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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.
This Psalm is given us by Gods blessing to remove us from our dullness, and to teach us that we should not labour more after knowledge, that after affection; why then profit we no more in the word? there is little hunger in us; much […] doth […] us, we examine not ourselves at midnight, we are not humbled, we thirst not, we pant not. All Gods prom•ies are chiefly made to them that hunger after them it is said, Pro. 2. 4. It thou seekest knowledge as silver, and searchest for her as for treasure 5 Th••• shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, &c. Here we see the holy ghost calleth […] word a •reasure, that is •id and showeth how we must seek & search for it Awaketh your affections, awake your affections,1 behold here the blessing of God, he will bless •ts, and satisfy the hungry souls. The Lord requireth nothing of us, but to mistrust our reason: and to suspect our affections but to be teachable in spirit, to hunger in heart, and thirstingly to long after his word, which if we shall do, we shall receive increase of knowledge, and amendment of life For to them,2 that as meek scholars will be taught of Gods spirit, and submit their reason to the simplicity of the word, the Lord saith, Matth. 5. Blessed an• the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled.
This Psalme is giuen vs by Gods blessing to remoue vs from our dulnesse, and to teach vs that we should not labour more after knowledge, that after affection; why then profit we no more in the word? there is little hunger in vs; much 〈…〉 doth 〈…〉 vs, we examine not ourselues at midnight, we are not humbled, we thust not, we pant not. All Gods promies are chiefly made to them that hunger after them it is said,