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,…

fear him therefore (I say) not as he is a man, but as the Minister of God. With what a reverend fear did the Galatians receive Paul? ¹his own self doth report, that they received him as an Angel of God, yea more than so, they received him as Jesus Christ himself. And that was not for the excellency of his person, which he testifieth was simple, base, vile: and to all the world contemptible, yea and subject to all infirmities: but they received him with such fear and reverence for that excellent message which he brought unto them, for those glad tidings which he published among them, and for that he was a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the power of God to save all the believers. Thus reverently must all Gods children fear their Minister, even for the worthiness of his office and ministry: for if they should not fear him, they could not in any case obey the word, when he doth sharply reprove them for their sins: but even as a light wife so long as her husband pleaseth her, so long and no longer will she be obedient unto him; for if he show a sharp countenance of very love to drive her from some lewd conditions, then will she begin to scorn,² to fret and chafe, and in stead of obeying him, she will deadly hate him and despise him: so is it with the people, if they stand not in fear of the authority which God hath given him, they will obey him no longer than he preacheth pleasant things: for when he shall touch their consciences with threatening the judgements of God against their sin, then can they not abide him, but harden their hearts not against him, but against the Lord which hath sent him, and so fall away to their utter destruction: the children of God must therefore fear their Minister, and be obedient to the word of truth which he bringeth unto them.

feare him therefore (I say) not as he is a man, but as the Minister of God. With what a reuerend feare did the Galathians receiue Paul? ¹his owne selfe doth report, that they receiued him as an Angell of God, yea more than so, they receiued him as Iesus Christ himselfe. And that was not for the excellencie of his person, which hee testifieth was simple, base, vile: and to all the world contemptible, yea and subiect to all infirmities: but they receiued him with such feare and reuerence for that excellent message which hee brought vnto them, for those glad tidings which hee published among them, and for that hee was a Minister of the Gospell of Iesus Christ, which is the power of God to saue all the beleeuers. Thus reuerently must all Gods children feare their Minister, euen for the worthines of his office and ministery: for if they should not feare him, they could not in any case obey the word, when hee doth sharply reproue them for their sinnes: but euen as a light wife so long as her husband pleaseth her, so long and no longer will she be obedient vnto him; for if he shew a sharp countenance of very loue to driue her from some lewd cōditions, then will she begin to scorne,