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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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THE 5. PORTION.
¶ Verse. 33. Teach me ô Lord the way of thy statutes, and I will keep it unto the end.
¶ Verse. 33. Teach me ô Lord the way of thy statutes, and I will keepe it vnto the ende.
I observe that in this one octonarie, which is not to be found in any of the rest, namely, that in every several verse there is a several prayer. In the first whereof he prayeth to be taught, and then promiseth to take that which God shall teach him. He had before resolved to run in this way, but he felt forthwith his own natural aberrations, and therefore cometh to this guide to be taught.
I obserue that in this one octonarie, which is not to be found in any of the rest, namely, that in euery seuerall verse there is a seuerall prayer. In the first whereof he prayeth to be taught, and then promiseth to take that which God shall teach him. He had before resolued to runne in this way, but he felt forthwith his owne naturall aberrations, and therefore commeth to this guide to be taught.
Teach me O Lord) As the Eunuch in the Acts desires Philip to teach him, and a schollet in the school his master to teach him, or a stranger in his journey some guide to teach him: so David here desires God to teach him. It seems this way is hard to be found by any man, and worthy to be found out by all men, in which David so often desires to be directed. He was no doubt a guide to the blind, an instructor of the ignorant, and a learned scholar in the school of Christ, but fearing all his own ways, and hungering after greater knowledge, which is as the principal wheel of a clock to the rest, he still betaketh himself unto prayer. Why then shall we think that if he have once gotten a glimpse of Gods glory revealed in his word, a smach of that knowledge manifested in his will, a taste of that sweetness which is in his Law, or some understanding of that way which leadeth to life, we have enough, and are of our selves able t behold that glory, apprehend that knowledge, relish that sweetness, or run on in that way? O let us rather say as David doth, Teach me ô Lord.