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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 64. The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
Vers 64. The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: teach me thy statutes.
The same thing was in the second verse, yet after another manner. Though the whole earth be full of mercy, yet he desireth only the statutes of God: and this is the eight argument. So he saith, show me thy favour, teach me thy statutes, part 9. & 1•. & because he made this the chiefest sign of Gods favour, to know his word, it is an argument that the Lord was his portion. Let us see how oft we have made this petition, and how vain our petitions are desiring riches, &c. he desired not his kingdom so much as this. He was a Prophet, yet he desireth it: and this is it, the more we know, the more we must desire to know, and never make any stay▪ He prayeth chiefly for the teaching of the Spirit, without which he should err. He differeth far in desire from the men of this world: for they crave many things before knowledge, and if they have knowledge, they rest therein, and never look, nor ask for the teaching of the Spirit. Secondly, he confirmeth himself that the Lord will teach him, because his goodness is over all the world: he letteth his Sun rise on the evil, how much more will he grant the good requests of his children? When we would then pray to receive, we must remember all Gods goodness, and we must desire the teaching of the Spirit, so far as agreeth with the word, and not desire the revelation of the Spirit without the word.
THe same thing was in the second verse, yet after another manner. Though the whole earth be full of mercie, yet he desireth onely the statutes of God: and this is the eight argumēt. So he saith, shew me thy fauour, teach me thy statutes, part 9. & 1. & because he made this the chiefest signe of Gods fauour, to knowe his word, it is an argument that the Lord was his portion. Let vs see how oft wee haue made this petition, and how vaine our petitions are desiring riches, &c. he desired not his kingdome so much as this. He was a Prophet, yet he desireth it: and this is it, the more wee know, the more we must desire to know, and neuer make any stay He prayeth chiefly for the teaching of the Spirit, without which hee should erre. Hee differeth farre in desire from the men of this world: for they craue many things before knowledge, and if they haue knowledge, they rest therein, and neuer look, nor aske for the teaching of the Spirit. Secondly, he confirmeth himselfe that the Lord will teach him, because his goodnes is ouer all the world: hee letteth his Sunne rise on the euill, how much more will he graunt the good requests of his children? When we would then pray to receiue, we must remember all Gods goodnes, and wee must desire the teaching of the Spirit, so farre as agreeth with the word, and not desire the reuelation of the Spirit without the word.