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,…

Except thy law) we have heard how David was wounded, here is that plaster which cured that wound, namely, the law of the Lord his God. He being pursued with the heart betaketh himself to these rivers: persecuted, flieth to these mountains: environed, hasteth to these bulwarks: and afflicted, with delight he comes to these comforters. The word of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous flieth to it and is delivered. Here note a difference between humane and divine laws, Philosophy and divinity. Art thou in trouble: what will Philosophy say unto thee? all that it can say is but thus much, ferendum est quod vitari non potest, I must undergo that which I cannot avoid: But come to divinity, it will teach thee whence troubles come, why they are sent, how thou must endure them, by what means get out of them: to depend upon God, repent of thy sins, ⟨p. 446⟩examine thy ways, that the end will be good, and that death is advantage unto thee: it will teach thee, that sin is pardoned, Satan vanquished, and that Christ is thy companion in troubles, and crown after. It is as the sword of Goliath, no weapon like ••• that spiritual Manna, no food comparable to it: and that pool of […] or ••••• river, into which if thou once descend, whatsoever thy disease be, assure thy self of cure. But it must be applied, or else it will do thee no more good, then the bread that is ever in the cupboard, the cloth in the drapers shop, the wine in the vessel, or the medicine which thou keepest ever in thy pocket. Davi• applies it, by delighting in it.

Except thy lawe) wee haue heard how Dauid was wounded, here is that plaister which cured that wound, namely, the lawe of the Lord his God. He being pursued with the heart betaketh himselfe to these riuers: persecuted, flieth to these mountaines: inuironed, hasteth to these bulwarkes: and afflicted, with delight he comes to these comforters. The word of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous flieth to it and is deliuered. Here note a difference betweene humane and diuine lawes, Philosophie and diuinitie. Art thou in trouble: what will Philosophie say vnto thee? all that it can say is but thus much, ferendum est quod vitari non potest, I must vndergoe that which I cannot auoide: But come to diuinitie, it will teach thee whence troubles come, why they are sent, how thou must endure them, by what meanes get out of them: to depend vpon God, repent of thy sinnes,