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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. 67. Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but now I keep thy word.
Vers. 67. Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but now I keepe thy word.
This is another reason which moved him to pray, that he might not be as a horse always beaten; but teach me that I may prevent these beatings. If I be taught of thee, I miss not; if I be not, I err. In prosperity I could not seek to be taught, but in affliction draw me thereunto, so that now I desire to be taught of thee. If prosperity made this man worse, seeing we are in prosperity let us be jealous of our selves, and now seek for that, which God will bring us to by affliction, and which will bring affliction upon us. If he will hear when we humbly cry in affliction; how much more if we make our humble suite in our prosperity? Afflictions come because we will not judge our selves; then it is a blessing to have the word to judge us, and the Preacher to rebuke us, that our wanton lusts may be corrected. Then we are fond, if we will be weary of the word, or of daily admonition.
THis is another reason which moued him to pray, that hee might not be as a horse alwayes beaten; but teach me that I may preuent these beatings. If I be taught of thee, I misse not; if I be not, I erre. In prosperitie I could not seeke to be taught, but in affliction drawe me thereunto, so that now I desire to be taught of thee. If prosperitie made this man worse, seeing we are in prosperitie let vs be iealous of our selues, and now seeke for that, which God will bring vs to by affliction, and which will bring affliction vpon vs. If hee will heare when wee humbly crie in affliction; how much more if wee make our humble suite in our prosperitie? Afflictions come because we will not iudge our selues; then it is a blessing to haue the word to iudge vs, and the Preacher to rebuke vs, that our wanton lusts may be corrected. Then wee are fond, if wee will bee wearie of the word, or of daily admonition.