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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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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, Act. 2. That the holy Ghost came down on the Apostles in the morning: as may be gathered by the sermon of Peter, when as he telleth them, that it was but the third hour of the day. Where it may appear, that they before being occupied in prayer and ministering of the Word, the holy Ghost came down upon them. Thus we see the fittest time to receive the holy Ghost is in the morning. In every1 place almost of the Prophecies it is said, the Lord stretched out his Arm early by the Prophets, to teach us that this should be the aptest time, both to deliver and to receive the word.
If yet this doctrine be not sufficient to perswade vs, the verie Idolaters will teach vs it, who will rise early and breake their sleepes to goe to the masse: when Aaron had yeelded to the people for making of a calfe, it is said, The people did rise early in the morning. If then Idolaters for their superstitions can cut off their sleepe that in the morning they might leaue in them the deeper impressions, why should wee bee slacke to bestow this time in the musing of the word, that wee may feele the more effectuall operation of it all the day following? What shall I speake of that, Act. 2. That the holie Ghost came downe on the Apostles in the morning: as may be gathered by the sermon of Peter, when as he telleth them, that it was but the third houre of the day. Where it may appeare, that they before being occupied in prayer and ministring of the Worde, the holie Ghost came downe vpon them. Thus wee see the fittest time to receiue the holy Ghost is in the morning. In euery1 place almost of the Prophecyes it is sayde, the Lorde stretched out his Arme earlie by the Prophets, to teach vs that this should be the aptest time, both to deliuer and to receiue the word.