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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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Nature and experience teach us, that our memory is quickest, our senses are readiest, our natural powers ablest in the morning for meditation, because our mind is then free from ill, vain, and worldly thoughts; our memory is renewed and hath recovered far greater strength▪ our senses are not inveigled with any outward things; our natural powers being re•••ed, have then their greatest liberty. Wherefore seeing by nature we are not capable of the ••••; but it goeth with nature as against the dream or against the •aire: now necessary is it in the morning that the first thing to come to our eyes should be the temple of the Lord▪ the first thing to our ears, his word, and to season our minds with meditation of the same: so that we may walk with Elijah all the day after, in the strength of those things, which out of the word of God we have heard or read. And although no time is unfit for the word and prayer: yet now we speak not simply what time is fit, but what time rather is most fit herein to be used.
Nature and experiēce teach vs, that our memorie is quickest, our senses are readiest, our naturall powers ablest in the morning for meditation, because our mind is then free from ill, vaine, and worldly thoughts; our memorie is renewed and hath recouered farre greater strength▪ our senses are not in•eigled with any outward things; our naturall powers being re•••ed, haue then their greatest libertie. Wherfore seeing by nature we are not capable of the ••••; but it goeth with nature as against the dreame or against the •aire: now necessarie is it in the morning that the first thing to come to our eyes should be the temple of the Lord▪ the first thing to our eares, his word, and to season our mindes with meditation of the same: so that wee may walke with Eliah all the day after, in the strength of those things, which out of the word of God we haue heard or read. And although no time is vnfit for the word and prayer: yet now we speake not simply what time is fit, but what time rather is most fit herein to be vsed.