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,…

I made this law in the beginning of the world, and it shall last to the end of the world: I made it to Adam the father of all generations, and it shall endure to the last of all his posterity from generation to generation: I made this law to ease my self after my great pains taken in the creating of the world in six days, and you shall keep it to ease your minds, which are fraught with many distractions, by reason of your ordinary callings in those days. Neither would I have any to think, that the¹ Lord had need of any refreshing, who being infinite, cannot be subject to distractions or weariness: but we must know, that where the Lord is said, that he refreshed himself, by taking view of his creatures, he commendeth his love to us ward, in showing rather what ought to be in us, than what was in him. For such alacrity and diligence should we use in our callings, as we should be glad when the Lords day cometh, that in it we shall recover our selves, and ease our minds of those distractions, which burden us in our outward calling, and so refresh our selves with spiritual pleasures in the pure worship of God, and thankful beholding of his works. We see how these reasons make rather flatly with us, than against us. And thus much for their proofs out of the prescript words of the law: now let us consider what they allege out of the Prophets.

I made this law in the beginning of the world, and it shall last to the end of the world: I made it to Adam the father of all generations, and it shall endure to the last of all his posteritie from generation to generation: I made this law to ease my selfe after my great paines taken in the creating of the world in sixe daies, and you shall keepe it to ease your mindes, which are fraught with many distractions, by reason of your ordinarie callings in those daies. Neither would I haue any to thinke, that the¹ Lord had neede of any refreshing, who being infinite, cannot be subiect to distractions or wearines: but we must know, that where the Lord is said, that he refreshed himselfe, by taking view of his creatures, he commendeth his loue to vs ward, in shewing rather what ought to be in vs, than what was in him. For such alacritie and diligence should we vse in our callings, as we should be glad when the Lords day commeth, that in it we shall recouer our selues, and ease our mindes of those distractions, which burthen vs in our outward calling, and so refresh our selues with spirituall pleasures in the pure worship of God, and thankefull beholding of his workes. We see how these reasons make rather flatly with vs, than against vs. And thus much for their proofes out of the prescript words of the lawe: now let vs consider what they alleage out of the Prophets.