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,…

3 It is a profitable note to observe, when extraordinary gifts of God be for our good, and when for our hurt. If our extraordinary blessings drive us more carefully to seek to¹ the ordinary means, then it is of Gods mercy: but if they slacken our care in the ordinary means, and puffing us up with a spiritual pride, cause us to rest in them, then they are for our further condemnation: as if God bless us marvellously without prayer in any thing, if we are driven more to prayer by it, then this is of God: if it cause us to leave prayer, it is perilous.

3 It is a profitable note to obserue, when extraordinarie gifts of God be for our good, and when for our hurt. If our extraordinarie blessings driue vs more carefully to seeke to¹ the ordinarie meanes, then it is of Gods mercie: but if they slaken our care in the ordinarie meanes, and puffing vs vp with a spirituall pride, cause vs to rest in them, then they are for our further condemnation: as if God blesse vs maruellously without prayer in any thing, if we are driuen more to prayer by it, then this is of God: if it cause vs to leaue prayer, it is perilous.

1. 1Extraordinary gifts.Extraordinarie gifts.

4 There is nothing so precious as Gods grace, which changeth the face of heaven and¹ earth: and nothing so vile as sin, which openeth hell, and staineth the earth, and shutteth up heaven.

4 There is nothing so precious as Gods grace, which chaungeth the face of heauen and¹