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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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Our Saviour Christ willeth us, if we will obtain, to ask earnestly, if we will find, to seek diligently, if we will enter, to knock continually. Furthermore, this wisdom of the spirit must teach us to bestow that time in Gods worship, which is most fit in respect of Gods glory, and our own estate: wherefore the children of God will not omit the morning, as being the fittest time for all good things.
Our Sauiour Christ willeth vs, if we wil obtaine, to aske earnestly, if we wil find, to seeke diligently, if we will enter, to knocke continually. Furthermore, this wisedome of the spirit must teach vs to bestowe that time in Gods worship, which is most fit in respect of Gods glory, and our owne estate: wherefore the children of God will not omit the morning, as being the fittest time for all good things.
Humane wisdom teacheth, that in all things, wherein is any commendation & excellency,1 the morning time especially is to be spent. The student for his study, the worldling for his devising counteth this time again. Yea the drunkard, saith the Prophet riseth early to be filled with wine. Wherefore if the word and prayer be our chiefest pleasures; •f the belly and the meat shall perish in time, but the word will make our souls co•ti•••• for ever, seeing without it our souls cannot live, and in respect of it all other things are ••• ••ngbyes and accessories: then true wisdom to attain to it, will make the best choice of the morning. And if in things which are agreeable to nature, we serve morning as an help to bring things to pass in, much more had we need to use such helps in those things which are less agreeable to nature, above nature, yea contrary to nature; as is prayer, and the spiritual understanding of the word.2