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 fifth argument may be borrowed from the second of Mark. vers. 27 the words whereof¹ are these: The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Many think this reason to make much for their purpose; but they are deceived in their own ignorance. For, saith Christ, this is the cause why my disciples have not rested so much, as ye think they should have done; the Sabbath, that is, the rest, was made for mans good and comfort, and not man for the rest alone, but for the sanctifying of the Sabbath: so that albeit they have not for some good cause observed the rest, which must give place to the profit & commodity of man, yet have they not broken the sanctification of the day, which chiefly is required of them, in that, if they had not eaten this corn, they had fainted, and so have been made unfit for the hallowing of the same. We say, meat was made for man, that is, for the relief, sustenance, and comfort of man, not man for the meat, to wit, for the eating and consuming of meat: but that in enjoying the comfort of God his creatures, he might praise the Lord the more freely. Neither can any man hereof justly gather, that therefore on this day he may fill himself with meat, as he lusteth: because that were rather to unable, than to enable him to keep holy the Sabbath. Again, we say in like manner, that labour, that is, the commodity that cometh by labour, was made for man, not man for the labour, but for the glory of God, which by labour in his lawful calling he may gain to the Lord. Wherefore seeing the rest was appointed only but as means, whereby man may the more fitly sanctify the Sabbath, and the disciples did eat this corn, that they might be the fitter thereunto, it is manifest they did not violate the sanctifying of the Sabbath. Besides, though no man can say, that the Sacraments are figurative: yet the Sacraments were made for man, not man for the Sacraments, that is, for the bare use of the elements: although it must needs be granted, that to use the word and Sacraments in pureness and holiness for the further strengthening of our faith, is one of the chiefest and most principal duties of man.

The fift argument may be borrowed from the second of Mark. vers. 27 the words whereof¹ are these: The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Many thinke this reason to make much for their purpose; but they are deceiued in their owne ignorāce. For, saith Christ, this is the cause why my disciples haue not rested so much, as yee thinke they should haue done; the Sabbath, that is, the rest, was made for mans good and comfort, and not man for the rest alone, but for the sanctifying of the Sabbath: so that albeit they haue not for some good cause obserued the rest, which must giue place to the profit & commoditie of man, yet haue they not brokē the sanctification of the day, which chiefly is required of them, in that, if they had not eaten this corne, they had fainted, and so haue beene made vnfit for the hallowing of the same. We say, meate was made for man, that is, for the reliefe, sustenance, and comfort of man, not man for the meate, to wit, for the eating and consuming of meate: but that in enioying the cōforr of God his creatures, he might praise the Lord the more freely. Neither can any man hereof iustly gather, that therfore on this day he may fil himselfe with meate, as he lusteth: because that were rather to vnable, than to enable him to keepe holy the Sabbath. Againe, we say in like maner, that labour, that is, the commoditie that commeth by labour, was made for man, not man for the labour, but for the glorie of God, which by labour in his lawfull calling he may gaine to the Lord. Wherefore seeing the rest was appointed only but as meanes, wherby man may the more fitly sanctifie the Sabbath, and the disciples did eate this corne, that they might be the fitter thereunto, it is manifest they did not violate the sanctifying of the Sabbath. Besides, though no man can say, that the Sacraments are figuratiue: yet the Sacraments were made for man, not man for the Sacraments, that is, for the bare vse of the elements: although it must needs be graunted, that to vse the word and Sacraments in purenes and holines for the further strengthening of our faith, is one of the chiefest and most principall duties of man.