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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.
Many would think, that this prayer of the man of God is superfluous, but if they truly knew their own decays of faith, and shrinking in obedience, they would not suspect this Psalm of any needless repetition, but would acknowledge, that it is the wonderful wisdom and goodness of Gods Spirit, so to provide for our unbelief and disobedience. And as the holy ghost doth here set down the glass of regeneration, and teacheth us how to pray for the continuance of our obedience, and strength of faith: so we must so behold our corruptions therein, as from henceforth we may have a greater jealousy of our selves in them both.
Many would thinke, that this praier of the man of God is superfluous, but if they truly knew their owne decaies of faith, and shrinking in obedience, they would not suspect this Psalme of any needlesse repetition, but would acknowledge, that it is the wonderfull wisedome and goodnesse of Gods Spirit, so to prouide for our vnbeleefe and disobedience. And as the holy ghost doth here set down the glasse of regeneration, and teacheth vs how to pray for the continuance of our obedience, and strength of faith: so we must so behold our corruptions therein, as from henceforth we may haue a greater iealousie of our selues in them both.
We learned in these two prayers, how contrary to the doctrine of the Sophisters, he craved knowledge not of desert or merit, but of grace and mercy. Where we are to remember, that when we are to crave of God any new mercy to be received, or perseverance in some mercy already received, we must say with the man of God, Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy.
We learned in these two prayers, how contrary to the doctrine of the Sophisters, hee craued knowledge not of desert or merite, but of grace and mercie. Where we are to remember, that when we are to craue of God any new mercie to be receiued, or perseuerance in some mercy alreadie receiued, we must say with the man of God, Deale with thy seruant according vnto thy mercie.