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,…

As our understanding sometime hath been darkened concerning the things of Jesus Christ: so from hence forth we must covet to understand nothing more than Christ Jesus, and him crucifie••• as our memories have bin as fresh in retaining, as our understandings in receiving earthly things; so now forgetting the things of this life, we must chiefly remember those things which perish not with memory, but are heavenly, spiritual, and eternal: as we were wont to love, hate, like, and mislike for our selves, now we must love, and hate, like, and mislike for the glory of God. We are therefore to pray, that the Lord would frame in us new hearts, that as we have been carnally minded, we may be spiritually minded; and as we must have new hearts, so also must we labour for new affections. Our love, as I said, which was mingled with self-love, must be taken up for the Lord his behoof; our anger, which was in the defence of our own cause, must now be bestowed in the maintenance of God his glory, and what power soever is within us, it must be spent on the Lord his behalf. And yet we must go further in this work of regeneration, offering to the Lord our bodies, as we have offered our souls, that as we have given our members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity; so now we give our members servants unto righteousness in holiness, from hence-forth having new eyes, new ears, new tongues, new hands, and new feet.

As our vnderstanding sometime hath beene darkened concerning the things of Iesus Christ: so from hence forth we must couet to vnderstand nothing more than Christ Iesus, and him crucifie••• as our memories haue bin as fresh in retaining, as our vnderstandings in receiuing earthly things; so now forgetting the things of this life, we must chiefly remēber those things which perish not with memorie, but are heauenly, spirituall, and eternall: as wee were wont to loue, hate, like, and mislike for our selues, now wee must loue, and hate, like, and mislike for the glorie of God. Wee are therefore to pray, that the Lord would frame in vs new hearts, that as wee haue beene carnally minded, wee may bee spiritually minded; and as we must haue new hearts, so also must we labour for new affections. Our loue, as I said, which was mingled with selfe-loue, must bee taken vp for the Lord his behoofe; our anger, which was in the defence of our owne cause, must now bee bestowed in the maintenance of God his glorie, and what power soeuer is within vs, it must bee spent on the Lord his behalfe. And yet we must goe further in this worke of regeneration, offering to the Lord our bodies, as we haue offered our soules, that as we haue giuen our members seruants to vncleannes, and to iniquitie; so now wee giue our members seruants vnto righteousnes in holinesse, from hence-foorth hauing new eyes, new eares, new tongues, new hands, and new feete.