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,…

This is a comfortable doctrine, when we remember that the rarest and dearest servants of God did renew the mercies of the Lord towards them, by craving that his graces might be renewed in them. Mercy it is that moveth God, to begin any grace in us, it is mercy to continue us in grace, it is mercy that he crowneth his gifts in us. When the Lord then will bestow any merciful thing upon us▪ he preventeth us by bestowing also some grace upon us. For if we respect our selves, we are so far from any right challenging of any new grace or mercy to be given us, that we are most worthy to be deprived of the old graces already received.

This is a comfortable doctrine, when we remember that the rarest and dearest seruants of God did renue the mercies of the Lord towards thē, by crauing that his graces might be renued in them. Mercie it is that moueth God, to begin any grace in vs, it is mercie to continue vs in grace, it is mercie that he crowneth his gifts in vs. When the Lord then will bestow any mercifull thing vpon vs▪ hee preuenteth vs by bestowing also some grace vpon vs. For if we respect our selues, we are so far from any right challenging of any new grace or mercie to be giuen vs, that we are most worthie to be depriued of the old graces alreadie receiued.

As thou usest to do to them that love thy name, &c. The words in their proper tongue signify thus much: According to thy in lgements, which thou do•st execute to them that love thy name, according to that in the fourth verse of the seventh portion. I remember thy judgements of old o Lord, and have been comforted. His meaning therefore in these former words, is not fully expressed▪ Here we may learn, the necessary use of this word, and how needful a thing it is, and how special a gift it is of God his wisdom, rightly to discern and distinguish the words.

As thou vs•st to doe to them that loue thy name, &c. The words in their proper tongue signifie thus much: According to thy in lgements, which thou dost execute to them that loue thy name, according to that in the fourth verse of the seuenth portion. I remember thy iudgements of old o Lord, and haue bene comforted. His meaning therefore in these former words, is not fully expressed Here we may learne, the necessarie vse of this word, and how needful a thing it is, and how speciall a gift it is of God his wisedome, rightly to discerne and distinguish the words.