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,…

Conference.

1 Being desirous to speak to the profit of others, he said, that he observed such a silence in men, as none could well break into it, & often such a liberty of speech, as¹ none can take hold of, to turn it to good; he observed the cause of such silence, to be some great grief, or some deep meditation occupying the mind, or some deadness of spirit, or some worldly shame, or some desire to speak, and the Lord staying the speech, or the carelessness in them that should hear it, in that they do not desire it: The remedy against this is either in humility to ask some question, or to speak somewhat, and not to give place to such deadness.

1 BEing desirous to speake to the profit of others, he said, that he obserued such a silence in men, as none could well breake into it, & often such a libertie of speech, as¹ none can take hold of, to turne it to good; he obserued the cause of such silence, to be some great griefe, or some deepe meditation occupying the mind, or some deadnes of spirit, or some worldly shame, or some desire to speake, and the Lord staying the speech, or the carelesnes in them that should heare it, in that they doe not desire it: The remedie against this is either in humilitie to aske some question, or to speake somewhat, and not to giue place to such deadnes.

1. 1A dead silence in meetings.