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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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When we come then in fear and trembling to hear the word, as knowing that of our selves we can never understand the word, but must crave of God by prayer, to be given us by his holy Spirit, who as he was the author in giving it, so he is also the causer of conceiving it, we are sure we shall understand. There is an hearing of the letter and an hearing of the Spirit. Why then have we so little judgement and cold affections in hearing and reading, but because we hear and read so malapertly, and are not throughly and truly persuaded of the majesty thereof? The Lord is delighted with the soul that is humbled, and refuseth the purpose of the proud. For what is the cause that so many run into heresy; but because they are proud in their own conceits? On the contrary, if we had this humbled mind, we should not be so senseless in conceiving, nor so soon carried away with the floods and tempests of corrupt doctrine.
When we come then in feare and trembling to heare the word, as knowing that of our selues we can neuer vnderstand the word, but must craue of God by prayer, to be giuen vs by his holy Spirit, who as he was the author in giuing it, so hee is also the causer of conceiuing it, wee are sure we shall vnderstand. There is an hearing of the letter and an hearing of the Spirit. Why then haue wee so little iudgement and cold affections in hearing and reading, but because we heare and reade so malapertly, and are not throughly and truely perswaded of the maiestie thereof? The Lord is delighted with the soule that is humbled, and refuseth the purpose of the proud. For what is the cause that so many runne into heresie; but because they are proude in their owne conceits? On the contrarie, if we had this humbled minde, we should not be so senselesse in conceiuing, nor so soone caried away with the flouds and tempests of corrupt doctrine.
In that he saith, My soul doth keep them, his meaning is, that therefore he laid up the precepts of God in his heart, that he might have them in a readiness when he should practise them, as he saith portion 2. 3. I have hid thy promise in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
In that he saith, My soule doth keepe them, his meaning is, that therefore hee laide vp the precepts of God in his heart, that hee might haue them in a readinesse when hee should practise them, as he saith portion 2. 3. I haue hid thy promise in my heart, that I might not sinne against thee.