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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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10 We must learn to love the Lord for himself, & not for our good: & let us learn not ⟨p. 691⟩to indent with God, as if he will give us riches, or health, or power, then we will serve him,1 or else not; for men cannot away with this indenting with them: but let us say, rather, Lord take away my sins, and as for other things, Lord do as it pleaseth thee. Thus David did, when he was so disquieted in his kingdom by his son. Let us desire this heart of God: for he hath wrought even in sinful flesh to see life in death, health in sickness, wealth in poverty. And this if we believe, we may see the wonderful work of God, as well as our fathers have done.
10 We must learne to loue the Lord for himself, & not for our good: & let vs learne not ⟨p. 691⟩to indent with God, as if he will giue vs riches, or health, or power, then we will serue him,1 or else not; for men cannot away with this indenting with them: but let vs say, rather, Lord take away my sinnes, and as for other things, Lord doe as it pleaseth thee. Thus Dauid did, when he was so disquieted in his kingdome by his sonne. Let vs desire this heart of God: for hee hath wrought euen in sinfull flesh to see life in death, health in sicknes, wealth in pouertie. And this if wee belieue, we may see the wonderfull worke of God, as well as our fathers haue done.
- 1We may not indent with God.
11 Many worldly wise men suspects us of lightness of belief, when we can so soon credit1