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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. 140. Thy word is proved must pure, and thy servant loveth it.
Vers. 140. Thy word is proued must pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
Here the Prophet showing his love to be the cause of his zeal, repeateth in effect, that which he said before. It may seem strange why the man of God should make mention of this so oft, that the word of God is true. But we must know, that he did it to strengthen his faith, in the time of trouble, and that then he might not faint. We think not, that there is such need of faith, because we feel not the like temptations. For they that1 have no sight of their corruptions, know not their unbelief, and they that feel not their unbelief, feel not the necessity of this strengthening of their faith. And as they that know not their unbelief, know nothing: so they that believe, and see their unbelief, know this to be necessary. They then that have a true trial of their unbelief, know this faith to be a rare gift of God. So that the Prophet commendeth the word of God here of experience: for he saith, Thy word is proved most pure. His meaning is this: This is the cause why I am so zealous, even because I love thy word; and therefore, O Lord I love thy word, because I find it by proof to be so pure.
HEre the Prophet shewing his loue to be the cause of his zeale, repeateth in effect, that which he said before. It may seeme strange why the man of God should make mention of this so oft, that the word of God is true. But we must know, that he did it to strengthen his faith, in the time of trouble, and that then he might not faint. We thinke not, that there is such need of faith, because we feele not the like temptations. For they that1 haue no sight of their corruptions, know not their vnbeliefe, and they that feele not their vnbeliefe, feele not the necessitie of this strengthning of their faith. And as they that know not their vnbeliefe, know nothing: so they that beleeue, and see their vnbeliefe, know this to be necessarie. They then that haue a true triall of their vnbeliefe, know this faith to be a rare gift of God. So that the Prophet commendeth the word of God here of experience: for he saith, Thy word is proued most pure. His meaning is this: This is the cause why I am so zealous, euen because I loue thy word; and therefore, O'Lord I loue thy word, because I finde it by proofe to be so pure.