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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. 66. Teach me good judgement and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Vers. 66. Teach me good iudgement and knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commaundements.
HE maketh this prayer oft, but we do not so; and therefore the vanity of our prayers is rebuked, which so often ask other things, and so seldom ask this. He was the man of God, regenerate, therefore he maketh this spiritual request; which though carnal men mislike, because they cannot conceive of the word, yet it is a sign of faith. He maketh this prayer though he believed; because his knowledge was in generals, but his practise in particulars: therefore if God in the particulars did not direct him, he should fail in doing. Hereof cometh it, that the learnedst men are deceived in particulars, because they rest in their general knowledge. Example of admonition: we have general rules to teach us to admonish; but when we come to practise in particulars, then must we either have the new grace of God, or else we shall fail in the practise.
HE maketh this prayer oft, but we doe not so; and therefore the vanitie of our prayers is rebuked, which so often aske other things, and so seldome aske this. Hee was the man of God, regenerate, therefore he maketh this spiritual request; which though carnall men mislike, because they cānot conceiue of the word, yet it is a signe of faith. He maketh this prayer though he beleeued; because his knowledge was in generals, but his practise in particulars: therefore if God in the particulars did not direct him, he should faile in doing. Hereof commeth it, that the learnedst men are deceiued in particulars, because they rest in their generall knowledge. Example of admonition: we haue generall rules to teach vs to admonish; but when we come to practise in particulars, then must we either haue the new grace of God, or else we shall faile in the practise.