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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
In the four first verses are generally set down his care and zeal: first, his zeal and fervency: secondly, his truth without hypocrisy: thirdly that he desired nothing, but agreeing to Gods will, that he might keep Gods commandments: fourthly, his perseverance: fifthly, his faith, his patience, and hope: sixthly, the means to confirm his faith: seventhly, the meditation of Gods judgements to confirm his faith.
In the foure first verses are generally set downe his care and zeale: first, his zeale and feruencie: secondly, his truth without hypocrisie: thirdly that he desired nothing, but agreeing to Gods will, that he might keepe Gods commaundements: fourthly, his perseuerance: fiftly, his faith, his patience, and hope: sixtly, the meanes to confirme his faith: seuenthly, the meditation of Gods iudgements to confirme his faith.
He devoured not his griefs, nor nourished his unbelief, but sought the remedy thereof by the promises of God. And this often cometh to pass that men have wants, and yet bite on the bridle, and therefore they obtain not, because they have not faith to pray, I am. 1. as the Israelites did long bite on the bridle, and at last cried and were helped: therefore it is a great grace, when we can make our wants known by prayer.
He deuoured not his griefes, nor nourished his vnbeleefe, but sought the remedy thereof by the promises of God. And this often commeth to passe that men haue wants, and yet bite on the bridle, and therefore they obtaine not, because they haue not faith to pray, I am. 1. as the Israelites did long bite on the bridle, and at last cried and were helped: therefore it is a great grace, when we can make our wants knowne by prayer.
These properties of prayer are necessary, for certain Heretics, which reason, either God will give, or not give; and if he will, we need not ask; if he will not, it is vain to ask. But we might answer, that then the prayers of Gods children in the Scriptures, and the precepts of prayer are not in vain. Again, the promises of God were in vain, which are made to our prayers: or else they might be fed without bread, and do other things without means. But God hath appointed us to pray, that he might try our obedience, and that he might give his blessing to us: so that we must use that, if we will attain his mercy.