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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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The last property which we are to observe, is, to be acquainted with the dealings of GOD, either in recompensing his Saints, or revenging his enemies, either in our selves observed, or in others. Whereof the Prophet maketh mention when he saith, quicken me according to thy judgement: that is, according to thy custom, or as thou art wont to deal with thy people in affliction, and as thou hast done before, both to me, and also to other of thy servants.
THe last propertie which wee are to obserue, is, to bee acquainted with the dealings of GOD, either in recompencing his Saints, or reuenging his enemies, either in our selues obserued, or in others. Whereof the Prophet maketh mention when he saith, quicken mee according to thy iudgement: that is, according to thy custome, or as thou art wont to deale with thy people in affliction, and as thou hast done before, both to mee, and also to other of thy seruants.
That this observation of the judgement of God hath been at other times practised, we may see, Ps. 22. where, after the man of God had complain! of his manifold extremities, and had rehearsed his grievous sorrows, wherewith he was vexed, he recovereth himself, ⟨p. 568⟩and groweth in hope saying. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee, they trusted, and thou ••dd•st deliver them. 5. They called upon thee, and were delivered, they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. As if he should have said: Lord thou art w•nt to deal otherwise in time of old with our forefathers, that feared thy name: wherefore seeing thou art now the same God, I will not be out of hope, because I trust thou wilt deal mercifully also with me.1
That this obseruation of the iudgement of God hath bene at other times practised, we may see,