A02178:3660
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 self same argument and matter is here repeated, which was before, but after another manner. He saith portion 16. 1. I have executed judgement and justice, leave me not to mine oppressors. The which in sense being all one with the other, and seeing we have delivered the doctrine at large before, here is not much to be spoken. Only we may observe this, he here layeth his misery open, and unfoldeth his estate before the Lord: Behold (saith he) O Lord, thine eyes are upon the righteous, thine ears are open to their 1prayers. Thou seest my case, let me s•e thy grace, that I may know for a trueth, that thou lookest on me. The cause then, why we oftentimes are not helped, is, because we hide our troubles from the Lord.
THe selfe same argument and matter is here repeated, which was before, but after another manner. Hee saith portion 16. 1. I haue executed iudgement and iustice, leaue me not to mine oppressours. The which in sense being all one with the other, and seeing we haue deliuered the doctrine at large before, here is not much to be spoken. Onely we may obserue this, he here laieth his misery open, and vnfoldeth his estate before the Lord: Behold (saith he) O Lord, thine eyes are vpon the righteous, thine eares are open to their 1prayers. Thou seest my case, let me s•e thy grace, that I may knowe for a trueth, that thou lookest on me. The cause then, why we oftentimes are not helped, is, because we hide our troubles from the Lord.
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True it is, that the Lord seeth all, although we should hide all; neither needeth he the displaying of our own miseries, but yet in all troubles he would have us to open and ⟨p. 571⟩