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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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The second mean is prayer: wherefore he said so often, portion 5. 2. Teach me, O Lord, the 1way of thy statutes▪ &c. & portion 9▪ 2. Teach me good judgement and knowledge. Where sometime2 he desireth to have his judgement enlightened; and sometimes his affections cleared. Well, was he one that was wiser than Gad and Nathan, and yet had this affection to grow in the knowledge of wisdom, and shall not we be ashamed, if we pray not? He felt this joy & delight of the word by measure in him, he felt sometimes a clean heart, sometimes3 an hard heart▪ sometimes unspeakable joy of mind, sometimes exceeding dullness of mind, sometime he seemed to have enjoyed the comforts of Angels, sometimes no comfort at all▪ So let us think our selves to be as between light and darkness, clouds and brightness, sometimes having patience, and sometimes murmuring, sometime purposing to do good, sometime fainting in bringing them to pass.
The second meane is prayer: wherfore he said so often, portiō 5. 2. Teach me, O Lord, the 1way of thy statutes▪ &c. & portion 9▪ 2. Teach me good iudgement and knowledge. Where sometime2 he delireth to haue his iudgement inlightened; and sometimes his affections cleered. Well, was hee one that was wiser than Gad and Nathan, and yet had this affection to growe in the knowledge of wisedome, and shall not wee be ashamed, if wee pray not? He felt this ioy & delight of the word by measure in him, he felt sometimes a cleane heart, sometimes3 an hard heart▪ sometimes vnspeakable ioy of mind, sometimes exceeding dulnes of mind, sometime hee seemed to haue enioyed the comforts of Angels, sometimes no comfort at all So let vs thinke our selues to be as betweene light and darknes, clowdes and brightnes, sometimes hauing patiēce, and sometimes murmuring, sometime purposing to do good, sometime fainting in bringing them to passe.