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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Vers. 84. How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgement on them that persecute me?
Vers. 84. How many are the daies of thy seruant? when wilt thou execute iudgement on them that persecute me?
This verse & the second verse, show that it is lawful for Gods children to make known their infirmities to him, so that they wait patiently for help from him. For this only displeaseth him, when we please our selves in moiling against them: otherwise when we come in reverence, it pleaseth God that we should lay out our infirmities before him. Thus Abraham and Mary laying out their infirmities, with misliking of them, desired that they might know how the things should come to pass: but Sarah and Zechariah did contrary. This is a comfortable thing, that when we are in any trouble, we may lay our our temptations to him, so that it be with trust in the promises, and misliking of our infirmities, with a longing after Gods mercy, in a fear of his Majesty, and a desire to be helped of our evil and corrupt infirmity.
THis verse & the second verse, shew that it is lawfull for Gods children to make knowne their infirmities to him, so that they waite patiently for helpe from him. For this onely displeaseth him, when we please our selues in moyling against them: otherwise when we come in reuerence, it pleaseth God that we should lay out our infirmities before him. Thus Abraham and Mary laying out their infirmities, with misliking of them, desired that they might know how the things should come to passe: but Sara and Zacharie did contrarie. This is a comfortable thing, that when we are in any trouble, we may lay our our temptations to him, so that it be with trust in the promises, and misliking of our infirmities, with a longing after Gods mercie, in a feare of his Maiestie, and a desire to be helped of our euill and corrupt infirmitie.