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,…

A fourth argument of sincerity, is to perform all duties as in Gods presence, looking unto him, as the directer and discerner of our thoughts, words, and works, and thinking ⟨p. 389⟩it sufficient if he approve of us, though men do dislike us; as the Apostle Paul telleth the Corinthians▪ As touching me, I pass very little to be judged of you, or of mans judgement, &c. ¹He that judgeth me is the Lord. And again in the Epistle to the Thessalonians: As we were ²allowed of God, that the Gospel should be committed unto us, so we speak: not as they that please men but God, which approveth our hearts. And therefore he prayeth in another place, that the Corinthians might do none all, not that he might seem approved, and have the credit of their³ goodness, as being wrought chiefly by his Ministry: but that they might do that which is honest, though he were disallowed▪ to wit, by men: for with God the righteous Judge, he knew that he should be both approved and rewarded. Thus he that is a servant, faithful and trusty in his place, serving the Lord Christ in conscience, and not men with eye-service, albeit he should be accounted the most idle and untrusty servant in all the family, (being indeed the most diligent and painful of all, he will still go on with his faithfulness, and not diminish any jot of his industry and laboriousness.

A fourth argument of sinceritie, is to performe all duties as in Gods presence, looking vnto him, as the directer and discerner of our thoughts, words, and workes, and thinking ⟨p. 389⟩it sufficient if he approue of vs, though men do dislike vs; as the Apostle Paul telleth the Corinthians▪ As touching mee, I passe very little to be iudged of you, or of mans iudgement, &c. ¹