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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. 61. The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy Law.
Vers. 61. The bands of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Law.
Though the troupes of the wicked band themselves against him, yet he forsaketh not the Lord: & this is a true trial of his love to the word, that he stood in this affliction. For that love which continueth to the word in affliction, is true: & he that hath such a love, hath a true love. For if when we are ill dealt with, we do not so again, but still stick and continue our love to the word; it is an argument that we love the word, because it is of God, and not for glory. The children of God in affliction have been daunted; as Job, &c. and this man, no doubt, felt his flesh: yet here he showeth that he overcame it, and stayed himself in faith of the promises, and continued in obedience.
THough the troupes of the wicked band themselues against him, yet he forsaketh not the Lord: & this is a true triall of his loue to the word, that he stood in this affliction. For that loue which continueth to the word in affliction, is true: & he that hath such a loue, hath a true loue. For if when we are ill dealt with, we doe not so againe, but still sticke and continue our loue to the word; it is an argument that we loue the word, because it is of God, and not for glorie. The children of God in affliction haue beene daunted; as Iob, &c. and this man, no doubt, felt his flesh: yet here he sheweth that he ouercame it, and staied himselfe in faith of the promises, and continued in obedience.