A02178:3223
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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Secondly, if he looked to his affections, he should find them as corrupt: for they would have carried him to revenge, when he saw himself to be unreasonably and unconscionably dealt withal: and therefore to restrain the headstrong affection of revenge, it was very needful that he should pray fervently. For we see that when Nabal dealt churlishly and uncurteously with him, because he wanted this help of prayer to keep under his affection, therefore he straightways sware he would kill him, and would have done so, had not Abigail stayed him, and pacified his wrath: whereas at other times, when Saul dealt injuriously with him, and the Lord might seem to have given him into Davids hand, yet because he had prepared his heart by prayer, he abstained from revenge, and committed vengeance to the Lord. This then might be a second reason to move him to pray.
Secondly, if he looked to his affections, he should find them as corrupt: for they would haue carried him to reuenge, when hee sawe himselfe to bee vnreasonably and vnconscionably dealt withall: and therefore to restraine the headstrong affection of reuenge, it was very needfull that hee should pray feruently. For wee see that when Nabal dealt churlishly and vncurteously with him, because hee wanted this helpe of prayer to keepe vnder his affection, therefore hee straightwayes sware hee would kill him, and would haue done so, had not Abigail stayed him, and pacified his wrath: whereas at other times, when Saul dealt iniuriously with him, and the Lord might seeme to haue giuen him into Dauids hand, yet because hee had prepared his heart by prayer, hee abstained from reuenge, and committed vengeance to the Lord. This then might bee a second reason to moue him to pray.
Thirdly, when he saw all means taken away, that he must use no means of his own, neither yet revenge himself: then would the devil be busy to drive him to despair of help and safety: therefore great need he had to pray that the lantern of the word might light him against the darkness of despair.
Thirdly, when hee saw all meanes taken away, that he must vse no meanes of his owne, neither yet reuenge himselfe: then would the diuell bee busie to driue him to despayre of helpe and safetie: therefore great neede he had to pray that the lanterne of the word might light him against the darknes of despayre.