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,…

Here the man of God continueth to show his love, in that nothing can satisfy him, in making his petitions, saying: O Lord regard me, look upon me thy servant, not according to thy justice, but in dealing mercifully with thy servant. We are peradventure accustomed to this prayer, and we sometime happily have this affection, yet we do it not with the Prophet, to the panting of our hearts, or opening of our mouths. We desire the Lord to be good and merciful to us, because we are in some misery and distress, not that we have any desire to see the glory of God advanced, in the accomplishment of his promises Let us see then whether we have this affection of the Prophet in us or no. Why do we pray for favour and mercy at the hand of God? because of his promise. This is something; but we ought to do it, because we love the word: If our prayers, as we have said before, could pierce the skies with their shrillness, if they were so eloquent, as all men were delighted with them; yet they find no grace nor favour before the throne of God, unless they being grounded on the promises of God, grow from a love of his word. Thus we see, how first he proved his love to the word, in that he opened his mouth and panted, and after he desireth, that his love might be satisfied.

HEre the man of God continueth to shew his loue, in that nothing can satisfie him, in making his petitions, saying: O Lord regard me, looke vpon me thy seruant, not according to thy iustice, but in dealing mercifully with thy seruant. We are peraduenture accustomed to this prayer, and we sometime happily haue this affection, yet we do it not with the Prophet, to the panting of our hearts, or opening of our mouthes. We desire the Lord to be good and mercifull to vs, because we are in some miserie and distresse, not that we haue any desire to see the glorie of God aduanced, in the accomplishment of his promises Let vs see then whether we haue this affection of the Prophet in vs or no. Why doe we pray for fauour and mercy at the hand of God? because of his promise. This is something; but we ought to doe it, because we loue the word: If our prayers, as we haue said before, could pierce the skies with their shrilnesse, if they were so eloquent, as all men were delighted with them; yet they finde no grace nor fauour before the throne of God, vnlesse they being grounded on the promises of God, grow from a loue of his word. Thus we see, how first he proued his loue to the word, in that he opened his mouth and panted, and after he desireth, that his loue might be satisfied.