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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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That this holy importunity is to be used, we may see by our Saviour Christs words, Luk: 21. vers. 36. Watch & pray continually▪ and by the Apostles exhortation. 1. Thess. 5▪ Pray continually; in which places the holy Ghost commendeth assiduity in prayer. Wherefore God often denieth us our requests, because we use not to pursue and prosecute them with fervent prayer. For if we have prayed twice or thrice for one thing▪ and yet are not heard, but receive as it were the repulse, we straightway surcease, and leave off our prayers: contrary to the practise of this man of God; who would not suffer any repulse, but still continued his prayer both morning and evening. So that we are to know, that if we will obtain mercy, God will sometime defer his grant to try us, whether we ask carefully or no,1 whether we truly and reverently esteem of the thing prayed for, whether we believe throughly his mercies and promises, and whether we will as thankfully use it, when we have it, as we did carefully pray for it, before we had it.
That this holie importunitie is to be vsed, wee may see by our Sauiour Christs words, Luk: 21. vers. 36. Watch & pray continually▪ and by the Apostles exhortation. 1. Thess. 5▪ Pray continually; in which places the holy Ghost commendeth assiduitie in prayer. Wherefore God often denyeth vs our requests, because we vse not to pursue and prosecute them with seruent prayer. For if we haue prayed twice or thrice for one thing▪ and yet are not heard, but receiue as it were the repulse, wee straitway surcease, and leaue off our prayers: contrarie to the practise of this man of God; who would not suffer any repulse, but still continued his prayer both morning and euening. So that wee are to know, that if we will obtaine mercie, God will sometime deferre his graunt to trie vs, whether wee aske carefully or no,1