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,…

3 He said, howsoever men might deal with outward matters, yet when griefs and fancies grew in the mind and grieved it, nothing could surely cure them, but only the¹ word of God.

3 He said, howsoeuer men might deale with outward matters, yet when griefes and fancies grew in the minde and grieued it, nothing could surely cure them, but onely the¹ word of God.

1. 1The word cures the conscience.

4 Having to deal with divers humbled consciences, he would mislike them that would not abide to tarry the Lords leisure, but they must needs be helped at once, even by and by, as soon as they heard him speak, or else they would then think far worse of him than ever before, notwithstanding the good report had, and the good opinion conceived of him: for besides that, he that believeth maketh not hast, this is a coming rather as it¹ were to a Magician (who, by an incantation of words, makes silly souls look for health) than to the minister of God, whose words being most Angelical comfort not until, and so much as it pleaseth the Lord to give a blessing unto them, which sometime he doth deny, because we come to them with too great an opinion of them; as though they were wise men, not unto such as using their means, yet do look and stay for our comfort wholly from God himself.

4 Hauing to deale with diuers humbled consciences, he would mislike them that would not abide to tarry the Lords leisure, but they must needs be helped at once, euen by and by, as soone as they heard him speake, or else they would then thinke farre worse of him than euer before, notwithstanding the good report had, and the good opinion conceiued of him: for besides that, hee that beleeueth maketh not hast, this is a comming rather as it