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,…

Yet another use of this doctrine is, that we must think, how oft we deal with more than with men, when we deal with heretics, or with angry bloody men, who often are stirred up by Satan, so that they spoil themselves and others. The ignorance of this doctrine breeds jealousies, repinings, and malice, that when we think to revenge others we revenge our selves This is now without cause: now if we have a just cause, yet for want of love, wisdom and humility, we spoil our good cause, harden our adversaries, and hurt our selves. We must not resist policy with policy, nor requite evil with evil, but in wisdom be long suffering, pardoning man, as we would be pardoned of God. For this cause fight. He bids us not to make truce with our enemy, though our enemy be strong and subtle, yet fighting under Christ we are to stand fast; Christ hath subdued for us, and he will subdue for us Still we must remember to resist with Gods harness, which as surely exceed Satan's harness, as heaven excels earth or hell. For want of this armour we see wise and civill honest men fall into horrible sins. For want of this armour come such disputes with Satan, which simple souls use, not being able to discern which is the true armour. For want of this armour green Christians, and troubled consciences looking for their own armour rather than the armour of God, inwrap themselves in most dangerous labyrinths. Now our armour must be complete: some have a good heart but not a good life; some have a good life but not •uch; some faith in part: this comes of want of knowledge, if they know the word, they pray not; some pray, but not with continuance.

Yet another vse of this doctrine is, that wee must thinke, how oft wee deale with more than with men, when wee deale with heretikes, or with angrie bloodie men, who often are stirred vp by Satan, so that they spoyle themselues and others. The ignorance of this doctrine breedes ielousies, repinings, and malice, that when we thinke to reuenge others wee reuenge our selues This is now without cause: now if we haue a iust cause, yet for want of loue, wisedome and humilitie, we spoile our good cause, harden our aduersaries, and hurt our selues. Wee must not resist policie with policie, nor requite euill with euill, but in wisedome be long suffering, pardoning man, as we would bee pardoned of God. For this cause fight. He bids vs not to make truce with our enemie, though our enemie bee strong and subtill, yet fighting vnder Christ wee are to stand fast; Christ hath subdued for vs, and he will subdue for vs Still wee must remember to resist with Gods harnesse, which as surely exceede Satans harnesse, as heauen excels earth or hell. For want of this armour wee see wise and ciuill honest men fall into horrible sinnes. For want of this armour come such disputes with Satan, which simple soules vse, not being able to discerne which is the true armour. For want of this armour greene Christians, and troubled consciences looking for their owne armour rather than the armour of God, inwrap themselues in most dangerous labyrinths. Now our armour must bee complete: some haue a good heart but not a good life; some haue a good life but not uch; some faith in part: this comes of want of knowledge, if they know the word, they pray not; some pray, but not with continuance.