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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For to take some short view of all the portions going before, we shall see port. 1. 5. he saith. Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes. Port. 2. 4. Blessed art thou, ô Lord, teach me thy statutes. 3. 2. Open mine eyes, that I may see the wonders of thy law: I am a stranger upon earth, hide not thy commandments from me. 4. 3. Make me to understand the way of thy truth, and I will meditate in thy wondrous works: take from me the way of lying, and grant me graciously thy law. 5. 1. Teach me the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end: give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea I will keep it with mine whole heart: direct me in the paths of thy commandments. 8. 8 The earth ô Lord is full of thy mercy, teach me thy statutes. 9. 2. Teach me good judgement and knowledge, for I have believed thy commandments: thou art good and gracious, teach me thy statutes. 10. 1. Thine hands have made me, and fashioned me, give me understanding therefore, that I may learn thy commandments. 11. 8. Quicken me according to thy loving kindness, so shall I keep thy testimonies of thy mouth. In the 15. portion, he showeth the fruits and effects of the word. Port. 14. 1. he showeth that it was a lantern to his feet, and a light to his paths. 15. 4. Stablish me according to thy promise, that I may live. 16 5. I am thy servant, grant me therefore understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. 17. 5. Direct my steps in thy word, &c. Show the light of thy countenance upon thy servant, & teach me thy statutes. 18. 8. The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting, grant me understanding, & I shall live▪ 19. 5. Hear my voice according to thy loving kindness: O Lord quicken me according to thy judgements. 20. 7. Quicken me according to thy judgements. 7. Quicken me according to thy loving kindness, and here he saith, Lord I make my pitiful moan unto thee for this knowledge. Was he not now, shall we think throughly persuaded, that the word of God is a treasure, seeing he would meditate of it, run after it, seek early and late, pray for it, and practise it continually? this must make us ashamed of our cold love unto it.
For to take some short view of all the portions going before, we shall see port. 1. 5. he saith. Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes. Port. 2. 4. Blessed art thou, ô Lord, teach me thy statutes. 3. 2. Open mine eyes, that I may see the wonders of thy law: I am a stranger vpon earth, hide not thy commandements from mee. 4. 3. Make me to vnderstand the way of thy truth, and I will meditate in thy wondrous workes: take from me the way of lying, and graunt me graciously thy law. 5. 1. Teach me the way of thy statutes, and I shall keepe it vnto the end: giue me vnderstanding, and I shall keepe thy law, yea I will keepe it with mine whole heart: direct mee in the paths of thy commandements. 8. 8 The earth ô Lord is full of thy mercy, teach me thy statutes. 9. 2. Teach me good iudgement and knowledge, for I haue beleeued thy commandements: thou art good and gracious, teach mee thy statutes. 10. 1. Thine hands haue made mee, and fashioned mee, giue me vnderstanding therefore, that I may learne thy commandements. 11. 8. Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes, so shall I keepe thy testimonies of thy mouth. In the 15. portion, hee sheweth the fruits and effects of the word. Port. 14. 1. he sheweth that it was a lanterne to his feete, and a light to his paths. 15. 4. Stablish mee according to thy promise, that I may liue. 16 5. I am thy seruant, graunt me therefore vnderstanding, that I may know thy testimonies. 17. 5. Direct my steps in thy word, &c. Shew the light of thy countenance vpon thy seruant, & teach me thy statutes. 18. 8. The righteousnes of thy testimonies is euerlasting, grant me vnderstāding, & I shall liue 19. 5. Heare my voice according to thy louing kindnes: O Lord quicken me according to thy iudgements. 20. 7. Quicken me according to thy iudgemēts. 7. Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes, and here he saith, Lord I make my pitifull mone vnto thee for this knowledge. Was he not now, shall we thinke throughly perswaded, that the word of God is a treasure, seeing hee would meditate of it, runne after it, seeke early and late, pray for it, and practise it continually? this must make vs ashamed of our cold loue vnto it.