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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.
With my whole heart. That is, without hypocrisy he laid it out before the Lord, that he might receive help from him. And this the Lord requireth in our prayers. For though many do pray and yell, yet because they pray with great corruption, and have not poured out their heart, therefore they have not been heard. The heart of man is most unsearchable, and no man can find it out, but the Lord discloseth it. And therefore neither we, nor others can see it, Jerem. •7. 9.
With my whole heart. That is, without hypocrisie he laid it out before the Lord, that he might receiue helpe from him. And this the Lord requireth in our prayers. For though many doe pray and yell, yet because they pray with great corruption, and haue not powred out their heart, therfore they haue not been heard. The heart of man is most vnsearchable, and no man can finde it out, but the Lord discloseth it. And therefore neither we, nor others can see it, Ierem. •7. 9.
This may appear by those that immediately upon the fact, or when punishment is upon them, will be sorry: but a little after, when the shame and punishment is past, then are they no more touched with it. So when we are sick, when we are in danger of any loss, we seem to pray with our whole hearts: yet after we remember not our vows, which showeth that we examined not our hearts.
This may appeare by those that immediatly vpon the fact, or when punishment is vpon them, will be sorie: but a little after, when the shame and punishment is past, then are they no more touched with it. So when wee are sicke, when wee are in danger of any losse, wee seeme to pray with our whole hearts: yet after wee remember not our vowes, which sheweth that we examined not our hearts.