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,…

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. Psal. 23. throughout the whole Psalm, the man of God showeth that he had so richly and so sweetly tasted of the promises of God, that in trouble he never wanted help. The Apostle likewise to the Rom. 8▪ showeth the happy estate of all the regenerate, although in a more excellent pattern of his own faith, saying, vers. 31. If God be on our side, who can be against us▪ 33. Who shall lay any thing to the charge ⟨p. 328⟩of God his chosen? It is God that justifieth. 34. who shall condemn? &c. And afterward vers. 38 I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor Angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come. 35. nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Howbeit, we must not think that the man of God was not removed at all. For he counteth himself a stranger upon earth, and he had many pushes and divers assaults: