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,…

rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall show himself from heaven, &c. Where we see, how it standeth with God his righteous judgement and justice, that his persecuted Church, and afflicted Saints, who in this world go for nought, should in time be refreshed with a recompense of glory, and that their cruel persecutors being wanton in their sins, and triumphing in their cruelty; should have their crown of shame and endless contempt in torments. The equity of which justice is in this, that seeing the wicked have not only dishonoured God in their souls, through all the fruits of reprobation, but also have used the members of their bodies as instruments of sin, & weapons of iniquity, unto the full number of sins; so they should not only suffer the vengeance of God in their souls, but also in their bodies: and as Gods graces have shined, not only in the souls of his Saints before him and his Angels, but also have much beautified their bodies, and have taken up the members also as instruments of Gods glory; so the Lord will not only advance the souls of his, but also their bodies.

rest with vs, when the Lord Iesus shall shew himselfe from heauen, &c. Where we see, how it standeth with God his righteous iudgement and iustice, that his persecuted Church, and afflicted Saints, who in this world goe for nought, should in time bee refreshed with a recompence of glorie, and that their cruell persecutours being wanton in their sinnes, and triumphing in their crueltie; should haue their crowne of shame and endles contempt in tormēts. The equitie of which iustice is in this, that seeing the wicked haue not onely dishonoured God in their soules, through all the fruites of reprobation, but also haue vsed the members of their bodies as instruments of sinne, & weapons of iniquitie, vnto the full number of sinnes; so they should not onely suffer the vengeance of God in their soules, but also in their bodies: and as Gods graces haue shined, not onely in the soules of his Saints before him and his Angels, but also haue much beautified their bodies, and haue taken vp the members also as instruments of Gods glorie; so the Lord will not onely aduance the soules of his, but also their bodies.

If this were not, where were the fulfilling of God his promises where should be the executing of his threatenings? for Abram, Isaac, Jacob, Lot, Joseph, Job, David; Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, & all the rest of the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, & holy men and women, in the world were but as Pilgrims, and desiring a better and heavenly Country, suffered in this world troubles, persecutions, trials and all manner of evil. Again, the wicked prosper in their goods, bodies, wives, children, they have no bands in their death, they are lusty and strong, they feel not the sores of Job, nor the miseries of Joseph,