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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. 115. Away from me ye wicked, for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Vers. 115. Away from me ye wicked, for I will keepe the commandements of my God.
The cause why the man of God could not so stay himself on the Lord, was, because what way soever he turned himself, he could see no man that would help him. He had no help of the world, every man provided for himself, some shifted this way, another that way, he could see no good example of any, which either believed Gods promises to be true, or were ready to obey his commandments. Wherefore it is manifest, that they were impediments rather than furtherances unto him. For else why should he say, Away from me ye wicked▪ &c?
THe cause why the man of God could not so stay himselfe on the Lord, was, because what way soeuer he turned himselfe, he could see no man that would helpe him. He had no helpe of the world, euery man prouided for himself, some shifted this way, another that way, he could see no good example of any, which either beleeued Gods promises to be true, or were readie to obey his commaundements. Wherefore it is manifest, that they were impediments rather than furtherances vnto him. For else why should he say, Away from me ye wicked▪ &c?
Were there so many impediments in his days, and shall we think there are not so many in ours? or was that age wherein he lived more wicked, than the age wherein we live? First, we are nothing like him in good things, he had greater graces of God than we have, he had gone further in holiness than we; we live in more wicked days than he did. For whom shall we have to follow? Some follow this religion, some follow that; some give