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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. 45. And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
Vers. 45. And I will walke at libertie: for I seeke thy precepts.
HE will walk in the commandments that he may be at liberty, for that is the plain way, all other are bi•-paths, which he shall be free from if he stick to the commandments. For this is the cause that we are troubled and entangled, because we ask not counsel at Gods word, and wholly stick unto that: and therefore we fall into some sin, and be overcome with some temptation. For the word is a lantern to direct our steps: without this we shall wander; but if we tend to this light, we shall be at liberty. This setteth out the benefit that those have which enjoy the word; and their misery that want it. This then requireth, that we be thankful for Gods word: and reproveth them that having the word, yet wander astray, and love darkness more than the light, and falsehood, heresies and lies more than the trueth. This is a sin to be punished, when we have the word, and yet walk not at liberty, and if we cannot be at liberty when we have the word, it is sure that we cherish some secret sin, and do not search into God word. For that is so full of wisdom, that it will rid us our of all. Yet the children of God have their infirmities, out of which they have good issues. But the ignorance of Gods word is the cause of many troubles; for though a man were in as great a strait as Abraham was when he should offer his son, yet should he be directed. Then this layeth a straight charge on us to study the word of God.
HE will walke in the commandements that he may be at libertie, for that is the plaine way, all other are bi-paths, which hee shall be free from if he sticke to the commandements. For this is the cause that we are troubled and intangled, because we aske not counsell at Gods word, and wholy sticke vnto that: and therefore we fall into some sinne, and be ouercome with some temptation. For the word is a lanterne to direct our steps: without this we shall wander; but if we tend to this light, wee shall be at libertie. This setteth out the benefit that those haue which enioy the word; and their miserie that want it. This then requireth, that we be thankfull for Gods word: and reproueth them that hauing the word, yet wander astray, and loue darkenes more than the light, and falshood, heresies and lyes more than the trueth. This is a sin to be punished, when we haue the word, and yet walke not at libertie, and if wee cannot be at libertie when we haue the word, it is sure that we cherish some secret sinne, and doe not search into God word. For that is so full of wisdome, that it will rid vs our of all. Yet the children of God haue their infirmities, out of which they haue good issues. But the ignorance of Gods word is the cause of many troubles; for though a man were in as great a streight as Abraham was when hee should offer his sonne, yet should he be directed. Then this layeth a straight charge on vs to studie the word of God.