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,…

to be brief, without this heavenly gift of God sanctifying all gifts, the wiser man, the fairer man, the stronger man the fitter pray for the devil, the meeter subject for him to work upon. But to have wit, and therewith the spirit of God sanctifying it, what a thing is this? To have riches, and the spirit of God to use them, is a double blessing; to have authority, and in it to be guided by God his spirit, what good may one, having this benefit, do, either in Church or Common-wealth? If the spirit be absent, all turneth to our hurt, to God his dishonour, to the establishing of Satan's kingdom, and with this all things are seasoned with their use, service, and ministry unto us. Oh how are we to pray, that Ministers, that ⟨p. 223⟩Magistrates, that every one of us may have so great a good! The Ministers, that they may purely & boldly preach Jesus Christ, that they may be Ministers of the quenching spirit, not Ministers of the bare and killing letter, that they may preach the cross of Christ sincerely, and not themselves vain gloriously: Magistrates, that they may provoke obedience by good government, & that we our selves might live holily both before God and men. This then is that which keepeth a tenor in all things, this giveth the pith and marrow of goodness to every thing. If religion come once but to serve for fashion, all will be confounded. Among many rules this is a notable rule to have our hearts filled with heavenly and spiritual delights, which fenceth out as at the door and first entry many idle discourses, and vain platforms of worldly devises, and causeth us to use this life as though we used it not. And as they that are given to the world, are not fit for God his kingdom; so they that are replenished with good things, have such an inward and sufficient working in them, as they seek not after earthly things with those greedy affections, wherewith others do. The Papists and Anabaptists rather babbling than prophesying, show they have no true revelations, how soever they brag of them, because they have not the spirit: and yet in that they are so painful by their illuding spirit, wherewith they were deluded, to delude others, this must make us ashamed either of our ignorance, or that having knowledge and the holy Ghost teaching us, we travel no more to win others unto Christ.

to be briefe, without this heauenly gift of God sanctifying all gifts, the wiser man, the fairer man, the strōger man the fitter pray for the diuell, the meeter subiect for him to work vpon. But to haue wit, and therewith the spirit of God sanctifying it, what a thing is this? To haue riches, and the spirit of God to vse them, is a double blessing; to haue authoritie, and in it to be guided by God his spirit, what good may one, hauing this benefit, doe, either in Church or Common-wealth? If the spirit be absent, all turneth to our hurt, to God his dishonour, to the establishing of Satans kingdome, and with this all things are seasoned with their vse, seruice, and ministerie vnto vs. Oh how are we to pray, that Ministers, that