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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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And I will meditate] or as some read, speak of it, as if he should say, if thou teach me, I by thy grace shall teach others: and surely to what end doth God give knowledge, but that we should be careful to edify others by it. We may not desire this knowledge only to know, this is foolish curiosity: or to be known, this is vanity: or to gain by, this is covetousness: but to edify our selves, this is wisdom: and to edify others, this is charity. The woman of Samaria had no sooner a knowledge of Christ, John 4 but thee runs into the City, leau•s her pitcher, and saith: Come, see a man that hath told me all that I have done, Is not he the Christ? Am I my brothers keeper, was Kayns speech, Gem4. But he that believeth in me saith Christ, out of his belly shall flow rivers of the water of life, •o••.
And I will meditate] or as some reade, speake of it, as if he should say, if thou teach me, I by thy grace shall teach others: and surely to what ende doth God giue knowledge, but that wee should be carefull to edifie others by it. Wee may not desire this knowledge onely to know, this is foolish curiositie: or to be knowne, this is vanitie: or to gaine by, this is couetousnes: but to edifie our selues, this is wisdome: and to edifie others, this is charitie. The woman of Samaria had no sooner a knowledge of Christ, Iohn 4 but thee runnes into the Cittie, leau•s her pitcher, and saith: Come, see a man that hath told me all that I haue done, Is not he the Christ? Am I my brothers keeper, was Kayns speech, Gem4. But he that belieueth in me saith Christ, out of his belly shal flow riuers of the water of life, •o••.
I will m•dite] Three things saith Luther make a good divine, Prayer, affliction, meditation: this last is as the chewing of the cud, which we read of in Ltcus. Meditation without reading is often erroneous; reading without meditation, makes a barren student.