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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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PORTION. 4. DALETH.
Vers. 25. My soul cleaveth to the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
Vers. 25. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
The comfort and wisdom which he had, was by vicissitude, and change, sometime comfort, sometime sorrow: so Gods children find this change both into joy and sorrow; those know this that have experience of it, others know it not. Here then is a mirror of Gods children; the worldly minded men would always keep one tenor and never be moved: but the children of God do thus change; they cannot find this wisdom and comfort at the first, but then, when they are brought low. Many, when they hear a promise, think to have it by and by; but they ma•ke not, that a promise and the fruition of it is not all at once; for the law will make them fit before they enjoy it. This causeth many to fall from the promises, which seemed to believe, because they have not help at *the first: but the children of God melt and cleave to the dust, and yet trust in God and wait on him, and then feel comfort• others in the beginning of trouble pray, and wait a little, but if help come not quickly, then cast they all away. But the child of God hath a patient spirit, and therefore feeleth comfort, when the hasty minded man wanteth not his woe. He marketh the deliverance of others, and hopeth for the same, and so waiteth still on God. He was as good as dead, and saw no help but the word. The nature of man is ready to trust in means, so long as he hath them; therefore God pulleth all means from us that we may only trust in him. Let us