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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 Pharaoh scorning Gods people and his messengers, the Lord turned it to a blessing,1 and it may teach us not to mock the children of God, & again to hear patiently the practises of scorners, as David did Shimei: and so shall it be turned into a blessing unto us. Pharaoh could mock and contemn God in his prosperity, but he could not withstand the plagues when they came, but was most fearful: and this is the course of all the wicked, to contemn God in prosperity, and to be most fearful in any trouble.
11 Pharaoh scorning Gods people and his messengers, the Lord turned it to a blessing,1 and it may teach vs not to mocke the children of God, & again to heare patiently the practises of scorners, as Dauid did Shemei: and so shall it be turned into a blessing vnto vs. Pharaoh could mocke and contemne God in his prosperitie, but he could not withstand the plagues when they came, but was most fearefull: and this is the course of all the wicked, to contemne God in prosperitie, and to be most fearefull in any trouble.
- 1Against scorners.
1 The promises of God must be to us, as a double string to our bow, as Jacob ceased1 not to wrestle, though his thigh was bruised until he had the blessing; so we must not faint in temptation, though we be humbled until we have victory. We must not despair of the victory in temptation, because of our striving, albeit we have some infirmities, but rather we must rejoice in our will, and in God his grace, whereby we have desire to go to God.
1 The promises of God must be to vs, as a double string to our bowe, as Iacob ceased