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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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8 We must not say with Peter, Lord I am a sinner, depart from me; but, Lord I am a sinner, come near to me, and draw me nearer to thee. They that will not draw near to the thorn of Mercy in this life, shall draw near to the throne of Justice in the life to come: so1 they shall go from the East of Gods mercy to the West of his justice. And if the Lord hath sanctified your hearts, ye must know, that we draw near to God by means. The first means is prayer, we go to God by prayer, not by paces: Prayer is a sacrifice to God, a refuge to man, a whip for the devil. The second means is hearing of his word: if we will2 have God hear our prayers, it is meet God should claim thus much of us, that we should hear his word. If we will say, Lord hear my prayer, he must say, my son hearken to my words. The Lord uttereth his affection in this, O that Israel would have heard my commandments. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, saith Christ, how often have I called and thou wouldest not hear: let all men know that there hath been no word from our birth to our death spoken to us, but in way either to our salvation or damnation. The third mean whereby we draw near to God, is by the Sacraments. The word it self is an audible word, the Sacrament is a visible word; the commandment is flat, 1. Cor. 11. Do this. Isaiah. 55. Come buy and eat. Matth. 11. Come ye that are heavy, &c.
8 We must not say with Peter, Lord I am a sinner, depart from me; but, Lord I am a sinner, come neere to me, and draw me neerer to thee. They that will not draw neere to the thorne of Mercy in this life, shall draw neere to the throne of Iustice in the life to come: so1 they shall go from the East of Gods mercy to the West of his iustice. And if the Lord hath sanctified your hearts, ye must know, that we drawe neere to God by meanes. The first meanes is prayer, we goe to God by prayer, not by paces: Prayer is a sacrifice to God, a refuge to man, a whip for the diuell. The second meanes is hearing of his word: if we will