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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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Verse, 81. My soul sainteth for thy salvation: yet I wait for thy Word.
Verse, 81. My soule sainteth for thy saluation: yet I wayte for thy Word.
IN this part he showeth his miseries, that he was in, and his hope to be delivered, which in the latter end he prayeth for. His soul fainteth: and this is amplified in the verses following. His affliction was great, and through the infirmity of his flesh, he was grieved with it. The Philosopher thought that it was patience to contemn sorrow, & not to be moved with it: but the examples of Scripture show that the children of God do see their sorrow; yet they are sustained by waiting for Gods mercies, whereby they are at the last delivered. It is necessary that we should be touched with our troubles: First because, if1 we felt it not, we should be proud as the manner of worldly men is. Secondly, we should2 not come to the feeling of our sins, for which afflictions are sent to us: Thirdly, we3 should have no trial of our Faith: Fourthly, if we should not know that Gods children4 had feeling of them, then when we feel them, we should be brought to despair. For then shall we think, that we are not in the number of Gods children, and therefore we should leave off striving, and give over our good cause, and so fall from God.