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,…

That no iniquity have dominion over me. The simple sense of this verse is this: Lord, if thou doest not order my goings, surely iniquity will have dominion over me The end of his request (as we touched before) is, that he might not misca•••e in his way He acknowledgeth, that a man being out of the way, may be enforced to wander, and after wandering can hardly recover himself. Wherefore he prayeth to this effect: Lord, so keep me, that though I •rre, yet I may return: so •uide me, that though I go out a little, ye• suffer me not to wa•der altogether, least iniquity over run me. Thus we see God• children fear themselves: and why? because though the raging reign of sin be take• f••m them, •et the massive lump of natural corruption dwelleth in them, and the very dangerous of sin are very dangerous. Wherefore our Saviour Christ •aught us •o pray, L•a•• us not into temptation: the meaning whereof is here of the Prophet plainly set down, which is, that though we cannot au•ide the causes of temptation, which is ou• corrupt nature, yet that every man must resist, and no• yield in willing consent unto sin, that it should get the dominion over us. It every Saint of God •ee commanded to say this in ••u•h and not in hypocrisy of heart; ••• every Saint hath need of this prayer: for every man is subject •o temptation and iniquity in him may have the upper hand.