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 cannot here omit a worthy saying of that wise man, who did write that Book which we call Ecclesiasticus, thus I find it, chapt. 41. verse 17. &c. Be ashamed of whoredom before father and mother: be ashamed of lies before the Prince, and men of authority: of sin before the Judge and ruler: of offence before the congregation, and people: of unrighteousness before a companion & friend: or of theft before the place where thou dwellest: and before the truth of God and his covenant: or to lean with thine elbows upon the table: or to be reproved for giving or taking: or of silence to them that salute thee: or to look upon an harlot: or to turn thy face from thy kinsman: or to take away a portion, or a gift: or to be evil minded towards an other mans wife: or to solicit any mans maid: or to stand by her bed: or to reproach thy friends with words: or to upbraid when thou givest any thing: or to report a matter that thou hast heard: or to reveal secret words. Thus mayest thou well be shamefast, & shalt find favour with all men. But of these things be thou not ashamed, neither have regard to offend for any person: of the law of the most High, and his covenant •nd of Judgement to justify the godly: of the cause of thy companion and of strange[…] of distributing the inheritance among friends: to be diligent to keep true balance and w•ight, whether thou have little or much: to sell Merchandise at an indifferent price, and to correct thy children diligently, &c.

I cannot here omit a worthy saying of that wise man, who did write that Booke which wee call Ecclesiasticus, thus I finde it, chapt. 41. verse 17. &c. Be ashamed of whoredome before father and mother: be ashamed of lies before the Prince, and men of authority: of sinne before the Iudge and ruler: of offence before the congregation, and people: of vnrighteousnes before a companion & friend: or of theft before the place where thou dwellest: and before the truth of God and his couenant: or to leane with thine elbowes vpon the table: or to be reproued for giuing or taking: or of silence to them that salute thee: or to looke vpon an harlot: or to turne thy face frō thy kinseman: or to take away a portion, or a gift: or to be euill minded towards an other mans wife: or to sollicite any mans maid: or to stand by her bed: or to reproach thy friends with words: or to vpbraide when thou giuest any thing: or to report a matter that thou hast heard: or to reueale secret wordes. Thus maiest thou well be shamefast, & shalt find fauor with all men. But of these things be thou not ashamed, neither haue regard to offend for any person: of the lawe of the most High, and his couenant nd of Iudgement to iustifie the godly: of the cause of thy companion and of strang of distributing the inheritance among friends: to be diligent to keepe true balance and wight, whether thou haue little or much: to sell Merchandise at an indifferent price, and to correct thy children diligently, &c.