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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Vers. 1•1. I have executed judgement and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
Vers. 1•1. I haue executed iudgement and iustice: leaue me not to mine oppressors.
The Prophet goeth on, praying for the increase and continuance of Gods favour, using two arguments: the first, by showing his afflictions, which he suffered: the second, by declaring his affection to the word; whereunto is added a reason drawn from the nature of GOD, that it is his time to help in affliction. His general desire then is, to have a further love of Gods word, to this end he showeth his miseries and afflictions, and with what affection he longed for help, trusting that God would now come to do right. His prayer is, that the Lord would not suffer him to be overcome with over-much afflictions, but that as it is Psal. 125. 3. that the rod of the wicked shall not rest on the lot of the righteous, least the righteous put their hands unto wickedness, and1 that the hands of the oppressors should not prevail. God then giveth us this liberty, that we may pray against our and his enemies, but we must withal consider these two reasons.
THe Prophet goeth on, praying for the increase and continuance of Gods fauour, vsing two arguments: the first, by shewing his afflictions, which hee suffered: the seconde, by declaring his affection to the word; whereunto is added a reason drawne from the nature of GOD, that it is his time to helpe in affliction. His generall desire then is, to haue a further loue of Gods word, to this end hee sheweth his miseries and afflictions, and with what affection hee longed for helpe, trusting that God would now come to doe right. His prayer is, that the Lord would not suffer him to bee ouercome with ouer-much afflictions, but that as it is