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,…

or that he having dealt so mercifully in many benefits before, should now •• one fail us: which undoubtedly he would not do, did not our sins provoke him thereunto. Wherefore if so it come to pass for our sins, we must rather in patience, repentance, and wisdom, submit our selves to the punishment, than profanely and obstinately to seek by such means to shake it off. True it is, as we have said before, that works of necessity be lawful on the Sabbath: but we must understand¹ it of necessities present, and not of perils which are imminent, that is, which are like to come, but yet are not certain to come. For when the danger is present, as an house is on fire, bloodshed by reason of a fray is like speedily to be committed if help be not, or in such like cases, because the Lord hath as it were cast the remedy upon us, and put us in his own stead for ministering of help, then may we use our liberty: but when it is to come, and it is still in the Lord his hand, we must cast the whole remedy upon him, if the danger f••l• knowing that he in his providence and mercy will remove the evil, or else in sending it will punish our sins.

or that he hauing dealt so mercifully in many benefits before, should now •• one faile vs: which vndoubtedly hee would not doe, did not our sinnes prouoke him thereunto. Wherefore if so it come to passe for our sinnes, we must rather in patience, repentance, and wisedome, submit our selues to the punishment, than prophanely and obstinately to seeke by such meanes to shake it off. True it is, as wee haue said before, that workes of necessitie bee lawfull on the Sabbath: but wee must vnderstand¹ it of necessities present, and not of perils which are imminent, that is, which are like to come, but yet are not certaine to come. For when the danger is presēt, as an house is on fire, bloodshed by reason of a fray is like speedily to bee committed if helpe bee not, or in such like cases, because the Lord hath as it were cast the remedie vpon vs, and put vs in his owne stead for ministring of helpe, then may we vse our libertie: but whē it is to come, and it is still in the Lord his hand, we must cast the whole remedie vpon him, if the danger fl knowing that he in his prouidence and mercie will remoue the euill, or else in sending it will punish our sinnes.