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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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Verse. 139. My zeal hath even consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy word.
Verse. 139. My zeale hath euen consumed me, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy word.
Let us here try our faith, which persuade our selves to have such faith, behold here is a trial. True it is, that to all is not given the like measure of faith: unto some are given ten talents, unto some five, unto some two: neither have all grounds like measure of seed, nor render again like measure of increase: for some ground according as it hath received, bringeth fourth one an hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty fold, according to the good will and wisdom of our God. Neither must we think that it is required of us, that we cannot otherwise be faithful and zealous, unless we even consume away, or our eyes gush out with rivers of waters: for we must not think that it was so in the Prophet himself, as though rivers of tears were in his head, or that he was utterly pined away: but rather they are figurative speeches, to show some rare zeal, and notable kind of sorrowing in him.
LEt vs here trie our faith, which perswade our selues to haue such faith, behold here is a triall. True it is, that to all is not giuen the like measure of faith: vnto some are giuen tenne talents, vnto some fiue, vnto some two: neither haue all grounds like measure of seede, nor render againe like measure of increase: for some ground according as it hath receiued, bringeth fourth one an hundreth fold, some sixtie, some thirtie fold, according to the good wil and wisedome of our God. Neither must we thinke that it is required of vs, that we cannot otherwise be faithfull and zealous, vnlesse we euen consume away, or our eyes gush out with riuers of waters: for we must not thinke that it was so in the Prophet himselfe, as though riuers of teares were in his head, or that he was vtterly pined away: but rather they are figuratiue speeches, to shew some rare zeale, and notable kinde of sorrowing in him.