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,…

Oh, how I love thy law. We have then in this verse a just occasion to examine our selves, how we profit in the love of Gods word, wherein the Prophet for our example and imitation, pathetically protesteth, how he loveth the word of the Lord, & to declare that it was not in outward show, but in inward affection▪ and that he did not indeed delude himself, as we do in many things, he proveth it by effects, for that here alone is true wisdom, and not elsewhere to be found. Wherefore it shall not be amiss, to gather all such proofs,¹ whereby we may see his love was unfeigned, and came from the bottom of his heart. The first is a special hatred that he had to the contrary, that is, to all false religion, opposed to the true service of God. Secondly, it may be showed in the circumstance of the time, and² that for two causes, both in respect of the law, which then had little countenance, and in³ respect of his person, which then did suffer contempt. The third is the reposing of his felicity⁴ in the word, when either he felt the sweet promises of God, or his inward man delighted with the law, in that he preferred it before all profit, pleasure, & glory, with which things natural men are most delighted: as also his great grief of mind, when either he felt not such comfort in Gods promises, or his inward man not delighting in his word; or⁵ when he saw any other transgressing the same. The fourth is, his careful using of the means, which were many, namely, his conference with Gods children, either in reaching his gifts unto them, or in the participating of their gifts with him, his praying, & praising of God▪ his holy meditations, and his vowing with himself to keep the law of the Lord.

Oh, how I loue thy lawe. We haue then in this verse a iust occasion to examine our selues, how we profit in the loue of Gods word, wherein the Prophet for our example and imitation, pathetically protesteth, how he loueth the word of the Lord, & to declare that it was not in outward shew, but in inward affection and that he did not indeede delude himselfe, as we do in many things, he proueth it by effects, for that here alone is true wisedome, and not elsewhere to bee found. Wherefore it shall not bee amisse, to gather all such proofes,