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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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6 If any would know a true faith then, try it by one special fruit thereof: if our faith1 moveth us to prayer, it is true: and so much faith, so much prayer, which will take away doubting, and confirm us more in Gods goodness. Where are confuted those which say, if Gods providence rule over all, what needeth prayer? For then had Moses, and the children of Israel prayed in vain: and David saith, Psal. 34. The Lords care is open to our prayers. But if the promises of God, whereon our faith is grounded, make us to refrain prayer from the Lord; it is manifest we are too secure, and carnally minded: we are to fear that our faith is false.
6 If any would know a true faith then, trye it by one speciall fruit thereof: if our faith1 moueth vs to prayer, it is true: and so much faith, so much prayer, which will take away doubting, and confirme vs more in Gods goodnes. Where are confuted those which say, if Gods prouidence rule ouer all, what needeth praier? For then had Moses, and the children of Israel prayed in vaine: and Dauid saith, Psal. 34. The Lords care is open to our prayers. But if the promises of God, whereon our faith is grounded, make vs to refraine prayer from the Lord; it is manifest we are too secure, and carnally minded: we are to feare that our faith is false.
- 1Trial of our faith by prayer.Triall of our faith by prayer.
7 In that the Lord heard Moses in prayer, we may aslu•e our selves that he will also hear us; for from a particular example may be gathered a general doctrine, as is evident by the like gathering of