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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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CHAP. LVIII. Of Prayer and Meditation.
IT is the nature of all men, never to come to God wholly, till they be destitute of all help, but then they will cry to God as the Israelites did. The Israelites cried often, because of some misery, and not because of sin, and therefore we are not heard: but when they saw their sin, and came unto God, then they were heard: so God will come quickly1 though he tarry long: quickly, that is when we are fit, & do pray with feeling: long, because of our unfitness, and our want of feeling, and continue not in waiting. Let us observe this in all crosses, as if any sickness he long upon us, it is because we have not profited by it in feeling our sins in humility of hart, in prayer to God: therefore he is long, but when we have thus profited, then will be come, either to take away the cross, or to recompense the same with inward comfort: and this may every one of Gods children claim at Gods hands, when they have well profited by the cross.
IT is the nature of all men, neuer to come to God wholy, till they be destitute of all helpe, but then they wil crie to God as the Israelites did. The Israelites cried often, because of some miserie, and not because of sinne, and therefore we are not heard: but when they saw their sin, and came vnto God, then they were heard: so God will come quickely1 though he tarie long: quickly, that is when we are fit, & do pray with feeling: long, because of our vnfitnesse, and our want of feeling, and continue not in wayting. Let vs obserue this in all crosses, as if any sicknes he long vpon vs, it is because we haue not profited by it in feeling our sins in humilitie of hart, in prayer to God: therefore he is long, but when we haue thus profited, then will be come, either to take away the crosse, or to recompence the same with inward comfort: and this may euery one of Gods children claime at Gods hands, when they haue well profited by the crosse.