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,…

neither is this excess of evil noted only in the persons, but even¹ the times are full of evil. Genes. 6. 6. It is said the thoughts of mens hearts were evil continually, or every day: Micah saith, they spent the whole night in evil, and so goeth further: so that Moses having set down all the day, and Micah all the night, we may say all time is stuffed with evil; if we have any time, for good it is in purpose, not in practise, it is in the time to come, not in time, present: in regard whereof the Prophet saith, the silly fowls and birds of the air, the Stork, the Dove and others keep their time, but we never can find our time to do well in. Beyond all this, as all persons and times, so all places are tainted with this evil: Heaven it self hath not been void of wickedness; for even from thence fell the wicked Angels: Paradise was not exempted; the Temple was not free from notable hypocrisy; the number exceeded even in the actions themselves: wherefore David crieth out at the view of such a pack, Lord, who doth understand the errors of this life? Our days may be numbered, as we see Psalm. 90. but our sins are without number, and therefore are compared to the sand of the Sea. Then we see in regard of the person, time, places, and actions, few do good, and therefore such is the complaint and question of the men of God in this behalf.

neither is this excesse of euill noted onely in the persons, but euen¹ the times are full of euill. Genes. 6. 6. It is saide the thoughts of mens hearts were euill continually, or euery day: Micah saith, they spent the whole night in euill, and so goeth further: so that Moses hauing set downe all the day, and Micah all the night, wee may say all time is stuffed with euill; if we haue any time, for good it is in purpose, not in practise, it is in the time to come, not in time, present: in regard whereof the Prophet saith, the silly fowles and birds of the ayre, the Storke, the Doue and others keepe their time, but we neuer can finde our time to doe well in. Beyond all this, as all persons and times, so all places are tainted with this euill: Heauen it selfe hath not been voide of wickednesse; for euen from thence fell the wicked Angels: Paradise was not exempted; the Temple was not free from notable hypocrisie; the number exceeded euen in the actions themselues: wherfore Dauid crieth out at the view of such a packe, Lord, who doth vnderstand the errors of this life? Our daies may be numbred, as wee see