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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.
And though we would cry in our prayers, to be heard to the clouds, and send forth1 loud shrikes, though we would roar as a cannon gun, yet what is it that seasoneth our prayers; even the mourning of our hearts, the failing of our eyes, and when we pray with unspeakable sighs, which cannot be expressed. For they be not loud, eloquent, and well set prayers, which are acceptable to the Lord, but our staying our selves on the Lord, and our continuing in well doing, and our maintaining of a good cause to the utmost; so that a man might sooner pull the eyes out of our heads, and the heart out of our2 bodies, and bereave us of our lives, than make us leave righteousness; and though troubles shall come, we will still follow our cause to the failing of our eyes, fainting of our hearts, and melting of our powers.
And though we would crie in our prayers, to be heard to the clowdes, and send foorth1 lowde shrikes, though wee would roare as a cannon gunne, yet what is it that seasoneth our prayers; euen the mourning of our hearts, the failing of our eyes, and when we pray with vnspeakeable sighes, which cannot be expressed. For they be not lowde, eloquent, and well set prayers, which are acceptable to the Lord, but our staying our selues on the Lord, and our continuing in well doing, and our maintaining of a good cause to the vtmost; so that a man might sooner pull the eyes out of our heads, and the heart out of our2 bodies, and bereaue vs of our liues, than make vs leaue righteousnes; and though troubles shall come, we will still follow our cause to the failing of our eyes, fainting of our hearts, and melting of our powers.
- 1Prayer.
- 2Constancy in a good cause.Constancie in a good cause.