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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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We must then give the Lord no leisure to be free, but prosecute our prayers with importunity, as did the Widow mentioned in the Gospel.
Wee must then giue the Lord no leisure to be free, but prosecute our prayers with importunitie, as did the Widow mentioned in the Gospell.
But we must remember in our often prayer, to use the wisdom of the spirit, which was1 the second thing observed in diligent prayer.
But we must remember in our often prayer, to vse the wisedome of the spirit, which was1 the second thing obserued in diligent prayer.
- 12. Wisdom of he spirit in prayer.2. Wisedome of he spirit in prayer.
For some use prayer often, who wanting heavenly discretion, turn it to their own discommodity. For some have perverted most wickedly these places before alleged, through too strict a consideration of the assiduity of prayer, and thought that they might give over all their callings in an active and civil life, and wholly and continually bestow all time on prayer. But this was too preposterous a diligence, which that we may avoid, it1 shall be true wisdom, so to divide the times and seasons, as we may impart those times on prayer, which most may make for Gods glory, and which best make for our calling. And for those places of our Saviour Christ and the Apostle, wherein we are commanded to pray continually: the meaning is, that we should always be ready and affected to pray, in prosperity and adversity, and at all seasons fit for prayer, that is, when the Lord doth call us to it, and our estate doth require it.