A02182:32
Propositions
Propositions containing answers to certain demands in divers spiritual matters specially concerning the conscience oppressed with the grief of sin. With an epistle against hardness of heat, made by that worthy preacher of the Gospel of Christ, M. R. Greenham pastor of DraytonPropositions containing answers to certaine demaunds in divers spirituall matters specially concerning the conscience oppressed with the griefe of sinne. With an epistle against hardnes of heat, made by that woorthie preacher of the Gospell of Christ, M. R. Greenham pastor of Drayton
Edinburgh: printed by Robert Waldegrave printer to the Kings Majesty, 1597Edinburgh: printed by Robert Waldegraue printer to the Kings Majestie, 1597
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23 Ministers should most frequent those places, where God hath made their ministry most fruitful: they should herein be like the covetous man, that where they have once found the sweetness of gaining of souls, thither they should be most desirous to resort.
23 Ministers shoulde most frequent those places, where God hath made their ministerie most frutefull: they shoulde heerein be like the covetous man, that where they haue once found the sweetnesse of gaining of soules, thither they should be most desirous to resort.
24 Let their advice be a general prescription of Physic: First, the parties afflicted, are to labour to have peace of their consciences, and joy of the holy Ghost, through the assurance of their sins pardoned in Christ; then careful must they be to use the means, which may nourish their inward peace & joy: Thirdly, they must rejoice and recreate themselves in wisdom and well doing with the Saints of God, and holy company; and lastly, they must refresh themselves with Kitchen physic, and a thankful using of the creatures of God.
24 Let their advice be a generall praescription of Phisick: First, the parties afflicted, are to labor to haue peace of their consciences, and joy of the holy Ghost, through the assurance of their sinnes pardoned in Christ; then carefull must they be to vse the meanes, which may nourish their inward peace & joy: Thirdly, they must rejoice and recreate themselues in wisdome and well doing with the Saints of God, and holy company; and lastly, they must refresh themselues with Kitchin phisick, and a thankfull vsing of the creatures of God.
25 When one said to him after long conference and prayer; Sir, I have troubled you, oh my brother: Not so, said he, I never felt it by well doing, and if I may pleasure you, it is as joyful to me as ever it was to you to receive money; for, for this cause I live.