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,…

Here the Prophet is desirous to be further taught in the word. Here we see the man of God complaineth not of the word, though as yet the promise was not performed, but of his own faith. Here is then a difference between the faith of the godly, & the¹ presumption of the ungodly, that, when the Lord suspendeth his truth for a while, the godly suspect not the truth of the word, but the unbelief of themselves, and pray against the same. If then when Gods promises are suspended, we be through Satan's policy and our frailty tempted to mistrust, we can say, Thy word ô Lord doth not fail; but we are dull in faith, we are wavering, we are full of unbelief, good Lord, increase our faith, take from us these mists and clouds of mistrust, by shining upon us with the bright beams of thy spirit, and though Satan would weaken our hope to discredit thy truth, yet strengthen us: and though we have failed in many particular points of thy commandments, yet we beseech thee to forgive the secret errors of our life: we have believed thy word, but if we failed in faith, then reveal thy covenants unto us, that we may recover.

HEre the Prophet is desirous to be further taught in the word. Here we see the man of God complaineth not of the word, though as yet the promise was not performed, but of his owne faith. Here is then a difference betweene the faith of the godly, & the