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,…

This doctrine the Psalmist confirmeth unto us in sundry other places, as Psalm. 1. and 112. &c. In the former whereof he declareth, who is a man truly religious, to wit, he that escheweth ill counsels, and sinful practises, and on the other side, embraceth and delighteth in goodness and godliness, and in the means of obtaining and increasing the same: and then he pronounceth such a man blessed: Blessed (saith he) is the man that doth •ct walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, &c. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law will he meditate day and night. And to the same effect is that in the other Psalm before named: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, and delighteth greatly in his commandments, &c. Throughout which Psalm, we may observe as the true and certain notes of a righteous man, so also his privileges, which are very many, and very great, both in regard of himself, and of his posterity, which shall speed the better for his sake. Notable likewise is that place of Deuteronomy, where the Lord speaketh unto his Church in this manner. Blessed art thou ô Israel who is like any • thee, ô people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy glory? which speech is not to be understood, as pertaining only to that nation, but as belonging to all that are the ••ue Israel of God, and that serve him with an upright and faithful heart. Now what saith he of them? Who is like unto thee, O Israel? Why, if they should have looked to outward things, they might have answered, the Egyptians, the Edomites, Assyrians, nay the very Canaanites themselves are like unto us, yea far beyond us: for at that time when this was spoken, they were in the wilderness, travelling towards the promised land: and what great matters had they then? Moses who was the best of them, had not a house to rest his head in: none of them could say: this is my ground, there is my corn, thus large are my revenues by the year, &c. but they were all tenants at will at a days, or at an hours warning, or less, even as Gods pleasure was: yet the Lord maketh a challenge against all the world: Who is like unto thee ô people saved by the Lord?

This doctrine the Psalmist confirmeth vnto vs in sundry other places, as Psalme. 1. and 112. &c. In the former whereof he declareth, who is a man truely religious, to wit, he that escheweth ill counsels, and sinfull practises, and on the other side, embraceth and delighteth in goodnesse and godlinesse, and in the meanes of obtaining and increasing the same: and then he pronounceth such a man blessed: Blessed (saith he) is the man that doth ct walke in the counsell of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, &c. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law will he meditate day and night. And to the same effect is that in the other Psalme before named: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, and delighteth greatly in his commandements, &c. Throughout which Psalme, we may obserue as the true and certaine notes of a righteous man, so also his priuiledges, which are very many, and very great, both in regard of himselfe, and of his posteritie, which shall speed the better for his sake. Notable likewise is that place of Deuteromonie, where the Lord speaketh vnto his Church in this manner. Blessed art thou ô Israel who is like any thee, ô people saued by the Lord, the shield of thy helpe, and the sword of thy glorie? which speech is not to be vnderstood, as pertaining only to that nation, but as belonging to all that are the ue Israel of God, and that serue him with an vpright and faithfull heart. Now what saith he of them? Who is like vnto thee, O Israel? Why, if they should haue looked to outward things, they might haue answered, the Egyptians, the Edomites, Assyrians, nay the very Canaauites themselues are like vnto vs, yea farre beyond vs: for at that time when this was spoken, they were in the wildernesse, trauelling towards the promised land: and what great matters had they then? Moses who was the best of them, had not a house to rest his head in: none of them could say: this is my ground, there is my corne, thus large are my reuenews by the yeare, &c. but they were all tenants at will at a daies, or at an houres warning, or lesse, euen as Gods pleasure was: yet the Lord maketh a challenge against all the world: Who is like vnto thee ô people saued by the Lord?