscience, continually and chiefly to be for the pursuing of our sins: but sometimes and principally, that it cometh for the trial of our faith: and yet secondarily, or less principally, for the scourging of sin, as we may see in Job.
Now let vs hasten to the third parte of our deuision;1 to shew howe Gods children beeing fallen into this wounde of spirite may be helped out of it: which (God willing) wee will also performe, after we haue answered a necessarie obiection; which (in the former part) might seeme to encounter against vs. There is no man but will grant, that Dauid, Iob, and others of the Saintes of God, had a sight of their sins, a sorrow for their sinnes, and a taste of the remission of their sinnes: how then commeth it to passe, that these men were so troubled in minde? To this I answere, that their trouble so befell them, either for failing in some ⟨p. 41⟩of these former things; or els they were rather afflicted for triall of their faith, than for punishing of sinne in them. And therefore be it alwaies prouided, that wee thinke not euery conflict of Conscience, continuallye and chiefely to bee for the pursuing of our sinnes: but sometimes and principally, that it commeth for the triall of our faith: and yet secondarily, or lesse principally, for the scourging of sinne, as we may see in Iob.