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,…

Furthermore O Lord, whereas we are privy to our selves, ere it is known unto others, or unto thee, that thereby any sin or sins more strange in us through our corrupt nature or custom, or the temptation of others, or of the tempter; we beseech thee that there we may labour to find the precious death of our Lord Jesus Christ more powerful in subduing the same: and whereas through unabilitie of nature, want of means, or grace, we are weaker in any duties of well-doing, there we may strive to find the virtue of his glorious resurrection more effectual in raising us up in means of life: so that our familiar corruptions being cured, and our special infirmities being relieved, we may be also endued, as with general graces meet for all Christians, so with such peculiar graces as may be meet for our callings, and enable us to glorify thy holy name, build up others in well-doing, and treasure up the fruits of a good conscience, for our selves at all times, and especially in our need. And in this behalf the desire of our heart is, that thy holy spirit work in us the renouncing of our reason so far forth as it is blind, and the crucifying of our affections so far forth as they be corrupt, that so we may offer them up with soul and body in sacrifice of humiliation: and that having received these graces, we may also offer them up in sacrifice of obedience unto thy gracious Majesty. And wherein soever we have, do, or shall with thy graces obey thee, we desire to offer up thy graces, our obedience, and our selves in a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and praising of thy holy and blessed name, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. All thy ways O Lord, we acknowledge to be mercy and truth; we beseech thee therefore, give us the holy fruits of all the good means thou hast heretofore wrought our good by: as thy holy and sweet promises preached unto us, read of us, meditated upon by our selves, or conferred of with others, the prayers, thanksgivings, Psalms & Hymns of our selves, our friends and thy Church, thy sacred Sacraments, the ministry of thy holy Angels, the communion of thy Saints, and admonition which hath been given us for our good:

Furthermore O Lord, whereas we are priuie to our selues, ere it is knowne vnto others, or vnto thee, that thereby any sinne or sinnes more strange in vs through our corrupt nature or custome, or the temptation of others, or of the tempter; wee beseech thee that there we may labour to finde the precious death of our Lord Iesus Christ more powerfull in subduing the same: and whereas through vnabilitie of nature, want of meanes, or grace, we are weaker in any duties of well-doing, there we may striue to finde the vertue of his glorious resurrection more effectuall in raising vs vp in meanes of life: so that our familiar corruptions being cured, and our speciall infirmities being relieued, wee may be also endued, as with generall graces meete for all Christians, so with such peculiar graces as may be meete for our callings, and inable vs to glorifie thy holy name, build vp others in well-doing, and treasure vp the fruites of a good conscience, for our selues at all times, and especially in our neede. And in this behalfe the desire of our heart is, that thy holy spirit worke in vs the renouncing of our reason so farre forth as it is blinde, and the crucifying of our affections so farre forth as they be corrupt, that so we may offer them vp with soule and bodie in sacrifice of humiliation: and that hauing receiued these graces, we may also offer them vp in sacrifice of obedience vnto thy gracious Maiestie. And wherein soeuer we haue, doe, or shall with thy graces obey thee, we desire to offer vp thy graces, our obedience, and our selues in a sacrifice of thankesgiuing, and praising of thy holy and blessed name, through Iesus Christ our Lord, Amen. All thy waies O Lord, we acknowledge to bee mercie and truth; we beseech thee therfore, giue vs the holy fruites of al the good meanes thou hast heretofore wrought our good by: as thy holy and sweete promises preached vnto vs, read of vs, meditated vpon by our selues, or conferred of with others, the prayers, thankesgiuings, Psalmes & Hymnes of our selues, our friends and thy Church, thy sacred Sacraments, the ministrie of thy holy Angels, the communion of thy Saints, and admonition which hath beene giuen vs for our good: