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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. 77. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy Law is my delight.
Vers. 77. Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy Law is my delight.
IN that he doubleth this request in two verses, he showeth that he had no light feeling of sin, yea that he was as a dead man, because he felt not the life of God in him.1 This must we mark, that when we are brought to so low estate, that all comfort seemeth to be past, yet let us remember that Gods children have been so; and therefore let us double our prayers, knowing that with the Lord is mercy, with him is life in death, and help in the greatest extremity. This if we can do, then shall we be armed against the greatest temptation that Satan hath; and that is this, to persuade us that our case is such, as never any of Gods children were in: our temptations such, as no man had; our sins such as none have committed: with which if he can prevail, then doth he make us past hope of recovery, then doth he make us past using any means to be recovered: for when we are persuaded that the disease is incurable, then we leave all means that might help us▪ Mark the tender consciences of Gods children.
IN that he doubleth this request in two verses, hee sheweth that he had no light feeling of sinne, yea that he was as a dead man, because hee felt not the life of God in him.1 This must wee marke, that when wee are brought to so lowe estate, that all comfort seemeth to bee past, yet let vs remember that Gods children haue beene so; and therefore let vs double our prayers, knowing that with the Lord is mercie, with him is life in death, and helpe in the greatest extremitie. This if we can doe, then shall we be armed against the greatest temptation that Satan hath; and that is this, to perswade vs that our case is such, as neuer any of Gods children were in: our temptations such, as no man had; our sins such as none haue committed: with which if he can preuaile, then doth he make vs past hope of recouerie, then doth he make vs past vsing any meanes to be recouered: for when wee are perswaded that the disease is incurable, then wee leaue all meanes that might helpe vs Marke the tender consciences of Gods children.