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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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3 Look how near we come unto the practise of David, so near are we to the lively members of God; and look how far we are from that, so far are we from the image of God. Men rather seek for profound knowledge, than for faith that worketh by love, and covet more the ministerial doctrine, than after the power of the Spirit. Therefore God, who is as able to send a lying spirit into the mouths of 400. Prophets, as into any of the meanest Israelites, doth punish them commonly with strange doctrine, & give them up to strong illusions. We ought to have such a burning affection in us, that we should not be able to express it, as David had, who because he could not express it, useth an exclamation, Psal. 119. 97. O how love I thy law! but mens hearts are dull, and their spirits heavy, they are far from this affection that was in David.
3 Looke how neere we come vnto the practise of Dauid, so neere are we to the liuely members of God; and looke how farre we are from that, so farre are we from the image of God. Men rather seeke for profound knowledge, than for faith that worketh by loue, and couet more the ministeriall doctrine, than after the power of the Spirit. Therefore God, who is as able to send a lying spirit into the mouthes of 400. Prophets, as into any of the meanest Israelites, doth punish them commonly with strange doctrine, & giue them vp to strong illusions. We ought to haue such a burning affection in vs, that we should not be able to expresse it, as Dauid had, who because he could not expresse it, vseth an exclamation, Psal. 119. 97. O how loue I thy law! but mens hearts are dull, and their spirits heauie, they are farre from this affection that was in Dauid.
4 Our love to Gods word is a trial of our love to God; he that trembleth at Gods word, and is obedient unto his voice, doth better than he that offereth sacrifice, and he that loves Gods word, doth love God, and else not.