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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. 47. And my delight shall be in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Vers. 47. And my delight shall be in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
That he may come to this grace, he will love the Word, because he delighteth in it, for delight is the sign of love. Do we not then delight in the Word? we have not a love to it: so of prayer, and hearing the Word, if we delight in it, we will prepare our selves to hear it, and meditate in it afterward; for he showeth his love when he saith: I will meditate: then, if we will not find terror of conscience, and fall into many evils, let us make conscience to call it to mind: For if we do take the Name of GOD in vain, by hearing the Word without meditation; then the Word being a true witness, shall be a witness against us in that day: for this meditation is commended, Part. 13. There are set times for hearing, praying, &c: but meditation must ever be with thee, that thou mayest know, whether the thing thou doest be agreeable to his will, and whether thou mayest look for his blessing in it.
THat he may come to this grace, he will loue the Word, because he delighteth in it, for delight is the signe of loue. Doe wee not then delight in the Word? wee haue not a loue to it: so of prayer, and hearing the Word, if we delight in it, we will prepare our selues to heare it, and meditate in it afterward; for hee sheweth his loue when he saith: I will meditate: then, if we will not finde terror of conscience, and fall into many euils, let vs make conscience to call it to minde: For if wee doe take the Name of GOD in vaine, by hearing the Word without meditation; then the Word being a true witnes, shall be a witnesse against vs in that day: for this meditation is commended, Part. 13. There are set times for hearing, praying, &c: but meditation must euer be with thee, that thou mayest knowe, whether the thing thou doest bee agreeable to his will, and whether thou mayest looke for his blessing in it.