A02178:2797
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
¶ Verse. 37. Turn away mine eyes from regarding vanity, and quicken me in thy way.
¶ Verse. 37. Turne away mine eyes from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.
Here he prayeth against the vanity of the eye, which in truth is a vanity of vanities. Thus Vanity seduced Hevah, entangled Gods children, corrupted Dinah, endangered Sarah, enchanted David, allured Achan, and by these windows many sins enter into the soul. Read in this book that godly chapter of the government of the eyes, and in an other book the vanity of the eye, and with Job make a covenant with your eyes, and with David pray, turn away mine eyes &c. and you shall look better all the days of your life. It were better to have none eye, then either a wanton, or a wicked eye. If such an eye offend thee, pluck it out.
HEre he prayeth against the vanitie of the eye, which in truth is a vanitie of vanities. Thus Vanitie seduced Heuah, entangled Gods children, corrupted Dinah, endangered Sarah, enchaunted Dauid, allured Achan, and by these windowes many sinnes enter into the soule. Reade in this booke that godly chapter of the gouernement of the eyes, and in an other booke the vanitie of the eye, and with Iob make a couenant with your eyes, and with Dauid pray, turne away mine eyes &c. and you shall looke better all the dayes of your life. It were better to haue none eye, then either a wanton, or a wicked eye. If such an eye offend thee, pluck it out.