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,…

Now as we here have received the trueth of the doctrine, so now let us see into it further by reason: that as on the one side we cannot deny there is a resurrection, seeing the word doth confirm it, unless we will depart from the faith, and deny the word: so on the other¹ side, when we shall see, how these things are, we cannot withstand it even with reason, unless we be senseless. The reasons therefore which we will use, are partly drawn from God² himself, partly from the order of nature, and from the creatures, & partly from the commodities,³ which accompany the trueth of this doctrine, and from the inconveniences,⁴ which ensue the contrary. Those proofs, which are drawn from the Lord himself, are to⁵ be considered, either in his own person simply, or as we consider of him in his Mediatorship, and as the second person in the Trinity. Concerning those things, which are in his own person, we must observe his trueth, his justice, and his power: his trueth, because heaven and earth shall pass, but no title of his word shall fail; and his promises in Christ Jesus are Yea and Amen. Wherefore, whatsoever the Lord hath set down• in his word to⁶ be done, it must bear with us that credit, that it is our part with Abraham to yield to it, though outward means seem clean contrary, and with Mary to believe it, although no visible means are apparent His justice is so espoused to his trueth, that whatsoever we have heard out of the word, the equity of his justice doth require both to the accomplishment of his promises in rewarding the godly, and the fulfilling of his threatenings in revenging the ungodly. This we see Matth. 25. 33. where, by the rule of righteousness, he se•teth the sheep on the right hand, and the goats on the left.