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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. 83. For I am like a bottle in the smoke: yet do I not forget thy statutes.
Vers. 83. For I am like a bottell in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.
WE must remember the promises & the commandments in all our troubles, and they will sustain us: for if any fail in trouble, it is because they trust not the promises, or keep not the commandments. If we will be sure then that no affliction shall hurt us, but help us, and turn to our good, and to assure us of life everlasting, and to be delivered out of them in Gods good time; then let us look to all the promises made to us in Christ, and build a good conscience upon Gods commandments. But if we fail in these, then may we be sure that in trouble we shall fail, 2. Cor. 7.
VVE must remember the promises & the commandements in all our troubles, and they will sustaine vs: for if any faile in trouble, it is because they trust not the promises, or keepe not the commandements. If we will be sure then that no affliction shall hurt vs, but helpe vs, and turne to our good, and to assure vs of life euerlasting, and to be deliuered out of them in Gods good time; then let vs looke to all the promises made to vs in Christ, and build a good conscience vpon Gods commaundements. But if we faile in these, then may we be sure that in trouble we shall faile, 2. Cor. 7.
And these two help one another: If thou wilt be sound in the faith, then labour to keep the commandments: and if thou wilt not be driven from the obedience of the commandments, then confirm thy self in the promises of the forgiveness of sins, of Gods providence, and of eternal life. For if thou canst believe these, then neither pleasure nor pain shall make thee forsake thy obedience: but these shall be so pleasant to thee, that thou shalt wholly labour to please God. These two reasons Paul useth