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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
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Vers. 129. Thy testimonies are wonderful, therefore doth my soul keep them.
Vers. 129. Thy testimonies are wonderfull, therefore doth my soule keepe them.
The self same argument is here continued, which he used before. For he partly prayeth for graces, and partly showeth what graces he hath received: in the first, second, third and last verses of this Portion, he showeth his graces, in the other he prayeth for graces. As we see the self same argument, so we see a new reason. Thy testimonies (saith he) are wonderful; that ••, thy law hath in it such mysteries, as natural men cannot reach them, and therefore lone• thy law. As if he should have said: Lord, what is▪ the cause, that men do so basely esteem of the greatness of thy covenants, why do men so little regard it? because they never tasted the excellency of it, they never felt the wonderful and powerful majesty thereof. Why do •lay them up as my soul? because in my soul I have felt by thy word su• wisdom •s eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard, nor reason able to conceive And why I pray you, in our times do so few conceive, or conceiving, do keep and so esteem of the word of God? because the wise men of the world think it a thing very easy▪ and they can conceive […] they list, & the more common sort of people make •o more account of i, han to give it the hearing, and that with their natural wit, and reason only.