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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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9 The cause of all rebellion and murmuring is, that we know not the great power of ⟨p. 760⟩the Lord, or else we at that time do forget it: when by faith we should make to our selves most comfortable use of it, as we may see in the Israelites, who had beheld the great power of God with his goodness towards them, but not in faith, and therefore when the tentation was sore upon them they clean forgot it. The Lord therefore being zealous of his own glory, showeth himself to be most loving and beneficial towards us, which ought to lead us to acknowledge his great goodness, but if we do not, then his justice will surely teach us.
9 The cause of all rebellion and murmuring is, that wee know not the great power of ⟨p. 760⟩the Lord, or else we at that time doe forget it: when by faith we should make to our selues most comfortable vse of it, as wee may see in the Israelites, who had beheld the great power of God with his goodnesse towards them, but not in faith, and therefore when the tentation was sore vpon them they cleane forgat it. The Lord therefore being zealous of his owne glorie, sheweth himselfe to bee most louing and beneficiall towards vs, which ought to leade vs to acknowledge his great goodnesse, but if wee doe not, then his iustice will surely teach vs.
10 The Lord oftentimes with holdeth or taketh away that thing, the having whereof might be hurtful unto us: which if we would rightly consider of, it would be an especial1 help against murmuring in the want of Gods blessings. For if we would consider this, that the Lord doth therefore keep it from us, because he seeth it would be hurtful for us, and that when we shall be fit for it, he will then give it unto us, we should better be contented with that we have, and more patiently bear the want of that we would have: as for example, if a man wanting health, riches, estimation, and such like, and be grieved for it, so that he is almost ready to murmur for the want of them: if he then can consider that the Lord knoweth they be not good for him, but if he had them they would turn to his hurt: this would bring marvellous great quietness to his heart, and would stop his murmuring nature, and would rather stir him up to acknowledge the goodness of God towards him.