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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.
For the man of God said before, I have executed judgement and justice; and yet here he saith, teach me judgement and justice: he meant not, that he had judgement and justice fully, perfectly, and absolutely, but that it was according to the grace which he had received, yet he thought not himself therefore justified, though he was not conscious in himself.
For the man of God said before, I haue executed iudgement and iustice; and yet heere he saith, teach me iudgement and iustice: hee meant not, that he had iudgement and iustice fully, perfitly, and absolutely, but that it was according to the grace which hee had receiued, yet he thought not himselfe therefore iustified, though he was not conscious in himselfe.
His meaning then is: Lord thou searchest the heart, corrupt is my hart, and blind is my mind; if I have fallen, Lord grant me to recover my self; if I fail in unbelief, Lord increase my faith, that I may daily grow in executing judgement and justice▪ So far off was he from being weary in upright dealing, that he prayed still for the continuance of it.
His meaning then is: Lord thou searchest the heart, corrupt is my hart, and blind is my minde; if I haue fallen, Lord grant me to recouer my selfe; if I faile in vnbeliefe, Lord increase my faith, that I may daily grow in executing iudgement and iustice▪ So farre off was he from being weary in vpright dealing, that he praied still for the continuance of it.
Then if we be not weary in our calling, and could come to say with this man of God, and with the Apostle Paul, that we are not conscious in our selves, yet we must further proceed and say, that we are not hereby justified; because the largeness of the law cannot be concluded in the narrow compass of our brain, we must pray for the increase both of our knowledge and faith.