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,…

IIII. The fourth Sermon is of a good name. And here he teacheth us: 1. How dear and precious a thing a good name is. 2. Next, what singular gainful fruits and effects it carieth with it: how God & good men are delighted with us, if we have it. 3. How careful we ought to be, not to hurt our neighbour in his good name, because it is an inestimable treasure: which being l•st, is most hardly recovered. 4. With what care & conscience we should seek to find it, & having found it, with all endeavour & industry to preserve it. 5. He teacheth how a good name & good report, being good things, must proceed from good causes, as of virtue, godliness and good religion. 6. He noteth how the world accounteth of Gods children as of monsters, if they have but one s•ip: and highly esteems of a worldling, for one external gift of mind or body, though sins swarm in him. 7. He teacheth that if we will avoid an evil name, we must first avoid all evil surmises and devises against other men▪ & next we must have a godly jealousy over our own ways, that they may not breed in men any suspicion of evil. 8. Lastly, men must be plentiful in all good works: all which must be done, first with a simple ⟨image 138⟩and sincere affect••n• ▪ ••xt with in •••• •• and desertion. And thus far of a good name.

IIII. The fourth Sermon is of a good name. And here he teacheth vs: 1. How deare and precious a thing a good name is. 2. Next, what singular gainfull fruits and effects it carieth with it: how God & good mē are delighted with vs, if we haue it. 3. How careful we ought to be, not to hurt our neighbour in his good name, because it is an inestimable treasure: which being l•st, is most hardly recouered. 4. With what care & consciēce we should seeke to find it, & hauing found it, with all endeuour & industrie to preserue it. 5. He teacheth how a good name & good report, being good things, must proceede from good causes, as of vertue, godlinesse and good religion. 6. He noteth how the world accounteth of Gods children as of monsters, if they haue but one sip: and highly esteemes of a worldling, for one externall gift of minde or bodie, though sinnes swarme in him. 7. He teacheth that if we will auoide an euill name, we must first auoide all euill surmises and deuises against other men & next we must haue a godly iealousie ouer our own waies, that they may not breede in men any suspition of euill. 8. Lastly, men must be plentifull in all good workes: all which must be done, first with a simple