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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.
PORTION. 12. LAMED.
Vers. 89. O Lord, thy word endureth for ever in heaven.
Vers. 89. O Lord, thy word endureth for euer in heauen.
This part showeth the comforts that stayed him in his trouble: his eyes fainted, yet he saw Gods word to endure for ever in heaven. And this is his saith, which when he saw no help in earth, yet could lift up his heart to heaven. And he noteth the weakness of his enemies, that though they had almost made an end of Gods Saints in earth, yet they cannot take the word out of heaven, which is the seat thereof. This must comfort us when persecution waxeth hot, so that we might say with […], I am •••• alo•e: yet the Lord keepeth his word in heaven, from whence he will send it to another place. In the ⟨p. 443⟩confidence hereof David crieth; Psalm. 2. Why do, &c. and in the death of Christ, the Saviour of the world seemed to be dead, so that they mocked him, He saved others: yet Gods word was in heaven, and Christ became a Saviour to them that believed. When the children of Israel were brought low in Egypt, yet Gods word in heaven was true, and they returned to the promised land. When the Jews were translated to Babylon, so that all hope of return was taken away, yet Daniel and other knew the word was in heaven, that after 70 years they should return. This is true in particular persons, as Job, David, Hezekiah, and others being brought very low: yet through hope of Gods word which is in heaven, they looked for deliverance, though they saw no help in earth. This is good for us to lay up against trouble to come, and this comforted Bradford, Rogers, &c. which said, God would bring his word from heaven to this land again.