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,…

I am the meanest and the weakest of many brethren to write of this reverend mans life, and labours in the Church of God: yet had I rather be noted of some for want of skill, than of any for want of love and affection to so loving a father. I have known his life for many years, and rejoice in heart to have known it, for that most rare graces of Gods spirit did shine in him, all tempered as with faith unfeigned unto Christ, so with bowels of compassion and love towards men. In his holy Ministry, he was ever careful to avoid all occasions of offence, desiring in all things to approve himself as the Minister of Christ; he much rejoiced and praised God for the happy government of our most gracious Queen ELIZABETH, and for this blessed calm and peace of Gods Church, and people under it; and spake often of it both publicly and privately, as he was occasioned, and stirred up the hearts of all men what he could to pray, and to praise God with him for it continually: yea, this matter so affected him, that the day before his departure out of this life, his thoughts were much troubled, for that men were so unthankful for that strange and happy deliverance of our most gracious Queen, from the dangerous conspiracies and practises of that time. He was the special instrument and hand of God to bring many, both¹ godly and learned, to the holy service of Christ, in his Ministry, and to restrain, and to reduce not a few from schism and error, striving always to retain such in obedience of laws, and preciously to esteem and regard the peace of the Church and people of God.

I am the meanest and the weakest of many brethren to write of this reuerend mans life, and labours in the Church of God: yet had I rather be noted of some for want of skill, than of any for want of loue and affection to so louing a father. I haue knowne his life for many yeeres, and reioyce in heart to haue knowne it, for that most rare graces of Gods spirit did shine in him, all tempered as with faith vnfained vnto Christ, so with bowels of compassion and loue towards men. In his holy Ministerie, hee was euer carefull to auoide all occasions of offence, desiring in all things to approoue himselfe as the Minister of Christ; he much reicoyced and praised God for the happie gouernment of our most gratious Queene ELIZABETH, and for this blessed calme and peace of Gods Church, and people vnder it; and spake often of it both publikely and priuatly, as he was occasioned, and stirred vp the hearts of all men what he could to pray, and to praise God with him for it continually: yea, this matter so affected him, that the day before his departure out of this life, his thoughts were much troubled, for that men were so vnthankfull for that strange and happie deliuerance of our most gratious Queene, from the dangerous conspiracies and practises of that time. He was the speciall instrument and hand of God to bring many, both