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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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2 We must take heed that we indent not with the Lord, but simply give up our selves to him, and seek the grace of God at all times, & with all our hearts, and let us ask other things as it pleaseth him. For when we give these outward things to the Lord, then will he soonest give them us again. Solomon desired Wisdom, and God gave him wisdom which his heart desired, and riches which his heart desired not. O happy man, if withal he desired the fear of the Lord. Abraham gave the Lord his son Isaac; the Lord then gave Isaac to Abraham again: So the readyest way to obtain outward things at Gods1 hand, is to give them up to the hands of the Lord, not that we must commit them to the Lord with this condition, for that were to mock the Lord, but with Abraham we ought to give them to him freely, without hope to receive them again; and yet being content in respect of the Lords glory and will, with the want of them: and then if they be good for us we shall have them, or else some spiritual grace, which with the better shall supply2 the want. Therefore the carking and greedy care of these things, is left to the godless ⟨p. 645⟩which are ignorant of the forgiveness of sins, and of Gods providence.3
2 We must take heede that we indent not with the Lord, but simplie giue vp our selues to him, and seeke the grace of God at all times, & with all our hearts, and let vs aske other things as it pleaseth him. For when we giue these outward things to the Lord, then will he soonest giue them vs againe. Salomon desired Wisedome, and God gaue him wisedome which his heart desired, and riches which his heart desired not. O happie man, if withal he desired the feare of the Lorde. Abraham gaue the Lord his sonne Isaak; the Lorde then gaue Isaak to Abraham againe: So the readyest way to obtaine outward things at Gods1 hand, is to giue them vp to the hands of the Lord, not that we must commit them to the Lord with this condition, for that were to mocke the Lord, but with Abraham wee ought to giue them to him freely, without hope to receiue them againe; and yet being content in respect of the Lordes glory and will, with the want of them: and then if they bee good for vs wee shall haue them, or else some spirituall grace, which with the better shall supplie