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 second note is, that we have a single care to please and glorify God in all our doings,¹ and to approve our selves unto him without hope of reward, though trouble do come upon us for it, and that only because we would please God and glorify his Name, and for the same cause eschew evil.

The second note is, that we haue a single care to please and glorifie God in all our doings,¹ and to approoue our selues vnto him without hope of reward, though trouble doe come vpon vs for it, and that onely because we would please God and glorifie his Name, and for the same cause eschue euill.

1. 1The second note of a righteous man.

The want of this caused Christ to reprove the Scribes and Pharisees, for fasting and prayer, because they did it to be seen of men. The want hereof condemneth the Papists and Family of love in all their works, because they do them, that thereby they may be righteous. When justification was given to works, then men would build Churches, Abbeys, &c. and these things were greatly praised of men: but now, when good works ⟨p. 120⟩are commanded, not to merit, but for Gods glory, as to be signs and seals of righteousness, few are brought to do them, which is a sign that there are but a few righteous men upon earth.

The want of this caused Christ to reprooue the Scribes and Pharises, for fasting and prayer, because they did it to be seene of men. The want hereof condemneth the Papists and Familie of loue in all their workes, because they doe them, that thereby they may be righteous. When iustification was giuen to workes, then men would build Churches, Abbeyes, &c. and these things were greatly praised of men: but now, when good workes