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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
12 The lifting up of the hands, is taken sometimes for prayer it self, the sign for the1 thing it self: so the speech is used, Psal. 141. 2. Let the lifting up of my hands be as an Evening sacrifice. And in Tim. 2. 6. I will that men lift up pure hands in every place: Where we see, that the truth of the things is joined nearly with the sign. For if a man have not an heart, his lifting up of hands is nothing; but if the heart be thoroughly moved, then also will the eye be lifted up: yet we do lift up our eyes, that our hearts thereby may be the better lifted up: and our eye doth not wander, nor our care doth hearken after other things, but our hearts have first wandered.
12 The lifting vp of the hands, is taken sometimes for prayer it selfe, the signe for the1 thing it selfe: so the speech is vsed, Psal. 141. 2. Let the lifting vp of my hands bee as an Euening sacrifice. And in Tim. 2. 6. I will that men lifte vp pure hands in euery place: Where we see, that the truth of the things is ioyned neerly with the signe. For if a man haue not an heart, his lifting vp of hands is nothing; but if the heart be thoroughly mooued, then also will the eye be lifted vp: yet we doe lift vp our eyes, that our hearts thereby may be the better lifted vp: and our eye doth not wander, nor our care doth harken after other things, but our hearts haue first wandered.
- 1Lifting up of hands.Lifting vp of hands.
13 When Moses prevailed with the Lord by prayer, then did he also prevail against his enemies. S. James saith, The prayer of a righteous man prevaileth much, if it be fervent: So that