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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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Noting thereby how hard and unpossible a thing it is for Magistrates to govern the Common-wealth aright and orderly, without continual study of Gods word, which is the perfect and absolute rule, whereby as well Magistrates as all other sorts of people must measure their affairs and order of life: for this cause also must not the civill Magistrate be ignorant of the law of God, that their civill law might be established according to the law moral, and therefore they ought continually to read and meditate therein: but if this be the duty of civill Magistrates to be always conversant in the word of God, how much more is it the duty of spiritual Pastors, whose office consisteth in the ministry thereof? The Prophet David in the first Psalm, when he would describe who are they that are blessed, includeth1 them in this number, They that delight in the law of the Lord, & meditate therein day and night: so that every private man if he will be blessed, must continually meditate in the word of God, and have his whole delight and pleasure therein.
Noting thereby how hard and vnpossible a thing it is for Magistrates to gouerne the Common-wealth aright and orderly, without continuall studie of Gods word, which is the perfit and absolute rule, whereby as well Magistrates as all other sorts of people must measure their affaires and order of life: for this cause also must not the ciuill Magistrate be ignorant of the law of God, that their ciuill law might be established according to the law morall, and therefore they ought continually to reade and meditate therein: but if this be the dutie of ciuill Magistrates to be alwaies conuersant in the word of God, how much more is it the dutie of spirituall Pastors, whose office consisteth in the ministerie thereof? The Prophet Dauid in the first Psalme, when he would describe who are they that are blessed, includeth1 them in this number, They that delight in the law of the Lord, & meditate therein day and night: so that euery priuate man if he will be blessed, must continually meditate in the word of God, and haue his whole delight and pleasure therein.
- 1Psal. 1. 2. To meditate in the word daily.