A02178:3901
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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whether in Christ we seek nothing but Christ: and this if we can truly see and feel even in the truth of our hearts, then our▪ heart is upright, then have we before us a right end, then do we rightly seek God, and he whom he hath sent Jesus Christ, even to the salvation of our souls. True it is, that the Lord may and doth often bestow livings,1 riches, and such other outward helps and benefits on his children: but they do not chiefly seek these. They take these as an handful, yea as an overplus of his favour: but their hearts are not set upon them. Their love is set upon God and upon his glory, & that they especially labour for, that they do toil and travel about, and that is the end of all their labours, in what measure they obtain that, in that measure they be quiet, though they want other things: but in what measure they do not find that, in that measure are they grieved, though they abound in outward things. When a man is of this mind, when he hath this heart, when he hath this good will to learn; then among many other blessings he shall be sure to find that which followeth in this verse: Knowledge shall be easy to him that will understand.
whether in Christ we seeke nothing but Christ: and this if we can truely see and feele euen in the truth of our hearts, then our▪ heart is vpright, then haue we before vs a right end, then doe we rightly seeke God, and he whom he hath sent Iesus Christ, euen to the saluation of our soules. True it is, that the Lord may and doth often bestow liuings,1 riches, and such other outward helpes and benefites on his children: but they doe not chiefly seeke these. They take these as an handfull, yea as an ouerplus of his fauour: but their hearts are not set vpon them. Their loue is set vpon God and vpon his glorie, & that they especially labour for, that they doe toyle and trauell about, and that is the ende of all their labours, in what measure they obtaine that, in that measure they be quiet, though they want other things: but in what measure they doe not finde that, in that measure are they grieued, though they abound in outward things. Whē a man is of this mind, when he hath this heart, when he hath this good will to learne; then among many other blessings he shall be sure to finde that which followeth in this verse: Knowledge shall be easie to him that will vnderstand.