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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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Mans mind is infinite, which nothing can satisfy but God or the devil; and continually1 rolleth either in good or ill. In that he addeth, thy testimonies are my meditation, we must note, that to have a sound meditation, we must be circumscribed within the limits of the ⟨p. 463⟩word, otherwise it will be erroneous; but being joined with knowledge, it refineth our knowledge, and teacheth the use of it. If Philosophers saw that a mans life was a meditation of death, whereby as they abstained from many pleasures, they became nevertheless very vain-glorious, yet could they not attain to any sound comfort, because they were destitute of the hope of a better life. But Gods children meditating on the last judgement day make a conscience of many things past, pare away many present corruptions, and sigh for the remembering of their poisoned temptations to come. How godly people have excelled their teachers, it needeth not long proof out of the Scriptures.
Mans minde is infinite, which nothing can satisfie but God or the diuell; and continually1 rolleth either in good or ill. In that he addeth, thy testimonies are my meditation, wee must note, that to haue a sound meditation, wee must be circumscribed within the limits of the ⟨p. 463⟩word, otherwise it will be erroneous; but being ioyned with knowledge, it refineth our knowledge, and teacheth the vse of it. If Philosophers saw that a mans life was a meditation of death, whereby as they abstained from many pleasures, they became neuerthelesse very vaine-glorious, yet could they not attaine to any sound comfort, because they were destitute of the hope of a better life. But Gods children meditating on the last iudgement day make a conscience of many things past, pare away many present corruptions, and sigh for the remembring of their poysoned temptations to come. How godly people haue excelled their teachers, it needeth not long proofe out of the Scriptures.
- 1The •inde of man.