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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. 41. And let thy loving kindness come unto me O Lord: and thy salvation according to thy promise.
¶ Vers. 41. And let thy louing kindnes come vnto me O Lord: and thy saluation according to thy promise.
HE goeth on yet in his prayer, and here beggeth of God two things. First mercy, secondly salvation, and both because God had promised them. No marvel if he desire Gods loving kindness. For thy loving kindness saith he is better then life: it were better to be in hell with Gods favour, then in heaven without it. Mans savour is mutable, Gods immutable: mans temporary, Gods eternal: mans of desert, Gods free: mans respecteth somewhat in man, Gods beholdeth man in Christ. This we must desire above all earthly things.
HE goeth on yet in his prayer, and here beggeth of God two things. First mercie, secondly saluation, and both because God had promised them. No maruell if hee desire Gods louing kindnesse. For thy louing kindnesse saith hee is better then life: it were better to be in hel with Gods fauour, then in heauē without it. Mans sauour is mutable, Gods immutable: mans temporary, Gods eternall: mans of desert, Gods free: mans respecteth somewhat in man, Gods beholdeth man in Christ. This wee must desire aboue all earthly things.