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,…

Further, this attribute of true zeal maketh us as willing to be admonished, as careful¹ to admonish: and that not only of our superiors, which is an easy thing, because it is a thing whereto of necessity we must yield; but also of our inferiors, whom we may seem to contemn. For all men will grant that a child ought willingly to be admonished of his father, or a servant ought obediently to be reprehended of his master: but few will in practise give this, that a father should listen to the advertisement of his son, or that the master should receive an admonition of his servant. Howbeit, Job saith, he² durst not contemn the judgement of his servant or of his maid when they did contend with him, because in a duty of piety he looketh to them not as servants, but as brethren; he looked not to the speaker only, which in respect of his calling was his inferior, but unto the things spoken in the ordinance of God, unto whom Job himself was an inferior, and before whom Job knew there was no respect of persons. Howbeit, to correct the preposterous boldness of some, we rather add this much, that inferiors must rather advise³ than admonish; advertise rather than reprehend their superiors, that so still they may offer their pure zeal of the glory of God in unfeigned humility, least through their corrupt zeal they do not only not profit their superiors, but most justly exasperate them against them. For as Magistrates, Ministers and masters by God his ordinance, are to admonish, rebuke and reprehend: so subjects, inferiors and servants, by the same rule are to advise, obey and advertise Thus zeal goeth from respect of the person to the truth of the cause.

Further, this attribute of true zeale maketh vs as willing to be admonished, as carefull¹ to admonish: and that not onely of our superiours, which is an easie thing, because it is a thing whereto of necessitie wee must yeeld; but also of our inferiours, whom we may seeme to contemne. For all men will graunt that a child ought willingly to be admonished of his father, or a seruant ought obediently to be reprehēded of his master: but few will in practise giue this, that a father should listen to the aduertisement of his sonne, or that the maister should receiue an admonition of his seruant. Howbeit, Iob saith, he