A02178:2002
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: revised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as love the truth, and desire to know the power of godliness. By H.H.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.
London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for William Welby, 1612London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for VVilliam VVelby, 1612
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Whosoever calleth on the name of the Lord, shall be saved, Joel. 2. •2▪ By calling on the name of God in this place, which is but one and a particular part of God his worship, are meant and understood the other parts of the worship of God. Thus the Scriptures sometime ascribe to this one other part of God his worship: as Genes 3. Then began men to call on the name of the Lord: and Gen. 12. Abraham builded an Altar▪ and called on the name of the Lord, that is, worshipped God. Again, Psalm 50. Call upon me in the time of trouble, and I will hear thee. In the new Testament we shall see the same. For this place is alleged Rom. 10: and 1. Cor. 1. the Apostle wisheth grace to all them that shall call on the name of God that is, worship God 2 Timoth. 2. Whosoever calleth on the name of the Lord, that is, worshippeth God, let him depart from iniquity. So that under this one part of invocation, we see understood all other parts. And in our English tongue, we rather use this phrase; We will go to prayers, or, Are prayers done, than, we go to the word of God to hear it, we go to receive the Sacraments, and such like; when notwithstanding we frequent other actions of religion in the congregation besides prayer. And both Jeremiah, and our Saviour Christ calleth the Church an house of prayer, as Matth. 21. 13. Mine house shall be called the house of prayer, &c. It is an house of hearing the word, of receiving the Sacraments, of executing discipline, as well as of prayer: but yet this one name comprehendeth all.