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,…

Now there are two sorts of people which would have Gods promises preached unto them, and not the law of God. The first are they which would continue in sin. As for these they are like to the Horse and to the Mule, whose mouths mus• be holden with bit and bridle. Another sort there is which would not have the law, nor the threatenings thereof preached unto them; and these are they which feel themselves moved with the promises of God. But we cannot be moved lively with the promises of Christ, except we first by the law, and the threatenings of John, see the full measure of punishment, that our sins have deserved. Therefore it is very requisite we first have the law preached unto us, that we may have a lively feeling of our sins.

Now there are two sorts of people which would haue Gods promises preached vnto them, and not the law of God. The first are they which would continue in sinne. As for these they are like to the Horse and to the Mule, whose mouthes mus• bee holden with bit and bridle. Another sort there is which would not haue the law, nor the threatnings therof preached vnto them; and these are they which feele themselues moued with the promises of God. But we cannot be moued liuely with the promises of Christ, except we first by the law, and the threatnings of Iohn, see the full measure of punishment, that our sins haue deserued. Therefore it is very requisit we first haue the law preached vnto vs, that wee may haue a liuely feeling of our sinnes.

As those which would not have the law preached, were said to be of two sorts; so those that feel their sins are also of two sorts: for either they see sin in general, or else they are humbled more specially. Those which feel their sins, and have a taste thereof, and see them in general, and not specially; these must be cut on both sides, they must see sin on both sides, they must enter into the secrets of the heart, for they have not yet learned to discern of thoughts, they must even have their very hearts & thoughts laid open unto them. In the third to the Hebr. we are bidden not to harden our hearts at the word of God. Not to harden our hearts, that is, not only to hear the law preached unto our ears, & to go no further (for so it never profiteth us, nay it is the power of death unto death unto us) but we must suffer it to soak into us, to have his proper working, to pierce & to enter even to