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 Israelites obtained meat from heaven, water out of the rock, passage through the Seas, and many other righteous persons were not only delivered, but greatly joyed. But if we should pass them, and look to the days of persecution under Queen Mary, when the Sun seemed to be changed into darkness, the Moon to lose her light, then Christians were not only many delivered, but also in the prisons, in cabins, in bushes, in flame and in fire, they ever had sweet dreams, heavenly visions, and wonderful consolation: so as they were not only comforted, but at the stake they would prophesy of the restoring of the Gospel, and they presently would rejoice, as foreseeing the truth should come unto their posterity.

the Israelites obtained meate from heauen, water out of the rocke, passage through the Seas, and many other righteous persons were not onely deliuered, but greatlie ioyed. But if we should passe them, and looke to the daies of persecution vnder Queene Mary, when the Sun seemed to be changed into darknes, the Moone to lose her light, then Christians were not onely many deliuered, but also in the prisons, in cabbins, in bushes, in flame and in fire, they euer had sweete dreames, heauenly visions, and wonderfull consolation: so as they were not onely comforted, but at the stake they would prophecie of the restoring of the Gospell, and they presently would reioyce, as foreseeing the truth should come vnto their posteritie.

And it shall come to pass. This importeth the time of the Gospel, and here is showed a difference between the time of the Law, and of the Gospel. If our fathers were heard under the Law, if they received not the repulse in the dawning of the day; what may we hope for under the Gospel, what boldness may we receive now, when the sun shineth out at the fullness? Look what proof they had, we may have more; see what experience they had, we may have it in greater measure, because what they had confirmed, we have confirmed. The Lord requireth of us now to trust in him the more, & we must remember that saying of our Saviour Christ, Joh. 16. 24. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my Name, ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full If our fathers prayed fervently, why do not we? have not we mo deeds of God his favour? have not we mo promises? have not we mo examples? all which accuse us of want of zeal in prayer. In the old Testament they named not Christ, we are bold to look upon God in Christ his Sonne. Woe then be to us, if these things do not move us, seeing Christ standeth on the right hand of God the Father, who is not now in the loins of Abraham, or in the womb of the Virgin, or in the bowels of the