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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 142. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is trueth.
Vers 142. Thy righteousnes is an euerlasting righteousnes, and thy law is trueth.
The brief meaning whereof is: Trueth it is, that flesh and blood may think, that when contempt cometh for thy names sake, there were sufficient cause to forsake thy word: but Lord thy righteousness is not changeable, it is not one at one time, and another at another time, but it hath been, is, and shall be one and the same; & as there is one constant righteousness with thee, so the rule thereof is set down in thy word, which showeth us what righteousness thou requirest.
THe briefe meaning whereof is: Trueth it is, that flesh and blood may thinke, that when contempt commeth for thy names sake, there were sufficient cause to forsake thy word: but Lord thy righteousnes is not changeable, it is not one at one time, and another at another time, but it hath been, is, and shall be one and the same; & as there is one •onstant righteousnes with thee, so the rule thereof is set downe in thy word, which sheweth vs what righteousnes thou requirest.
Here the man of God teacheth us, how to refel our own reason, which is as ready to be deceived, as Satan is ready to deceive it. For in ble the devil will be ready to put this into our heads: this is, think you, the true righteousness, ch you do profess? Do you not rather deceive your self? see how you are in tre: […] what loss ye must sustain by your profession? Thus he would dende us and make us them that are in a burning ague, who having lost their taste, and […] troubled, think sweet things sour, and sour things sweet. For such is the estate of Gods children in trouble, who in stronger temptations cannot judge, and therefore the devil troubleth and