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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.
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 that1 if he be not a righteous man that prayeth, or if the righteous mans prayers are not fervent, it will not prevail. As S. James therefore gathereth a general of a particular, so may we gather, that if we be fervent in prayer, then we shall prevail: but if we be not fervent, we can have no hope. And that is the cause that in our matters we bring not our purpose to pass, because we are cold in prayer, or trust too much to our own wisdom, or such like. Therefore in what matter soever we have in hand, if we do first seek to God by prayer in fervency as did the men of God herein, then shall we prevail as well as ever they did.
13 When Moses preuailed with the Lord by prayer, then did he also preuaile against his enemies. S. Iames saith, The prayer of a righteous man preuaileth much, if it be feruent: So that1 if he be not a righteous man that prayeth, or if the righteous mans prayers are not feruēt, it will not preuaile. As S. Iames therefore gathereth a generall of a particular, so may we gather, that if we be feruent in prayer, then we shall preuaile: but if we be not feruent, we can haue no hope. And that is the cause that in our matters we bring not our purpose to passe, because we are cold in praier, or trust too much to our owne wisedome, or such like. Therefore in what matter soeuer we haue in hand, if we do first seeke to God by prayer in feruencie as did the men of God herein, then shall we preuaile as well as euer they did.
- 1The fervent prayers of a righteous man.The feruent prayers of a righteous man.