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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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Vers. 152. I have known long since, by thy testimonies, that thou hast established them for ever.
Vers. 152. I haue knowne long since, by thy testimonies, that thou hast established them for euer.
I Know O Lord, not of late, but long since, that thou ever hast been, and art the self same God, thou art no changeling, thou doest not sometime maintain the cause of thy children, and some other time forsake them. I know now by the covenant and records of thy love, that thou doest defend thine even unto the end: I know that from the beginning thou hast hated & punished sin, thou hast loved and maintained righteous dealing; I am persuaded that thy judgements prove not true once or twice alone, but always. We see how needful it is to us, for us to have knowledge throughly of the testimonies of the Lord. For this was an assured knowledge of the man of God. I have laboured (saith the Prophet) in effect, to establish my knowledge; whereby I may know, that hereafter, which I know now; and that I must know that now, which I must know hereafter: yea, I have taken great pains to confirm this knowledge in me, not of late but of long time.
I Know O Lord, not of late, but long since, that thou euer hast beene, and art the selfe same God, thou art no changeling, thou doest not sometime maintaine the cause of thy children, and some other time forsake them. I know now by the couenant and records of thy loue, that thou doest defend thine euen vnto the end: I know that from the beginning thou hast hated & punished sinne, thou hast loued and maintained righteous dealing; I am perswaded that thy iudgements proue not true once or twice alone, but alwayes. We see how needefull it is to vs, for vs to haue knowledge throughly of the testimonies of the Lord. For this was an assured knowledge of the man of God. I haue laboured (saith the Prophet) in effect, to establish my knowledge; whereby I may knowe, that hereafter, which I know now; and that I must knowe that now, which I must knowe hereafter: yea, I haue taken great paines to confirme this knowledge in me, not of late but of long time.