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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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It is a marvellous strange thing, that one thing should be so often repeated, as this to commend still Gods law, and to pray still to be taught in the same. This proceedeth from the comfort which he felt in the word, and from the fight of the corruption of his own heart, and is commended to us in writing, to show us our corruption, and to labour for the like fruit▪ Wherefore seeing experience hath taught us thus much, we must learn, that we can neither see the comfort of our seeking after God, nor our calamity and misery to be delivered out of it, unless we pray with the Prophet for the right knowledge of the law of God: so that we are much to thank our God, that he giveth us in another such a fight of our own corruption.1
It is a marueilous strange thing, that one thing should bee so often repeated, as this to commend still Gods law, and to pray still to be taught in the same. This proceedeth from the comfort which he felt in the word, and from the fight of the corruption of his owne heart, and is commended to vs in writing, to shew vs our corruption, and to labour for the like fruite▪ Wherfore seeing experience hath taught vs thus much, we must learne, that we can neither see the comfort of our seeking after God, nor our calamitie and miserie to be deliuered out of it, vnlesse we pray with the Prophet for the right knowledge of the law of God: so that we are much to thanke our God, that he giueth vs in another such a fight of our owne corruption.1
- 1Note.
As in the first verse, there is a notable commendation of the word: so is there also a singular declaration of his faith: Thy word, O Lord, is a lantern to my feet, and a light unto my path. This seemeth to all men, to have been learned long ago, and belched out in time of Popery, and that it is no new thing, but a saying very well known: but when we look into the several practises of men, which is the righteous judge of all mens judgements, we shall find men to be far from any inward faith showed in such fruits. This made the Prophet to swear, in that he saw on one side his happiness so great in the word, & the corruption of his heart on the other side. And in meditating day and night in Gods law, and considering