A02178:3192
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 remedy then is, that we know our sins to be pardoned, and that we renew our covenant, which we do so oft as we come to the Sacrament. Let us learn therefore to make all our oaths with the Lord in ⟨p. 479⟩great reverence, as did Nehemiah chap 5. who caused the oath to be ministered in the presence of the Priest; then must we use prayer, and all means, whereby we may continue in the same: lastly, if we slip or fall in some particular, we must not be discouraged or •aint. The cause then why men do not this, is either because they do not take it in hand in reverence, or taking it in hand do not purpose to keep it, or keeping it, do fall by despair for some particular defect.
The remedie then is, that wee know our sinnes to be pardoned, and that we renue our couenant, which wee doe so oft as we come to the Sacrament. Let vs learne therefore to make all our othes with the Lord in ⟨p. 479⟩great reuerence, as did Nehemiah chap 5. who caused the oath to be ministred in the presence of the Priest; then must we vse prayer, and all meanes, whereby we may continue in the same: lastly, if we slip or falle in some particular, we must not be discouraged or •aint. The cause then why men doe not this, is either because they doe not take it in hand in reuerence, or taking it in hand doe not purpose to keepe it, or keeping it, doe fall by despaire for some particular defect.
Thus we see how the man of God showeth his earnestness and his affection to the law of God, teaching us, why many do not so love the word, as to make it a lantern to their feet, either because they have not such vehement affection, or else they be not so permanent: and therefore we are to pray both against our coldness to the law, and our inconstancy.