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, & the¹ presumptiō of the vngodly, that, when the Lord suspendeth his truth for a while, the godly suspect not the truth of the word, but the vnbeleefe of themselues, and pray against the same. If then when Gods promises are suspended, we be through Sathans policie and our frailtie tempted to mistrust, we can say, Thy word ô Lord doth not faile; but wee are dull in faith, we are wauering, we are full of vnbeleefe, good Lord, increase our faith, take from vs these mists and cloudes of mistrust, by shining vpon vs with the bright beames of thy spirit, and though Sathan would weaken our hope to discredit thy truth, yet strengthen vs: and though we haue failed in many particular points of thy commandements, yet we beseech thee to forgiue the secret errors of our life: wee haue beleeued thy word, but if wee failed in faith, then reueale thy couenants vnto vs, that we may recouer.

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