The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: reuised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as loue the truth, and desire to know the power of godlinesse. By H.H.
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- The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: reuised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as loue the truth, and desire to know the power of godlinesse. By H.H.
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Contents
- title page
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TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTIE MO∣NARCH,
IAMES BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF GreatBritaine, France, andIreland, defender of the Faith, &c. -
TO THE RIGHT HONO∣RABLE AND VERTVOVS LADIES THE LADIE MARGARET COVNTESSE OF CVMBERLAND, AND THE LADIE KATHERINE Countesse Dowager of Huntington:
H. H. wisheth the increase of all true honour and comforts in this life, and after death a crowne of glory with Iesus Christ. - THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
- publisher's notice
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A SHORT AND GENERALL VIEVV OF ALL SVCH MATTERS AS ARE CONTAINED IN THE VVHOLE VVorkes of M
r. Greenham: digested after a more Methodicall manner then heretofore. The whole Booke is diuided into fiue se∣uerall parts, as hereafter followeth, with their particular Titles contained vnder euery one of the said Parts. -
encomia
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EPIGRAMMA IN OPERA Pijssimi, & doctiss. Theologi. M.
Ric. Green∣ham, labore ac studio. M.Hollandi, diuini verbi apud Londinates Ministri fideliss. edita, post obitum Authoris, perF. Hering. D. Med. - IN OBITVM ET OPVS. Richardi Greenhami.
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ON THE DEATH AND WORKS OF
MASTER GREENHAM. - VPON HIS SABBATH.
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ANOTHER IN ENGLISH IN COMMENDATION of MaisterGreenham, and his godly and learned workes, set forthby MaisterHolland, Preacher of Gods word.
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EPIGRAMMA IN OPERA Pijssimi, & doctiss. Theologi. M.
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TO THE RIGHT VVOR∣SHIPFVLL SIR
MARMADVKE DARRELL, AND SIRTHOMAS BLOOTHER KNIGHTS, SVRVEYERS GENERALL FOR THE VICTVALING OF HIS MAIESTIES NAVIE:Stephen Egerton wisheth increase of all true comfort in thislife, and euerlasting felicitie in the life to come through our Lord Iesus Christ. -
part - 1
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GRAVE COVNSELS, AND GODLY OBSERVATIONS: SERVING GENERALLY TO DIRECT ALL MEN IN THE WAIES OF TRVE GODLINES; BVT PRINCIPAL∣ly applyed to instruct, and comfort all afflicted con∣sciences.
- Affections.
- Afflictions.
- Anger.
- Angels.
- Atheisme.
- Calling.
- Care.
- Censures.
- Conference.
- Conscience afflicted.
- Couering of infirmities.
- Confession of sinnes.
- Concupiscence.
- Cause good.
- Of naturall Corruption.
- Despaire.
- Death.
- Desire.
- Dispraise.
- Diet.
- Dreames.
- Distraction of minde.
- Dulnes.
- Doctrine.
- Exercise of religion.
- Experience of our corruption.
- Faith.
- Familie.
- Feeling.
- Fruites of faith.
- Falling into sinne.
- Feare.
- Feastings.
- Friendship.
- Grace of God.
- Good workes.
- Griefe for sinne.
- Hardnes of heart.
- Heresie.
- Heart.
- Haste, how it argueth vnbeliefe: and of Watching and waiting.
- Humilitie.
- Hypocrisie.
- Iudgement.
- Sound ioy.
- Knowledge.
- Loue of the creatures.
- Madnes.
- Matrimonie.
- Meditation.
- Commodities of meditation, and hurts of the want thereof.
- Rules for Meditation.
- Ministerie, Ministers.
- Mirth.
- Mercies.
- Memorie.
- Markes of the children of God.
- Occasions of euill.
- Patience.
- Pitie.
- Pouertie.
- Preaching.
- Prayer.
- Praise.
- Parents.
- Prosperitie and Peace.
- Rebuking or reprouing of sinne.
- Regeneration.
- Repentance.
- Reproches.
- Riches.
- Sacraments.
- Securitie.
- Singing.
- Sinne.
- Sicke, and sicknesse.
- Sathans practises.
- Superstition.
- Strange corrections.
- Saluation.
- To make speede to good things.
- Sleepe.
- Sermons.
- Schisme.
- The true suruay and examination of our selues.
- The motions of the spirit of God in vs.
- Euill spirits.
- Temptations.
- Thankesgiuing.
- Vnbeleefe.
- Vngodlines.
- Vse of the creatures.
- Vnthankfulnes.
- Visions.
- Of Vsurie.
- Word of God and the hearing of it.
- Witchcraft.
- Worship of God.
- World.
- Word preached.
- AN OTHER ADDITION OF AN HVNDRED GRAVE COVNSELS OR DIVINE APHORISMES.
- A THIRD ADDITION OF GRAVE COVNSELS, AND DIVINE DIRECTIONS, FOR THE ATTAINING AND RETAINING OF FAITH, AND a good Conscience.
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GRAVE COVNSELS, AND GODLY OBSERVATIONS: SERVING GENERALLY TO DIRECT ALL MEN IN THE WAIES OF TRVE GODLINES; BVT PRINCIPAL∣ly applyed to instruct, and comfort all afflicted con∣sciences.
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TO THE RIHT VERTV∣OVS AND GODLY GENTLEWOMEN, MI∣STRIS ANNE BOVVLES, AND MISTRIS A. STEVENS,
H. H. WISHETH AL COM∣forts and mercies in Iesus Christ to be multiplied. -
A SHORT FORME OF CATECHISING.
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W Hereas all men desire to bee blessed, and the most men are decei∣ued in seeking blessednes, tell mee which is the true way there∣unto? - How know you this?
- What call you Gods word?
- Which call you the holie Scriptures?
- Are all things that are necessary for vs to know contained in them?
- Is it lawfull for to adde or to take any thing from Gods word?
- Why is it so grieuous a sinne?
- Why is it requisite that the will of God should be set forth vnto vs?
- Is it not lawfull to repose any part of Gods Worship, or of Saluation in the doctrine and do∣ings of men?
- What followeth hereof?
- How farre are wee bound to their doctrine and doings?
- May all reade the Scriptures?
- Why must all such reade the Scriptures?
- Why else?
- What if men cannot reade?
- Is it enough to reade the Scriptures priuately, or with others?
- And is it enough to heare them read publikely in the Church?
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Why must preaching be ioyned with
eading? - Why must Faith be mixed with the Word, read, and preached?
- How many things are requisite to bee in euery one that will come to heare the Word read and preached?
- What is the first?
- Which be the principall parts of Gods word?
- What call you the Law?
- What if wee could keepe the Law?
- What if wee breake the Law?
- What call you the Gospell?
- What doth that worke in vs?
- What must wee learne by the whole word of God?
- What is required for our right and sound entrance to our saluation?
- How shall wee come to the right sight of our sinnes, and a sound perswasion of the greatnesse of them?
- Where is the Law set downe?
- Rehearse them.
- How are they deuided?
- What doth the first table teach vs?
- What doth the second teach vs?
- Why are the duties towards God set downe before the duties towards our neighbour?
- What followeth hereof?
- Why are the duties towards our neighbour ioyned to our duties towards God?
- What ensueth hereof?
- Why are the Commandements set downe in ten parts, and not in generall?
- Why are they set downe singularly or to euery one?
- What followeth of this?
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Are there not some rules which serue for the better vnderstanding of euery one of the Com∣mandements?
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Rehearse the first Commandement.
- What euill is here generally forbidden?
- What good is commaunded?
- What is it to haue God to be our onely God?
- Which be those that properly concerne God, and therefore be the speciall things commanded?
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Rehearse the summe of them wher
b the rest may be vnderstood. -
After what sort m
st you performe these duties of faith, loue, feare, obedience, prayer, and thankesgiuing? - Which bee the peculiar sinnes herein forbidden?
- What else is particularly forbidden?
- Which be the occasions of the breach of this Commandement?
- Are not the contrarie good things to these commaunded?
- Which are they?
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Rehearse the second Commaundement.
- What euill is expressely forbidden in this Commaundement?
- What euill is generally forbidden?
- Which be the speciall euills forbidden?
- What occasions of euill be forbidden?
- Which bee the lesser occasions forbidden, and yet (so wee haue the speciall groundes of Gods worship) we must, and may tolerate them, when we cannot helpe them?
- Is not the euill in heart also forbidden?
- What good is generally commaunded?
- What is specially commaunded?
- What occasions of good be here commaunded?
- What good in heart is commaunded?
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What is me
by these words: For I the Lord thy God am a iealous God, &c? -
What is meant by these word
: And will shew mercie vnto thousands, &c? -
W
t is f these?
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third Commaundement. -
Rek
the fourth Commandement. -
Rehearse the fift Commaundement.
- Whom doe you vnderstand by father and mother?
- What duties doe children owe vnto their naturall parents?
- What are they forbidden to doe?
- How may they trie their loue by these duties?
- What is the second?
- What is the third?
- What duties doe parents owe to their children?
- How may they trie their loue by these duties?
- What is the first?
- What is the second?
- What be the duties of Seruants to their Maisters?
- What if Parents and Maisters doe not their duties to their Children and Seruants?
- What if they command vniust things?
- Why are these words added, That thy dayes, &c?
- And shall not disobedience bee punished?
- How may they trie their loue by these duties?
- What is the first?
- What is the second?
- What is the third?
- What duties doe Maisters owe to their seruants?
- How may they trie their loue by these duties?
- What is the first?
- What is the second thing?
- Rehearse the sixt Commandement.
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Rehearse the seuenth Commaundement.
- How many things are here forbidden?
- Which is the first?
- How many wayes is vncleannesse committed?
- What is the second thing forbidden?
- How is this wantonnesse seene?
- What is the third thing forbidden?
- What good is cammaunded?
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Which
ee the meanes of Chastitie? - What if by these meanes wee cannot be kept chaste?
- Rehearse the eight Commandement.
- Rehearse the ninth Commandement.
- Rehearse the tenth Commandement.
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Rehearse the first Commandement.
- Seeing in the former Commandements wee are forbidden to hurt our neighbour in heart, how doth this differ from the former?
- Whereof doe these motions arise?
- Are all these motions sinne in vs?
- How are wee infected with them?
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How is this Commaundement brok
? - What is then commaunded?
- Who is your Neighbour?
- Why iudge you so?
- Doth the Law of God prescribe the perfect rule of righteousnes?
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Can euery one keepe the Law of God perfitl
? - Why so?
- What punishment is due to the breakers of Gods Law?
- What else?
- But God is mercifull.
- And cannot wee by our selues make satisfaction for our sinnes?
- But doth not God wrong to man, to require of him that he is not able to performe?
- Can anie creature in heauen or earth, which is onely a creature, make satisfaction to his righteousnesse?
- What manner of man is to be sought out to bee our Mediatour and Deliuerer?
- Why must hee be man and perfitly righteous?
- Why must hee be God withall?
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Who is that Mediatour, which is very God and very man, and perfi
ly righteous withall? -
What is the vse of all that hetherto hath b
ene taught? - Are they onely deliuered from the curse of the Lawe, and made partakers of the merites of Christ that are truely humbled?
- How is the truth of Gods Law fulfilled?
- Is sorrow for sinne sufficient to bring vs to Saluation?
- What is that true Faith that saueth vs?
- How shall wee attaine to this true Faith?
- Where is the Gospell declared vnto vs?
- Which is that?
- Rehearse the Articles of our Christian faith?
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Into how many p
t are these Articles diuided? - What are you taught to beleeue in the first part?
- Why say you I belieue in God and not in Gods?
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Seeing there is but one God, why name you three, the
- Father,
- Sonne,
- Holy-Ghost?
- Why say you I belieue in God, and not rather, that there is a God?
- Why say you I belieue, and not, Wee belieue?
- Why call you God FATHER?
- Why call you God, Creator of heauen and earth, and not Maker of heauen and earth?
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Why call you him Almighti
? -
What comfort doth this article
▪ - How can this bee?
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True it is, that by Creation wee had this benefite but wee haue
st it▪ & are bec me the chil∣dren of wrath: how then can God become our Father and shew his merci vn vs? -
What beleeue you of God the Son
e? - How can you beleeue that hee is able to worke your saluation?
- By what words in the Creede doe you belieue Christ to be God?
- Why call you him the onely begotten Sonne of God?
- How can this bee, seeing Adam, the Angles, and we also, be the sonnes of God?
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Why was it r
qui te that he should be God? - What comfort haue you by this that Christ is God?
- By what words in the Creede doe you shewe that you belieue Christ to be man?
- Why are these words added; Conceiued by the holie Ghost?
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Was it n
edfull that Christ should be without sinne? - Why was it requisite that Christ should be Man?
- What comfort haue you by this that Christ is man?
- What fruite haue you by his holie Conception?
- What comfort haue you by this that hee is both God and man?
- What doth IESVS signifie?
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W
y doe you c ll him IESVS? - What comfort haue you by this?
- What signifieth CHRIST?
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W
y is hee so called? - How gather you this?
- Was Christ annointed with materiall oyle as they were?
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Why d
e you call him Prophet? - What were then the Prophets and Apostles?
- What comfort haue you by this?
- Why call you him Priest?
- What comfort haue you by the Priesthood of Christ?
- How are you made a Priest?
- Why call you him King?
- What comfort haue you by this?
- Why call you him Lord?
- What comfort haue you by this?
- What is the second thing wherein the faith of Christ consisteth?
- After what manner hath he wrought your saluation?
- In what words are his most painfull sufferings expressed?
- What is the generall meaning of these words?
- What comfort haue you by this?
- How then commeth it to passe, that we are so often afflicted with grieuous torments both in bodie and soule?
- Why are these words added; Suffered vnder Pontius Pilate?
- What comfort haue you hereof?
- What is meant by this; That he was crucified?
- What comfort haue you by this?
- What is meant by this; That he died?
- Why was it requisite that he should die?
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Why is it
rther added, That he was buried? - What comfort have you by his death and buriall?
- What is the meaning of this, He descended into hell?
- What comfort haue you by this?
- What beleeuest thou in this article, Hee rose againe from the dead?
- Wherin doth this article minister comfort vnto thee?
- What beleeuest thou in this Article, Hee ascended into heauen?
- What comfort haue you thereby?
- What fruite haue you by his intercession▪
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What is the meaning of this article, Hee si
tteth at the right hand of God the Father? - What comfort haue you thereby?
- What beleeue you in this article, From thence hee shall come, &c?
- What comfort haue you by this?
- Why say you I beleeue in God the holie Ghost?
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Why call you him
? - What fruite haue you by this?
- What is the meaning of this article, I belieue that there is a Catholike Church?
- Why say you, I belieue that there is a Catholike Church.
- Why call you the Church Holie?
- Why doe you call it Catholique?
- What is the meaning of this article, The Communion of Saints?
- What comfort haue you by this article?
- What belieuest thou in this article, I belieue the forgiuenesse of sinnes?
- Why say you, I belieue the forgiuenesse of sinnes?
- What comfort haue you heereby?
- What belieuest thou in this article, The resurrection of the body vnto life euerlasting?
- What comfort reape you thereby?
- What fruite haue you when you belieue all these Articles?
- What be the seuerall fruites?
- Why is this giuen wholly and onely vnto Faith?
- Cannot our good workes in some part iustifie vs before God?
- Are not our good workes perfect?
- Why then doth God promise a reward vnto them?
- Will not this doctrine make men carelesse of well doing.
- Why is it needfull that they should doe good workes?
- How maiest thou edifie others?
- Are good workes so needfull, that without them wee cannot be saued?
- Then they must much more be condemned, which commit sinne and lye in it?
- Can euery one doe good workes?
- How can they that are thus borne againe doe good workes?
- What is Repentance?
- What is it to crucifie the corruption of our nature?
- How is this sorrow wrought?
- How is this reformation of our selues wrought in vs?
- What doth insue hereof?
- Hereby it appeareth that none can repent of themselues, or when they will?
- By this it is also euident that Gods Children stand in neede of Repentance, so long as they liue?
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Se
ing it was said before, that good workes did proceede from Rep ntance, what properties are required of workes? - What say you then of the good workes of them that be not in Christ?
- Is it not lawfull to seeke our owne praise and merit by our owne good woorkes?
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We haue heard that the Law worketh the knowledge of our sinnes, and feeling of our miseri
What meanes hath God ordained to worke and increase Faith in vs? - What is the Gospell?
- How many kindes of Faith be there?
- What difference is there betweene Penitence and Repentance?
- Is there such difference betweene the Law and the Gospell?
- Wherein doe they agree?
- What is that one kinde of righteousnesse?
- What thing doth follow vpon this?
- How doth the Law pronounce them righteous?
- But yet they remaine transgressors of the Law.
- What then is the state of the faithfull in this life?
- What battell haue they?
- How shall they ouercome?
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What call you th
flesh? - Doth that remaine after regeneration?
- How doth the flesh fight against the spirit?
- What is that?
- What call you the spirit?
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D
wee not receiue the spirit in full measure, and in perfection at the first? - How doth the Spirit fight in vs?
- How doth it lust against the flesh?
- What call you the world?
- How doth the world fight against vs?
- What meanes doth it vse?
- How shall wee ouercome the pleasures, profit, and glorie of this world?
- How shall wee ouercome the Paines, losses, and reproches. of the World.
- What call you Sathan?
- How doth hee fight against vs?
- How shall wee fight against Sathan and his temptations?
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How shall wee do
that? - How shall wee ouercome Sathan, and his accusations?
- How shall we ouercome him in our terrors and troubles?
- Wee haue heard that the Word is the first and chiefe meanes not onely to beget, but also to strengthen and increase Faith in vs: What is the next principall meanes?
- What is Prayer?
- Is there any prescript rule of Prayer left vs in the Scriptures?
- Is it lawfull to vse no other forme of words?
- How is that prayer diuided?
- Which is the Preface?
- What doth the Preface put vs in minde of?
- To whom doe we pray?
- Why do you heere name the Father?
- Why must wee pray to the Father in the mediation of CHRIST his Sonne?
- Why is it required that wee pray by the working of the HOLY GHOST?
- What must wee be perswaded of, and how must wee be affected in prayer?
- How are the petitions deuided?
- Which be those that concerne Gods Majestie?
- What is meant by the Names of GOD?
- Why bee these Names called the Names of GOD?
- What is meant by the word Hallowed?
- How shall Gods Name be declared to bee holie and glorious?
- What doe wee pray against in this petition?
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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE - SVCH TREATISES AND MATTERS AS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS PART, ARE THESE.
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part - 2
- THE FIRST TREATISE FOR AN AFFLICTED CON∣SCIENCE VPON THIS SCRIPTVRE.
- THE SECOND TREA∣TISE, BELONGING TO THE COMFORT OF AN AFFLICTED CONSCIENCE.
- THE MARKES OF A RIGHTEOVS MAN.
- SWEETE AND SVRE SIGNES OF ELECTION, TO THEM THAT ARE BROVGHT LOW.
- A TREATISE OF A CON∣TRACT BEFORE MARIAGE.
- A TREATISE OF THE SABBATH.
- NOTES OF OVR SALVATION.
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A PROFITABLE TREA∣TISE CONTAINING A DIRECTION FOR THE READING AND VNDERSTANDING OF THE HOLY SCRIPTVRES: BY MAISTER
Greeneham. - A TREATISE OF THE RESVRRECTION
- A TREATISE OF EXAMI∣NATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE LORDS SVPPER.
- A TREATISE OF GODS FEARE.
- A TREATISE OF HY∣POCRISIE.
- A TREATISE OF ANGER.
- A TREATISE OF BLESSEDNES.
- A TREATISE OF THE DOCTRINE OF FASTING.
- OF THE SENDING OF THE HOLY GHOST.
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A SHORT TREATISE OF PRAYER, VPON THE WORDS OF THE PROPHET IOEL, chap. 2. 32 alleaged by
Peter, Act. 2. 21.
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THE SERMONS FOLLOVVING
ARE THESE. -
TO THE RIGHT WOR∣SHIPFVL SIR IVLIVS CAESAR KNIGHT, AND TO THE RIGHT VER∣tuous Lady his wife: HENRY HOLLAND▪
wisheth an increase of all prosperitie, and the rich grace of Gods spirit, vnto life euerlasting. -
A SERMON PREACHED BY MAISTER RICHARD GREEN∣HAM VPON THESE WORDS:
- THE FIRST SERMON.
- OF MVRMVRING THE SECOND SERMON.
- OF ZEALE. THE THIRD SERMON.
- OF A GOOD NAME, THE FOVRTH SERMON
- OF HVMILITIE. THE FIFTH SERMON.
- OF THE GOOD EDVCA∣TION OF CHILDREN. THE SIXTH SERMON.
- OF REPENTANCE, AND TRVE SORROVV FOR SIN: THE SEVENTH SERMON.
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THESE THREE SER∣MONS FOLLOVVING, viz. the 8. 9. and 10. concerning the heauenly purchase, were preached vpon the 13. Chapter of the Gospell of Saint
Matthew, vers. 44. - THE ELEVENTH SER∣MON, PREACHED BY MAISTER RICHARD GREENHAM, as followeth.
- A GODLY EXPOSITION OF THE XVI. PSALME.
- OBSERVATIONS ON THESE VERSES FOLLOVVING, Being part of the 42. Chapter of Genesis.
- THE FOVRTEENTH SERMON.
- OF THE CONFESSION OF SINNES.
- THE SIXTEENTH SERMON.
- THE SEVENTEENTH SERMON.
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THE MEDITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE FOVRTH part, are these hereafter
following. -
TO THE RIGHT HONOV∣RABLE, IOHN, LORDE. STANHOP, BARON OF HARINGTON, VICECHAM∣berlaine to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, and one of his Honorable priuie
Coun∣cell, Grace and Peace. -
part - 4
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WHOSOEVER IS DESI∣ROVS TO LEARNE AND REMEM∣ber the Word of God, that he might liue after it, let him consider of that which is writ∣ten in the 119. Psalme.
- ALEPH. THE FIRST PORTION.
- PORTION. 3. GIMEL.
- PORTION. 4. DALETH.
- THE 5. PORTION.
- VAV. THE 6. PORTION.
- PORTION. 8. CHETH
- PORTION. 8. CHETH
- PORTION. 9. TETH.
- PORTION. 10. IOD.
- PORTION, 11. CAPH.
- PORTION. 12. LAMED.
- PORTION. 13. MEM.
- PORTION. 14. NVN.
- PORTION. 15. SAMECH.
- PORTION. 15. AYN.
- PORTION. 17. TETH.
- PORTION. 18. TSADDE.
- PORTION. 19. COPH.
- PORTION. 21. RESH.
- PORTION. 21. SHIN.
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This verse
. should haue come in after the verse 86. in the page 442.
- Errata.
- MEDITATIONS ON PROV. 4. VERS: 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
- MEDITATIONS ON PROV. 14. VERS: 5. 6. 7. 8.
- THE SVMME OF THE Epistle to the Hebrevves.
- A BRIEFE SVMME of Ecclesiastes.
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GODLY INSTRVCTIONS FOR THE DVE EXAMINATION AND DIRECTION OF AL MEN, TO THE ATTAI∣ning and retaining of faith and a good conscience.
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CHAP. 1. Of Christian Admonition. -
CHAP. II. Of the forme and rules of Christian admonition. -
CHAP. III. Of Adulterie and youthfull Affections. -
CHAP. IIII. Of Affection. -
CHAP. V. Of Affliction. -
CHAP. VI. Of Anger. -
CHAP. VII. Of Angels. -
CHAP. VIII. Of Baptisme. -
CHAP. IX. Of Couetousnesse, and the desire of Riches. -
CHAP. X. Of Care, Couetousnesse, and Contentation. -
CHAP. IX. Of our generall and speciall calling. -
CHAP. XII. Of Conference, and Godly wisedome in the gouernment of the tongue. -
CHAP. XIII. Of the Church. -
CHAP. XIIII. Of the Confession of sinne. -
CHAP. XV. Of Conscience. -
CHAP. XVI. Of Censure and Correction. -
CHAP. XVII. Of Ceremonies, things indifferent, and of turning Christian libertie into vnchristian licentiousnesse. -
CHAP. XVIII. Godly meditations concerning Christs power against Sathan, loue to the faithfull: and how he is our wisedome, righteousnesse, holinesse: and of our communion with him. -
CHAP. XIX. of Death and Iudgement. -
CHAP. XX. Of the shortnesse of our life, and the meditation of Death how profitable. -
CHAP. XXI. Dulnes of spirit and of feeling. -
CHAP. XXII. Of Catechizing and instruction of Youth. -
CHAP. XXIII. Of Examples, and how we must not sinne vpon example, and of diuers occasions of sinne. -
CHAP. XXIIII. Of Examination of our selues, and of all things by their issues: and how to gouerne the Eyes. -
CHAP. XXV. Of the exercises of religion, fasting, &c. and of the carefull vse of the meanes at all times. -
CHAP. XXVI. Of the gouernment of the Eyes. -
CHAP. XXVII. Of faith, iustification by faith, of iustice, and iust men, and of feeling. -
CHAP. XXVIII. Of Feare. -
CHAP. XXIX. Of Friendship, familiaritie, familie and Fathers. -
CHAP. XXX. How to profit and to examine our selues when Friends forsake vs. -
CHAP. XXXI. Of godlines, and by what meanes we must drawe neere to God. -
CHAP. XXXII. Of Gods free Grace, Iustice and Mercie, and how we may trie our loue to God. -
CHAP. XXXIII. Of Godswrath, and iustice, and mercie. -
CHAP. XXXIIII. Teaching vs why we are specially to keepe watch and ward ouer our hearts. -
CHAP. XXXV. Where is taught how we must narrowly watch ouer our heart, and ouer our affections for many causes. -
CHAP. XXXVI. Of hearing Gods Word. -
CHAP. XXXVII. Of Humilitie and pride. -
CHAP. XXXVIII. Of hypocrisie, and hardnes of heart. -
CHAP. XXXIX. Of Heresie, and many corrupt kindes of knowledge, and how the diuell pesterth the Church with euill teachers. -
CHAP. XL. Ofthe iudgements of God, and how iust he is in iudgement, and how his promises and threatnings to Israel, appertaine to vs. -
CHAP. XLI. Of Ioy and Sorrow. -
CHAP. XLII. Of Inuiries, offences, and controuersies. -
CHAP. XLIII. Of iudgement and folly, and of iudging, reprouing, and praising. -
CHAP. XLIIII. Of knowledge and ignorance, and how to seeke God, and of Sathans sophistrie, &c. -
CHAP. XLV. Of Miracles, and how God worketh without and with meanes, and how we ought to attend on the meanes. -
CHAP. XLVI. Of Magistracie or Gouernment. -
CHAP. XLVII. Of Matrimonie, and of the duties which belong to that state. -
CHAP. XLVIII. Of the Ministerie. -
CHAP. XLIX. Of the Ministerie. -
CHAP. L. Of Gods promises, excellencie, and truth of Gods word, and howhe wicked abuse Scriptures. -
CHAP. LI. Of murmuring. -
CHAP. LII. Of Patience vnder the Crosse. -
CHAP. LIII. Of Predestination, Perseuerance, and Presumption. -
CHAP. LIII. Of Prosperitie, and Aduersitie, and of Griefe, and of the temptations incident to it. -
CHAP. LV. Of Prosperitie. -
CHAP. LVI. Of Prophecie and Preaching. -
CHAP. LVII. Of Gods prouidence. -
CHAP. LVIII. Of Prayer and Meditation. -
CHAP. LIX. Of Repentance. -
CHAP. LX. Of Riches and their abuse. -
CHAP. LXI. Of Sacraments. -
CHAP. LXII. Of sinne, and how to abstaine from the least, and of iniquitie and the punishments thereof. -
CHAP. LXIII. Of Physicke and Diet, Sicknesse and Health. -
CHAP. LXIIII. Of Sathans practises, and of Schisme and securitie. -
CHAP. LXV. Of Parents, Education of children, Gouernours of youth, and Care of posteritie. -
CHAP. LXVI. Of Gods worship, and of Religion true and false. -
CHAP. LXVII. Of Regeneration, and Sanctification. -
CHAP. LXVIII. Of the Sabbath. -
CHAP. LXIX. Of Thankesgiuing and right vse of the creatures. -
CHAP. LXX. Of Temptation. -
CHAP. LXXI. Of truth and errors, sinceritie and contempt of the word. -
CHAP. LXXII. Of Witchcraft, vowes, and vnbeleefe. -
CHAP. LXXIII. Of the word of God: and of the confirmation thereof by wonders. -
CHAP. LXXIIII. Of good Workes, and our obedience to his word. -
CHAP. LXXV. Of Zeale.
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GODLY OBSERVATI∣ONS, CONCERNING DIVERS ARGVMENTS AND COM∣mon places in Religion.
- CHAP. I.
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CHAP. II. Of order, and how necessarie it is in all things. -
CHAP. III. Of hearing the word of God. -
CHAP. IIII. Who be swine, and who be dogges. -
CHAP. V. Of Vnmercifulnes. -
CHAP. VI. Of Workes. -
CHAP. VII. Against Policie. -
CHAP. 8. Three speciall notes of a man truly righteous and religious. -
CHAP. 9. Of the Sabbath. -
CHAP. X. Of Discipline, and Excommunication. -
CHAP. XI. Of Meanes. -
CHAP. XII. Daemonis appellationes, or the diuers names giuen to the Diuell in scripture. -
CHAP. XIII. Of the contempt of the Ministerie. -
CHAP. XIIII. Of shame, and shamefastnes. Rom. 6. 12. 21. 22. -
CHAP. XV. Of Iustification. -
CHAP. XVI. Of Parables, and Similitudes. -
CHAP. XVII. Of Gods prouidence. -
CHAP. XVIII. Of seeking of God. -
CHAP. XIX. Of sinne. -
CHAP. XX. Of profit and pleasure. -
CHAP. XXI. Of Christs power. -
CHAP. XXII. Of Temptation.
- More speciall directions to be obserued, for the comfort of afflicted Consciences.
- A LETTER AGAINST HARDNES OF HEART.
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A LETTER CONSOLATORIE TO Mistris
Mary Whitehead. -
Maister
Greenhams care for the poore Schollers of Cambridge. - A LETTER AGAINST HARDNES OF HEART.
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ANOTHER COMFOR∣TABLE LETTER BY MA∣STER
R. G. TO MASTERM. - A LETTER CONSOLA∣TORIE, WRITTEN TO A FRIEND AFFLICTED IN conscience for sinne.
- MAISTER GREENE∣HAMS PRAYER.
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WHOSOEVER IS DESI∣ROVS TO LEARNE AND REMEM∣ber the Word of God, that he might liue after it, let him consider of that which is writ∣ten in the 119. Psalme.
- A TABLE OF THE CHIEFE POINTS OF DOCTRINE HANDLED IN THIS VOLVME, GATHERED INTO AN Alphabeticall order.