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,…

In the last days: That is, when Christ should be manifested in the flesh, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up in glory, shall these gifts of the spirit abound. It is called the last day, because of the stability of the Church, and perfection of the word, in that in it we look for none other doctrine, until Christ come in judgement. 1. Corin. 10. 11. After that the Apostle had feared the Corinthians with the example of the Jews, he cometh •o apply his doctrine in this manner: Now all these things came unto them for ensamples, and were written to admonish us, upon whom the ends of the world are come. As if he should say, these things seemed not to serve for them alone, but for us in the last days. And Heb 1. • it is plainly in evident phrase said, At sundry times and in divers manners God spake in old •im• to our fathers by the Prophets; in these last days he hath spoken to us by his Son, &c. All which places in sense at the least agree with this place, together with that Galath. 4. 4. where it is called the fullness of time. For the estate of the people before Christ his coming was childish and pedagogical, and therefore men looked as Johns Disciples for another that should come: and the Samaritans had this general principle among them. That the Messiah when he came would restore all things, and set them in order. Whereby we must learn, not to look for any new doctrine, or revelations of men. Christ himself is come, and hath made things perfect: Christ the prince of Prophets whom they looked for is manifest in the flesh; by how much the Prophets were nearer him, by so much they had the clearer sight of him; the further they were from him, the dimmer was their knowledge of him. The Lord himself hath spoken, the book is now shut up with a complete conclusion; if any man shall diminish of the words of it, God shall take away his part out of the book of life; if any man shall add unto it, God shall add unto him the plagues threatened in the book. And therefore all Heretics, Papists, and Turks, will not stick to agree in this common error. The Turk though he doth not deny Christ and the scripture, but gives them their time and place, yet will have a way for his Mahomet, who must expound the word to him as he please.

In the last dayes: That is, when Christ should be manifested in the flesh, preached vnto the Gentiles, belieued on in the world, and receiued vp in glorie, shall these gifts of the spirit abound. It is called the last day, because of the stabilitie of the Church, and perfection of the word, in that in it wee looke for none other doctrine, vntill Christ come in iudgement.