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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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and so the Lord would have the people as well to come to hear the word preached, as to pray. We shall see this the better, if we consider what the Lord requireth of us in praying. First, a man cannot be heard, unless he do the will of God. Matth. 7. Not every one, that saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doth the will of my father that is in heaven. Matth. 15. 8▪ 9. This people draweth near unto me with their mouth, &c. But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrine mens precepts. Psal. 145. 18. The Lord is near to all that call upon him, yea to all that call upon him in truth. And it is said in the Proverbs, that the sacrifices of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, and his prayer is his sin. Psal. 34. 15. 16. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are upon unto their cry. But the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, &c. But notable is that place Psal. 66 18. If I regard wickedness in mine heart, the Lord will not hear me. Now, if we cannot call on God without faith, because Jam. 2. 6. saith, we must ask in faith, and waver not: for he that wavereth, is like a wave, &c. and as Christ saith, whatsoever we ask believing, we shall obtain, seeing he taught his Disciples so to pray, Lord increase our faith: and Jam. 5. 15. the prayer of faith shall save, because it is grounded on God his promises and infallible truth: and seeing with faith the Lord would have us join repentance, because 2. Timot. 2. 19. every one that calleth on the name of the Lord, must depart from iniquity; we must labour in all our prayers to come with faith and assurance, that in Christ we shall be heard, waiting on the Lord in newness of life. If such faith, fear, and holiness is required of us in prayer, seeing both faith and repentance, are begun, continued, and increased by the word, it is meet that the ministry of the word should be joined with prayer. Therefore where it is said, Whosoever calleth on the name of the Lord, it is as much as, whosoever worshippeth and serveth God, although great calamities come, yet if he be a true worshipper, believing God his promises, repenting of his sins, and giveth himself to serve the Lord aright, he shall be preserved from all plagues; and either he shall be taken away in mercy, if the Lord seeth him to be weak: