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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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11 When the Lord proveth his people, he thereby laboureth to bring them to prayer: yet on the contrary, they fl•e from him, and murmur against him: the reason is, for that1 they think it a small comfort to pray unto him in their trouble, but rather think it very harsh to acknowledge their sins, and so to obtain the forgiveness of them, which being obtained, nothing can be more comfortable: they must have that they want, or else nothing will please them. As the Israelites did murmur against the Lord when they wanted2 water, nothing else would please them: so is it with many when they cannot obtain some corporal or external blessing, which they do much long for. But who art thou oh thou vile man, that thus dealest with the Lord, and never hast had thy heart washed by the blood of Jesus Christ? for if thou haddest, thou wouldest never murmur so much for wanting that thou wouldest have, but rather make him at all times the chiefest comfort, and in all thy necessities, patiently and meekly call upon him in fervent and faithful prayer.
11 When the Lord proueth his people, he thereby laboureth to bring them to prayer: yet on the contrarie, they fl•e from him, and murmure against him: the reason is, for that1 they thinke it a small comfort to pray vnto him in their trouble, but rather thinke it very harsh to acknowledge their sinnes, and so to obtaine the forgiuenes of them, which being obtained, nothing can bee more comfortable: they must haue that they want, or else nothing will please them. As the Israelites did murmure against the Lord when they wanted2 water, nothing else would please them: so is it with many when they cannot obtaine some corporall or externall blessing, which they doe much long for. But who art thou oh thou vile man, that thus dealest with the Lord, and neuer hast had thy heart washed by the blood of Iesus Christ? for if thou haddest, thou wouldest neuer murmure so much for wanting that thou wouldest haue, but rather make him at all times the chiefest comfort, and in all thy necessities, patiently and meekely call vpon him in feruent and faithful prayer.