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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. 73. Thine hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding therefore, that I may learn thy commandments.
Vers. 73. Thine hands haue made me and fashioned me: giue me vnderstanding therefore, that I may learne thy commaundements.
HE prayeth still for wisdom and understanding. Those men are beasts, which being in ignorance, love it better than knowledge, and darkness better than light: these men must be sent to the beasts to learn, Esa. 1. The Ox, &c. The heathen say that1 this is a natural property to desire knowledge. The Lord must teach these men with rods;2 for they will not hear the voice of the charmer, charm, &c.
HE prayeth still for wisedome and vnderstanding. Those men are beasts, which being in ignorance, loue it better than knowledge, and darkenes better than light: these men must be sent to the beasts to learne, Esa. 1. The Oxe, &c. The heathen say that1 this is a naturall propertie to desire knowledge. The Lord must teach these men with rods;2