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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.
What? shall we think that the Prophet of God (taught so wonderfully by the word and by the spirit) did not see his sins before? Be it far from us. Rather let us know that he had not severally and particularly ripped up his sins before the Lord, in a several confession of them. Which though the Lord knoweth far better than we our selves: yet such kind of sacrifice is most acceptable unto him.
What? shall we thinke that the Prophet of God (taught so wonderfully by the worde and by the spirite) did not see his sinnes before? Be it farre from vs. Rather let vs know that he had not seuerally and perticularly ripped vp his sinnes before the Lorde, in a seuerall confession of them. Which though the Lorde knoweth farre better than wee our selues: yet such kinde of sacrifice is most acceptable vnto him.
Now if in this trouble the person humbled can not come to the particular sight ⟨p. 47⟩of sin in themselves; it is good to use the help of others unto whom they may offer their hearts to be gauged and searched, and their lives to be examined more deeply, by hearing the several Articles of the law laid open before them; whereby they may try the whole course of their actions. For (as we said before) the grosest hypocrites will generally complain of sin; and yet deal with them in particular points of the particular precepts, and prove them in the applying of things to be done or not done to their own consciences; and we shall see many of these poor souls tossed too and fro, now floating in joys, now plunged in sorrows, not able to distinguish one sin from another.
Now if in this trouble the person humbled can not come to the perticular sight ⟨p. 47⟩of sinne in themselues; it is good to vse the helpe of others vnto whome they may offer their heartes to bee gaged and searched, and their liues to bee examined more deepely, by hearing the seuerall Articles of the lawe laide open before them; whereby they may trye the whole course of their actions. For (as we saide before) the grosest hypocrites will generally complaine of sinne; and yet deale with them in perticular pointes of the perticular precepts, and prooue them in the applying of thinges to bee doone or not doone to their owne consciences; and wee shall see many of these poore soules tossed too and fro, now floting in ioyes, now plunged in sorrowes, not able to distinguish one sin from another.