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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. 55. I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.
Vers. 55. I haue remembred thy name, O Lord, in the night, and haue kept thy law.
AS in another place, the name of God is a strong tower: to the former means he addeth this of prayer, to show that without this the other are unprofitable. In the night: First, that is, continually, because in the day also. Secondly, & simply, because he avoided the applause of men. Thirdly, cheerfully, because the heaviness of natural sleep could not overcome him. All these show that he was wholly given to the word: as we see men of the world will take some part of the night to their delights. And in that he did keep Gods testimonies in the night, he showeth, that he was the same in secret, that he was in the light: whereby he condemned all those that will cover their wickedness with the dark. Let us examine our selves whether we have broken our sleeps to call upon God, as we have to fulfil our pleasures. All these means did the Prophet use to keep him from falling by the reproach of the wicked: which we also must use if we will overcome it.
AS in another place, the name of God is a strong tower: to the former meanes he addeth this of prayer, to shew that without this the other are vnprofitable. In the night: First, that is, continually, because in the day also. Secondly, & simply, because he auoided the applause of men. Thirdly, cheerfully, because the heauinesse of natural sleep could not ouercome him. All these shew that he was wholy giuen to the word: as we see men of the world will take some part of the night to their delights. And in that he did keep Gods testimonies in the night, he sheweth, that he was the same in secret, that he was in the light: whereby he condemned all those that will couer their wickednesse with the darke. Let vs examine our selues whether we haue broken our sleepes to call vpon God, as we haue to fulfill our pleasures. All these meanes did the Prophet vse to keepe him from falling by the reproch of the wicked: which we also must vse if we will ouercome it.