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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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Vers. 111. Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the joy of mine heart.
Vers. 111. Thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer: for they are the ioy of mine heart.
This is the amplifying of the first verse. This is a true sign that he loved the word, because he loved it as well in trouble as in prosperity. This is a rare sign of faith: for many are like Jobs wife, who in trouble forg•t the commandments and slided from them: but the contrary was in Job.
THis is the amplifying of the first verse. This is a true signe that he loued the word, because he loued it as well in trouble as in prosperitie. This is a rare signe of faith: for many are like Iobs wife, who in trouble forg•t the commandements and slided from them: but the contrarie was in Iob.
We shall not then have a sure trial of our faith, before our troubles try us, yea and sore troubles, that our soul is in our hand. But if in the greatest we can say the Lord is our strength, our faith is strong: but if little troubles make us fail, our strength is weak. Therefore we must meditate of these things before they come, that we may stand when they come. If this man in trouble forsook not Gods word, how ought we to be ashamed, in prosperity cannot stand steadfast? yea we may fear his judgements because that seeing we be led away with vanity now, when trouble cometh we shall fail away. For the continuance of sin doth either brawn the hearts, or work sore grief to them that have it.