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,…

But to return from this to that, from which we a little digressed, the reason of Christ here used is yet pressed further, Luk. 13. 15 where he answereth the master of the Synagogue, who had indignation at him for healing on the Sabbath, Hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the Sabbath day loose his ox, or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to the water? 16- And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day? That is, will ye water your cattle on the Sabbath, which thing your Rabbins think not unlawful: and think ye that I break the Sabbath for helping a faithful believer? Is not this rather hypocrisy in you, than any new doctrine in me? But here some will object: Christ might have done this the day after to the woman, who in so short a time would no more have perished, than the ox, if he had not been led to the water until the day following. To this I answer, as the works which we do to God his creatures do not fight with the keeping of the Sabbath, because in respect that cattle by not attending on them, would be made less profitable to their owner, though thereby they should not utterly perish: so in respect that this woman should have remained more unfit for God his glory, & the keeping of the Sabbath, if she had not bin helped, although it may be she should not utterly have perished, this work of our Saviour Christ was nothing against the Sabbath, he not seeking his own glory and profit, but the glory of his father, and the profit of another.

But to returne from this to that, from which wee a little digressed, the reason of Christ here vsed is yet pressed further, Luk. 13. 15 where hee answereth the master of the Synagogue, who had indignation at him for healing on the Sabbath, Hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the Sabbath day loose his oxe, or his asse from the stall, and leade him away to the water? 16- And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Sathan had bound for eighteene yeeres, bee loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day? That is, will ye water your cattel on the Sabbath, which thing your Rabbins thinke not vnlawfull: and thinke ye that I breake the Sabbath for helping a faithfull beleeuer? Is not this rather hypocrisie in you, than any new doctrine in me? But here some will obiect: Christ might haue done this the day after to the woman, who in so short a time would no more haue perished, than the oxe, if hee had not been led to the water vntill the day following. To this I answere, as the workes which wee doe to God his creatures do not fight with the keeping of the Sabbath, because in respect that cattel by not attending on them, would be made lesse profitable to their owner, though thereby they should not vtterly perish: so in respect that this womā should haue remained more vnfit for God his glory, & the keeping of the Sabbath, if she had not bin helped, although it may be shee should not vtterly haue perished, this worke of our Sauiour Christ was nothing against the Sabbath, hee not seeking his owne glorie and profit, but the glorie of his father, and the profit of another.