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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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¶ Vers. 6. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments.
¶ Vers. 6. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I haue respect to all thy commaundements.
This verse hath an excellent dependence on the former: there he desired to be directed by God; here he showeth the benefit of that direction: namely, that having respect unto all Gods commandments, he should neither be ashamed, as some translations read it, nor confounded, as others have it. In the 22. verse he desireth God to remove from him shame and contempt, here he sets down the means to avoid both. He wisheth1 in another place, that the wicked may be ashamed and confounded, yea that they may be2 clothed with such garments; as for himself he would fain live without shame: and surely no marvel, for what fruit have we of those things whereof in the end we must be ashamed, saith the Apostle, Rom. 6. 21? True it is, that if a man commit sin, he hath good cause to be ashamed of it, but it is better to carry such behaviour in our lives, that we need not, either ⟨p. 395⟩in our selves, or before men, to be ashamed of any action; but that he may fail us as Saint Paul doth, this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, &c. He that walketh 3uprightly walketh boldly (saith Solomon,) but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.4
THis verse hath an excellent dependance on the former: there hee desired to bee directed by God; here he sheweth the benefit of that direction: namely, that hauing respect vnto all Gods commandements, he should neither be ashamed, as some translations read it, nor confounded, as others haue it. In the 22. verse he desireth God to remoue from him shame and contempt, here he sets down the meanes to auoide both. He wisheth