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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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That we now have this continual meditation, we must pray that we may have a love to the word. Love indeed were of it self eloquent enough, if we had it in any good measure;1 but to stir up this love, we must use many reasons about the nature of the word, how it is mystical, pure, and eternal; which when we see in truth, we shall love the word.
That we now haue this continuall meditation, we must pray that we may haue a loue to the word. Loue indeed were of it selfe eloquent enough, if we had it in any good measure;1 but to stirre vp this loue, we must vse many reasons about the nature of the word, how it is mysticall, pure, and eternall; which when we see in truth, we shall loue the word.
- 1Meditation must […] or on the word.Meditation must 〈…〉 or on the word.
Where he saith, in it is my meditation, we must understand, that it was no roving meditation, but that it was circumscribed within the compass of the law of God. Now to our profit, let us learn to meditate according to the law of the Lord, and so, as under the generals we may touch the particulars, to make the use of them in our selves. Thus we have seen the cause of this effect, to be love. For as the rich men of this world meditate of gathering goods, natural lovers of their love, and ambitious men of their preferments; so the man of God having no greater riches, pleasure nor glory, than in the word, maketh it his whole delight and study. For where we love, thither love doth easily draw our affections with it.
Where he saith, in it is my meditation, wee must vnderstand, that it was no rouing meditation, but that it was circumscribed within the compasse of the law of God. Now to our profit, let vs learne to meditate according to the law of the Lord, and so, as vnder the generals we may touch the particulars, to make the vse of them in our selues. Thus we haue seene the cause of this effect, to be loue. For as the rich men of this world meditate of gathering goods, naturall louers of their loue, and ambitious men of their preferments; so the man of God hauing no greater riches, pleasure nor glorie, than in the word, maketh it his whole delight and studie. For where we loue, thither loue doth easily drawe our affections with it.