A02178:2008
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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If then Prayer be such a thing, as nature doth least entertain, if it brings such experience of God his love towards us, if it so confirmeth Faith, continueth repentance, and causeth love both to God and man, it is good cause that this is set to infer the other, and to make all other parts of God his worship the more effectual.
If then Prayer be such a thing, as nature doth least entertaine, if it brings such experience of God his loue towards vs, if it so confirmeth Faith, continueth repentance, and causeth loue both to God and man, it is good cause that this is set to inferre the other, and to make all other parts of God his worship the more effectuall.
He shall be saved. That is, in the midst of diseases he shall not be taken away, in the time of iniquity he shall not be overtaken: but in all these he shall suffer with Faith and a good conscience. Besides, by the word of saving, is meant the obtaining of all graces, as pledges of our salvation, and gages of our inheritance: so that it doth not barely betoken an exempting of us from the former judgements threatened. Will a man then escape the wrath menaced, and enjoy the grace promised, let him use true and hearty prayer, which hath it fruit commended unto us both in the chapter going before, in the election of an Apostle, and also in the beginning of this chapter, in that being gathered together in prayer, the holy Ghost was sent down. Now let us speak a little of the circumstances. First, of the persons, it is said, Whosoever: Secondly, for the extremity of the time, it is said, shall be saved, that is, from those judgements, and endued with those graces, that even then when there shall be so many opinions, that we shall not be able well to discern the truth, when wickedness shall abound every where, examples of godliness be no where, when we shall be able to find no comfort either in our selves or in others; we shall be so governed, that we shall not only avoid evil, but coldness in well doing; and look what is detracted through the injuries of times, it shall be added in inward graces, and recompensed in the kingdom of heaven. When we shall then in extremity of offences say, Good Lord, what shall we do? whither shall we go to hear a good Preacher▪ what may we do to go to some good man and zealous professor? Remember then, if thou wilt stay on the Lord, and fall to Prayer, though thou art troubled with Papists, or Heretics, or monstrous livers, then lean to God, trust in his word, and use prayer. When thou shalt see no good neither in Church nor in Common wealth, then have recourse to prayers, and thou shalt not only be preserved from dangers, but also thou shalt enjoy God his spirit with his graces. Thus we shall see in the volume of God his book, not only what deliverances the godly have had by prayer, but also by what means they were delivered. Noah calling on the name of GOD, was saved in the Ark, from perishing in the waters. Lot was delivered out of Sodom: