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,…

Wherefore I will join my self to thy people, that whatsoever I have, they may profit by it, and whatsoever they have I may ⟨p. 318⟩profit by it, seeing the things that I have received must be put out to loan, to gain some comfort to others: whatsoever others have, they have not for their private use, but that by them as by pipes and conduits they liberally should be conveyed unto me also. Wherefore in this strain we are taught, that if we be the children of God, we must join our selves in a holy league to his people, and by mutual participation of the gifts of God we must testify each to other, that we be of the number and communion of Saints: and this is an undoubted badge and cognisance of him that loveth God, if he also loveth them that are begotten of God. Wherefore if we do profess our selves to be of God, and to worship him, then must we join our selves to the Church of God, which with us doth worship God. And this must we do of necessity, for it is a branch of our belief, that there is a communion of Saints in the Church: and if we believe that there is a God, we must also believe that there is a remnant of people, unto whom God revealeth himself, and communicateth his mercies, in whom we must have all our delight, with whom we must communicate, according to the measure of grace given unto every one of us.

Wherefore I will ioyne my selfe to thy people, that whatsoeuer I haue, they may profit by it, and whatsoeuer they haue I may ⟨p. 318⟩profit by it, seeing the things that I haue receiued must bee put out to loane, to gaine some comfort to others: whatsoeuer others haue, they haue not for their priuate vse, but that by them as by pipes and conduites they liberally should be conueied vnto me also. Wherefore in this straine wee are taught, that if wee be the children of God, wee must ioyne our selues in a holy league to his people, and by mutuall participation of the gifts of God wee must testifie each to other, that wee be of the number and communion of Saints: and this is an vndoubted badge and cognisance of him that loueth God, if he also loueth them that are begotten of God. Wherefore if wee doe professe our selues to bee of God, and to worship him, then must we ioyne our selues to the Church of God, which with vs doth worship God. And this must we doe of necessitie, for it is a branch of our beleefe, that there is a communion of Saints in the Church: and if we beleeue that there is a God, we must also beleeue that there is a remnant of people, vnto whom God reuealeth himselfe, and communicateth his mercies, in whom we must haue al our delight, with whom we must communicate, according to the measure of grace giuen vnto euery one of vs.