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,…

whereby they bewray their great corruption, that they neither are zealous in truth or Gods glory, nor lovers aright of their children, because they can be sharp enough in reprehension, if they fail but a little in thriftiness, & yet are cold enough in admonition if they fail never so much in godliness. Well, let these fleshly zealous men lay to their heart the blind affection of Hel•, who being the dear child of God, was severely punished of the Lord, for that he was not zealously affected to punish sin against God in his deer children: but blessed are they that can forget their own cause, and even with jeopardy of nature can defend the quarrel of God, henceforth labouring to know no man after the flesh, but to endeavour spiritually by faith to see and know Christ Jesus, so as no outward league do blear and dazzle our eyes, as that we should not espy sin in the nearest kindred to correct it: or that we should not discern virtue in the greatest aliens to reverence it. Casting off then this veil of fleshly love, we must labour to love most where the image of God appeareth most, & there show our affections in less measure, where sin may be as a mark whereby God restraineth our love, even to them where nature may soonest deceive us.

whereby they bewray their great corruption, that they neither are zealous in truth or Gods glorie, nor louers aright of their children, because they can be sharpe enough in reprehension, if they faile but a little in thriftines, & yet are cold enough in admonition if they faile neuer so much in godlinesse. Well, let these fleshly zealous men lay to their heart the blind affection of Hel•, who being the deare child of God, was seuerely punished of the Lord, for that he was not zealously affected to punish sinne against God in his deere children: but blessed are they that can forget their owne cause, and euen with ieopardie of nature can defend the quarrell of God, henceforth labouring to know no man after the flesh, but to endeuour spiritually by faith to see and know Christ Iesus, so as no outward league doe bleare and dazell our eyes, as that we should not espie sinne in the neerest kindred to correct it: or that we should not discerne vertue in the greatest aliens to reuerence it. Casting off then this vaile of fleshly loue, we must labour to loue most where the image of God appeareth most, & there shew our affections in lesse measure, where sinne may be as a marke whereby God restraineth our loue, euen to them where nature may soonest deceiue vs.