A02178:2738
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. 23, Princes also did sit, and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
Vers. 23, Princes also did sit, and speake against mee: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.
HE was thus abused even by Princes, & these did speak against him even in judgement, whither he was drawn as a malefactor; therefore he prayeth thus earnestly against it.
HE was thus abused euen by Princes, & these did speak against him euē in iudgement, whither he was drawne as a malefactor; therefore he praieth thus earnestly against it.
We must then prepare ourselves for evil words, not only of the common sort, but also of the chiefest. David had comfort in Gods statutes. When we are thus dealt with rightfully, then let us be humbled: but if in a good cause we be thus dealt with, then let us take heed, for the devil will go about, either to make us use unlawful shifts & means, as to revenge, to lie, or to contend by our own wit and policy, and to flatter, and confess that to be a fault which is none: or else altogether to despair of help, or to be careless of our calling, and to cast it off, that thereby he may have more advantage; for he will make us weary of well doing by trouble, therefore many are overcome thereby. The help against all these is Gods word, for that will assure us that our cause is good, and that God will help us therein.