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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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His fervency is noted by crying, which noted the earnestness of the affection, not the loudness of the voice. The voice is loud when it cometh to God, as Anna and Samuel are said to cry, and yet they speak not: so the blood of Habel cried Paul Rom. 8 teacheth what this crying is, namely, the earnest desire of the hart, which is the prayer in the spirit: Ephes. 6. and 1. Thes. 1. he prayeth for the spirit, as the most secret part of their heart, as Mary: My soul rejoiced, and my spirit &c. And thus it ought to be, because God is a spirit. James in the last chapter noteth it by ferventness, which is commended Rom. 12. then we must labour that our most secret parts may be occupied, when we pray to God. Then he rebuketh coldness of prayer: for all men do know that God in the giver of all things, and therefore all pray, yea Heretics and worldly men will pray, yet many prayers are customary and of fashion.
His feruencie is noted by crying, which noted the earnestnes of the affection, not the loudnes of the voyce. The voyce is loude when it commeth to God, as Anna and Samuel are said to crie, and yet they speake not: so the blood of Habel cried Paul Rom. 8 teacheth what this crying is, namely, the earnest desire of the hart, which is the prayer in the spirit: Ephes. 6. and 1. Thes. 1. he prayeth for the spirit, as the most secret part of their heart, as Mary: My soule reioyced, and my spirit &c. And thus it ought to be, because God is a spirit. Iames in the last chapter noteth it by feruentnes, which is commended Rom. 12. then we must labour that our most secret parts may be occupied, when we pray to God. Then he rebuketh coldnes of prayer: for all men doe know that God in the giuer of all things, and therefore all pray, yea Heretikes and wordly men will pray, yet many prayers are customarie and of fashion.