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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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6 They pray not altogether of fashion, who see their infirmity in praying, and are1 grieved for it: And they that indeed do pray only of fashion, do not see it: and this imperfection doth not so much displease the Lord, as the grief in us for our imperfection doth please him. And though it come to pass that God do cross a vehement prayer, and doth grant our prayer when we pray coldly, it is not either to make us to surcease from zeal, or to slip to coldness in prayer, (for that is the way either to heresy or profaneness) but to teach us that we must not on the one side, trust too much to the2 means, as though we would tie God to our praying; and to encourage us on the other side to use prayer, when seeing the Lord hath heard us praying faintly, he will surely hear us when we pray fervently.
6 They pray not altogether of fashion, who see their infirmitie in praying, and are1 grieued for it: And they that indeed doe pray onely of fashion, doe not see it: and this imperfection doth not so much displease the Lorde, as the griefe in vs for our imperfection doth please him. And though it come to passe that God doe crosse a vehement prayer, and doth graunt our prayer when wee pray coldlie, it is not either to make vs to surcease from zeale, or to slip to coldnes in prayer, (for that is the way either to heresie or prophanenesse) but to teach vs that wee must not on the one side, trust too much to the