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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. 69. The proud have imagined a lye against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Vers. 69. The proude haue imagined a lye against mee: but I will keepe thy pr•cepts with my whole heart.
HE showeth another cause why he would be taught, and that is, he hath to fight with the world. And we have the same causes, as our corruption, and the world. The world loveth none but her own. And if we were as zealous as others have been, we should be as sore troubled. For they are envious, and if we should fight with them with their own weapons, we were too weak, and therefore we have need to be helped of God.
HE sheweth another cause why hee would be taught, and that is, hee hath to fight with the world. And wee haue the same causes, as our corruption, and the world. The world loueth none but her owne. And if we were as zealous as others haue beene, wee should be as sore troubled. For they are enuious, and if wee should fight with them with their owne weapons, wee were too weake, and therefore wee haue neede to bee helped of God.
Proud. Faith humbleth, and infidelity maketh proud. Faith humbleth, because it letteth us see our sins, and the punishments thereof, and that we have no dealing with God but in the mediation of Christ; and that we can do no good, nor avoid evil, but by grace: but when men know not this, then they think much of themselves, and therefore are proud. Therefore all ignorant men▪ all heretics, and worldlings, are proud. They that are humbled under Gods hands, are humble to men: but they that despise God, do also persecute his servants.