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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. 52. I remembered thy judgements of old, O Lord, and have been comforted.
Vers. 52. I remembred thy iudgements of old, O Lord, and haue been comforted.
HE showeth how he was stayed, namely, by looking into the judgements of God against the wicked, & his deliverance of the just. It is not then the good nature of men, the wisdom, &c. that can comfort against reproaches, but rather make worse; but it is the word that comforteth. Thereby he knew that howsoever the wicked flourished, yet they should perish; and howsoever the godly be afflicted, yet they shall be rewarded. Peter speaketh against these mockers in the last chapter of the second epistle, The world shall perish in fire: where he teacheth to answer them, that it is as easy for God to destroy the world with fire, as it was with water, seeing he hath spoken it. So David, when he was brought to say, My God why hast thou forsaken me? then he stayed himself by this, Our fathers trusted in thee. So Psal. 67. I will remember thy works of old. So Psal. 119. part. 15. by all which he showeth that as God had done, so he would do still.
HE sheweth how hee was staied, namely, by looking into the iudgements of God against the wicked, & his deliuerance of the iust. It is not then the good nature of men, the wisedome, &c. that can comfort against reproches, but rather make worse; but it is the word that comforteth. Thereby hee knewe that howsoeuer the wicked florished, yet they should perish; and howsoeuer the godly be afflicted, yet they shall be rewarded. Peter speaketh against these mockers in the last chapter of the second epistle, The world shall perish in fire: where he teacheth to answere them, that it is as easie for God to destroy the world with fire, as it was with water, seeing hee hath spoken it. So Dauid, when hee was brought to say, My God why hast thou forsaken mee? then hee staied himselfe by this, Our fathers trusted in thee. So