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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.
Two things, as we have often heard, sustain Gods children in trouble, the one is the testimony1 of a good conscience; the other is faith in Gods promises, both which are here set down in the verses going before; for in that he executed judgement and justice, he had the testimony of a good conscience; in that his eyes failed by waiting on the promises of God, his faith most plainly appeareth. This faith breedeth a good conscience, and this good conscience doth nourish faith. For whosoever will execute judgement and justice, must believe the promises of God, & that the covenant of Christ is a sure covenant ratified in their hearts, which when they feel, they are urged by love to keep a good conscience. For the place to lay up the treasure of faith in is a good conscience. Here then the man of God prayeth for both these things, and if we will seek still after knowledge without feeling, we will judge this prayer to be barren: but if we will look into our own incredulity, and enter with a single eye into our own hearts (for such Christians are we, as we then shall be found to be) and shall enter into the particular troubles of body and soul, we shall find our mass of unbelief, and we shall see, that we may labour often in the meditation of this Psalm, and find sufficient matter all our life long.
Two things, as we haue often heard, sustaine Gods children in trouble, the one is the testimonie1 of a good conscience; the other is faith in Gods promises, both which are heere set downe in the verses going before; for in that he executed iudgement and iustice, he had the testimonie of a good conscience; in that his eyes failed by waiting on the promises of God, his faith most plainely appeareth. This faith breedeth a good conscience, and this good conscience doth nourish faith. For whosoeuer will execute iudgement and iustice, must belieue the promises of God, & that the couenant of Christ is a sure couenant ratified in their hearts, which when they feele, they are vrged by loue to keep a good conscience. For the place to lay vp the treasure of faith in is a good conscience. Here then the man of God prayeth for both these things, and if we will seeke still after knowledge without feeling, we will iudge this prayer to be barren: but if we will looke into our owne incredulitie, and enter with a single eye into our owne hearts (for such Christians are we, as we then shall be found to be) and shall enter into the particular troubles of bodie and soule, wee shall finde our masse of vnbeleefe, and we shall see, that we may labour often in the meditation of this Psalme, and finde sufficient matter all our life long.