A02178:2719
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Vers. 17. Be beneficial unto thy servant, that I may live and keep thy word.
Vers. 17. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy word.
The Prophet desireth life, where he teacheth why men should desire to live, that is, that they might keep Gods word: for life is common to them with beasts and plants: and yet all desire to live, some for one end, some for another: but Gods child maketh this the end, that he might keep Gods word. And in that he joineth these together, he signifieth that his life without it, is no life, as in the 4. part, vers. 11. where he counteth himself dead, unless he find a readiness to obey Gods will. A widow living in pleasure, is dead whilst she liveth, and this is to be understood of all that live in any sin. And this if all they considered which are not joined to Christ, it would amaze them: for though this appear not now, yet at the last day it shall appear.
THe Prophet desireth life, where he teacheth why mē should desire to liue, that is, that they might keepe Gods word: for life is common to them with beasts and plants: and yet all desire to liue, some for one ende, some for another: but Gods child maketh this the end, that hee might keepe Gods word. And in that he ioyneth these together, hee signifieth that his life without it, is no life, as in the 4. part, vers. 11. where he counteth himselfe dead, vnlesse he finde a readines to obey Gods will. A widow liuing in pleasure, is dead whilest she liueth, and this is to be vnderstood of all that liue in any sinne. And this if all they considered which are not ioyned to Christ, it would amaze them: for though this appeare not now, yet at the last day it shall appeare.
This cannot be persuaded to the carnal man, but to us that have the knowledge of God, it ought to be certain: and we must try our hearts whether this be our desire to live, that we may keep Gods word. Many men do speak this, and sing this; yet few in heart do this: therefore if we be thus minded, we must show it by referring all our doings to Gods glory, which we shall then do, when we measure all our doings by the word. Therefore Paul (