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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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3. Thirdly, God takes away the feeling of his love, and the joy of the holy Ghost for a season: & then in the room thereof he kindles an earnest desire, & thirsting with groans and cryings unto heaven, to be in the former favour of God again. This was Davids case,1 when he complained and said, My voice came to God, when I cried, my voice came to God, and he heard m•: in the day of my trouble I sought the Lord, my sore r•nne and ceased not in the night: my soul refused comfort. I did think up •n God and was troubled: I prayed, and my spirit was full of anguish. Selah. The like was the estate of the Church making her moan unto God2 in Isaiah, O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways? and hardened our hearts from thy fear? return for thy servants sak•, and for the tribes of thine inheritance.
3. Thirdly, God takes away the feeling of his loue, and the ioy of the holy Ghost for a season: & then in the roome thereof he kindles an earnest desire, & thirsting with groanes and cryings vnto heauen, to be in the former fauour of God againe. This was Dauids case,1 when he complained and said, My voyce came to God, when I cryed, my voyce came to God, and he heard m•: in the day of my trouble I sought the Lord, my sore r•nne and ceased not in the night: my soule refused comfort. I did thinke vp •n God and was troubled: I prayed, and my spirit was full of anguish. Selah. The like was the estate of the Church making her mone vnto God2 in Esay, O Lord, why hast thou made vs to erre from thy wayes? and hardened our hearts from thy feare? returne for thy seruants sak•, and for the tribes of thine inheritance.