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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. 122. Answer for thy servant in that which is good, and let not the proud oppress me.
Vers. 122. Answere for thy seruant in that which is good, and let not the proude oppresse mee.
Answer: that is, be surety for me. So, though his cause was good, yet he thought himself not so wise as to answer his enemies, nor so strong as to prevail against them in that which is good: he knew that God would not take his part in any evil cause, which must make us, if we look for God to be our help, to provide that our cause be good. His mind then is: if my cause Lord were evil, I durst not crave thy help, but it is good: therefore speak for me. We therefore, if our cause be ill, are rather to crave of God, to have our sin pardoned, because the righteous God is not a defender of an unrighteous cause. Again, though our cause be good, we must not therefore think that we our selves can answer it, because the man of God saith, portion 20. 2. Plead my cause and deliver me: that is, Lord put an answer into my mouth, take my cause into thine own hand, mine enemies are too wise and strong for me.
ANswere: that is, be suretie for me. So, though his cause was good, yet he thought himselfe not so wise as to answere his enemies, nor so strong as to preuaile against them in that which is good: hee knewe that God would not take his part in any euill cause, which must make vs, if wee looke for God to be our helpe, to prouide that our cause bee good. His minde then is: if my cause Lord were euill, I durst not craue thy helpe, but it is good: therefore speake for me. We therefore, if our cause be ill, are rather to craue of God, to haue our sinne pardoned, because the righteous God is not a defender of an vnrighteous cause. Againe, though our cause be good, wee must not therefore thinke that wee our selues can answere it, because the man of God saith, portion 20. 2. Pleade my cause and deliuer me: that is, Lord put an answere into my mouth, take my cause into thine owne hand, mine enemies are too wise and strong for me.