A02178:3593
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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This zeal may be come to, if we crave of God the feeling of our wants; as the want of meat causeth the stomach to desire meat; and hereof cometh fervency (Rom. 8.) and our wants must be considered in respect of our selves, or of others: and not only in affliction, but also in prosperity, whose baits have caused Gods children to take as great wounds at Satan, as ever they did in adversity. And prosperity will make a man careless and proud, and vainglorious; as adversity doth make a man despair; and a man is in as great danger in prosperity, as in adversity. Therefore we have as great need to complain ⟨p. 560⟩in prosperity, as in adversity. And therefore though some of great judgement have thought, that O Lord have mercy on us, and make ••ste to help us, and such like prayers, being made in the adversity of the church, ought not to be used now in this prosperity. Yet I dare not discredit the judgment of the ancient in this respect, seeing that it may at all times be made with profit, if there be understanding; for there is ever need to make this prayer, •od therefore it may with profit be made.
This zeale may be come to, if we craue of God the feeling of our wants; as the want of meate causeth the stomacke to desire meate; and hereof commeth feruencie (Rom. 8.) and our wants must be considered in respect of our selues, or of others: and not onely in affliction, but also in prosperitie, whose baites haue caused Gods children to take as great wounds at Sathan, as euer they did in aduersitie. And prosperitie will make a man careles and proud, and vaineglorious; as aduersitie doth make a man despaire; and a man is in as great danger in prosperitie, as in aduersitie. Therefore wee haue as great neede to complaine ⟨p. 560⟩in prosperitie, as in aduersitie. And therefore though some of great iudgement haue thought, that O Lord haue mercy on vs, and make ••ste to helpe vs, and such like prayers, being made in the aduersity of the church, ought not to be vsed now in this prosperity. Yet I dare not discredit the iudgment of the ancient in this respect, seeing that it may at all times be made with profit, if there be vnderstanding; for there is euer neede to make this prayer, od therefore it may with profit be made.