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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
to comfort us with pacifying our consciences with a godly security in things most open and apparent; to instruct us by charging our consciences to avoid carnal security in things most inward and secret. Until we are brought to walk before the Lord in this obedience, all the wisdom of the learned is vanity. Having learned this one ru•e, and made in truth this pedagogy of our actions, the simplest soul shall come forth himself in the conscience of unfeigned holiness.
to comfort vs with pacifying our consciences with a godly securitie in things most open and apparant; to instruct vs by charging our consciences to auoide carnall securitie in things most inward and secret. Vntill we are brought to walke before the Lord in this obedience, all the wisedome of the learned is vanitie. Hauing learned this one ru•e, and made in truth this pedagogie of our actions, the simplest soule shall come foorth himselfe in the conscience of vnfained holinesse.
For he is at my right hand. This phrase of speech is borrowed from them, who when they take upon them the patronage, defence or tuition of any, will set them on their right hand, as in place of most safeguard. Experience confirmeth this in children, who in any imminent danger shroud and shelter themselves under their fathers arms or hands, as under a sufficient buckler. Such was the estate of the man of God, as here appeareth, who was hemmed and hedged in with the power of God, both against present evils and dangers to come. Neither doth the Lord hatch David alone under the hand▪ but all other that put their trust in him: as Psal. 91. 1. Who so dwelleth in the secret of the most high, shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty, &c. Wherein we see this assurance of God his protection to be common generally to all, which fly for succour wholly to him in time of temptation. Again, Psalm 121. 4. it is said, Behold he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Vers. 5. he Lord is thy keeper, the Lord is thy shadow at thy right hand, &c. Where we see he speaketh of the whole body, and no of any particular number of the Church. We are then to learn thus much out of this strain, that when we have a care to set the Lord continually in our sight, he hath a care continually to watch over our estate. This glorious rejoicing of faith is also in other places of the book of God.