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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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¶ Vers. 30. I have chosen the way of truth: and thy judgements have I laid before me.
¶ Vers. 30. I haue chosen the way of truth: and thy iudgements haue I layde before mee.
Though the Prophet prayed in the former verse against the way of falsehood and lying, yet it seemeth that by the spirit of God he had made choice of a good way, for here he protesteth that for his part he had chosen the way of trueth, and laid before himself the way of Gods judgements. God laid before him two ways, the one strait, the other wide: the one of life, the other of death: the one of lying, the other of truth: which doth he choose? the way of trueth: that is that path which leadeth to trueth and well-doing, and in one word to him, who is the way, the truth, and the life. But how comes it that he makes this choice? is it in the power of his free-will? nothing less, no man can come unless he be drawn: walk, unless he be directed: run, unless he be enlarged, or choose this way, unless he be guided by the work of Gods spirit, without which we can do nothing.
THough the Prophet prayed in the former verse against the way of falshood and lying, yet it seemeth that by the spirit of God hee had made choyce of a good way, for here hee protesteth that for his part hee had chosen the way of trueth, and laide before himselfe the waye of Gods iudgements. God layde before him two wayes, the one straite, the other wide: the one of life, the other of death: the one of lying, the other of truth: which doth hee choose? the waye of trueth: that is that path which leadeth to trueth and wel-doing, and in one word to him, who is the way, the truth, and the life. But how comes it that hee makes this choyce? is it in the power of his free-will? nothing lesse, no man can come vnlesse he be drawn: walke, vnlesse he be directed: runne, vnlesse he bee enlarged, or choose this waye, vnlesse hee bee guided by the worke of Gods spirit, without which we can doe nothing.