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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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Vers. 137. Righteous art thou O Lord, and just are thy judgements.
Vers. 137. Righteous art thou O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.
AS in the latter end of the former Portion, the Prophet showed, that his eyes gushed out with rivers of waters, because of the general backsliding and falling to iniquity; so here he showeth, that he had almost pined away, and consumed to nothing, to see the ripeness of iniquities in them, which were his enemies. And whereas this might have been a great temptation, that notwithstanding there were made so many promises to the godly, and such judgements threatened to the wicked; yet the godly sustained so hard things, and the wicked were in so good a case, he confirmeth his faith, by staying his whole confidence on God, and trusteth in God, because he is righteous, and acknowledgeth him to be a righteous God, because every part of his word is righteous, and whatsoever the Lord hath said, either concerning his promises to his servants, or threatenings to his enemies, is most just and true.
AS in the latter end of the former Portion, the Prophet shewed, that his eyes gusht out with riuers of waters, because of the generall backsliding and falling to iniquitie; so here he sheweth, that he had almost pined away, and consumed to nothing, to see the ripenes of iniquities in them, which were his enemies. And whereas this might haue beene a great temptation, that notwithstanding there were made so many promises to the godly, and such iudgements threatned to the wicked; yet the godly sustained so hard things, and the wicked were in so good a case, he confirmeth his faith, by staying his whole confidence on God, and trusteth in God, because he is righteous, and acknowledgeth him to be a righteous God, because euery part of his word is righteous, and whatsoeuer the Lord hath said, either concerning his promises to his seruants, or threatnings to his enemies, is most iust and true.