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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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3 He in all things would ask counsel of God by his word and prayer, thinking he ⟨p. 27⟩could never well do good to others, unless he had also first done well to his own soul. And he observed, that taking in hand things more suddenly, he either was crossed in the doing of them, or if he had any present fruit, yet he saw it was not an abiding and remaining fruit.
3 He in all things would aske counsell of God by his word and prayer, thinking he ⟨p. 27⟩could neuer well doe good to others, vnlesse he had also first done well to his owne soule. And hee obserued, that taking in hand things more suddenly, hee either was crossed in the doing of them, or if he had any present fruite, yet hee saw it was not an abiding and remaining fruite.
4 It is good to use every night as soon as we awake, some exercise of prayer, or meditation,1 and to prevent the morning and evening watch in thinking on the Word.
4 It is good to vse euery night as soone as wee awake, some exercise of prayer, or meditation,1 and to preuent the morning and euening watch in thinking on the Word.
- 1Prayer in the night.