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 principal end, is the remembrance of the death of CHRIST, which he did commend¹ to us, at his last parting from us, which ought much to stick in our minds, because the last words of a friend, ready to depart, do oft leave both impressions and affections in us. Indeed, when we read of his death, it doth somewhat move us; when we hear of it, it² moves us more; to meditate of it, moves us in a third degree; but besides all these, to have as it were before our eyes a visible Crucifying of Christ, doth move us most of all. This in wisdom he used, that we might not forget him, as before, GOD the Father after the great deluge drowning the whole world, for a remembrance of the work of delivering us from water, he left us a Rainbow. And when he had supernaturally fed the Israelites with Manna from heaven, he would have a pot full of it reserved in the Ark of remembrance, for a memorial of so great a work. We being delivered by the blood of Christ from the floods of our sins, have received Baptism to keep us in remembrance thereof. We being nourished with the Manna of Christ his body, are commanded to use this mystery, to continue an holy remembrance of the same.

The principall end, is the remembrance of the death of CHRIST, which he did commend¹ to vs, at his last parting from vs, which ought much to sticke in our mindes, because the last words of a friend, readie to depart, doe oft leaue both impressions and affections in vs. Indeede, when wee reade of his death, it doth somewhat moue vs; when we heare of it, it² moues vs more; to meditate of it, moues vs in a third degree; but besides all these, to haue as it were before our eyes a visible Crucifying of Christ, doth mooue vs most of all. This in wisedome he vsed, that we might not forget him, as before, GOD the Father after the great deluge drowning the whole world, for a remembrance of the worke of deliuering vs from water, he left vs a Rainebow. And when hee had supernaturally fed the Israelites with Manna from heauen, he would haue a pot full of it reserued in the Arke of remembrance, for a memoriall of so great a worke. Wee being deliuered by the blood of Christ from the floods of our sinnes, haue receiued Baptisme to keepe vs in remembrance thereof. We being nourished with the Manna of Christ his bodie, are commanded to vse this mysterie, to continue an holy remembrance of the same.