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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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Again, if in the night, we will but give a good sigh when we awake, although I mean not to take away all natural refection, we shall find great comfort in it. Thus if we spend the morning in the word and prayer, we shall so walk in the strength of those things1 which we hear and pray for all the day long, as we shall use this World, as though we used it not; we shall no further use our callings, then they be helps to a better country: we shall have our direction out of the word, what to do, and what to leave undone, we shall do all things the better to Gods glory, and to the possessing of our souls continually in peace and patience.
Againe, if in the night, wee will but giue a good sigh when wee awake, although I meane not to take away all naturall refection, wee shall finde great comfort in it. Thus if wee spend the morning in the word and prayer, we shall so walk in the strength of those things1 which we heare and pray for all the day long, as wee shall vse this Worlde, as though wee vsed it not; wee shall no further vse our callings, then they be helpes to a better countrie: we shall haue our direction out of the word, what to doe, and what to leaue vndone, wee shall doe all things the better to Gods glorie, and to the possessing of our soules continually in peace and patience.
If yet this doctrine be not sufficient to persuade us, the very Idolaters will teach us it, who will rise early and break their sleeps to go to the mass: when Aaron had yielded to the people for making of a calf, it is said, The people did rise early in the morning. If then Idolaters for their superstitions can cut off their sleep that in the morning they might leave in them the deeper impressions, why should we be slack to bestow this time in the musing of the word, that we may feel the more effectual operation of it all the day following? What shall I speak of that,