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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.
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.
Then if we be not wearie 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 selues, yet we must further proceede and say, that we are not hereby iustified; because the largenes of the lawe cannot be concluded in the narrow compasse of our braine, we must pray for the increase both of our knowledge and faith.
According to thy mercy. He saith not give judgement, because I have done well, but deal with thy servant according to thy mercy. He doth not mean here as the Papists, he assureth himself of nothing of desert, but though he showed mercy unto others, yet with God he sueth for mercy, and not for merit. If then he had failed in nothing, he would not