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,…

Let us learn in time of trouble, thus to recover our selves. For do we not see, how now adays some take this way, and some take that way, some use this shift, and some have that policy, do their dealings show, that God is on their side, or that he will take their part? nay rather that he is far from them. We must every one frame this reason, which the Prophet useth, that every man may say, I trust in Gods word, I hate the vain shifts of the wicked, God is my God. My God: we must here mark, that we give not God sufficient honour,¹ until we cleave wholly unto him, as he requireth of us in his first commandment. For we then have him to be our only God when we only fear him, when we only love him, when we only obey him, when we put our trust in him alone. So that we deny him his honour, until we leaving all other fetches and devises of loving, fearing, obeying and trusting in him; and love, fear, obey, and trust in him, as we are only and wholly taught in his word. Excellent is that place of the Prophet, Psalm 73. where the man of God, seeing the evil men in number many, in power great; and good men in number few, and ability weak, began to be in a dangerous estate, in thinking almost wickedly of Gods providence, and began to be moved, and to dispute as it were with God about the prosperity of the wicked, and poverty of the godly, until he came to look into the glass of Gods word, where he found, that though the wicked seemed to have an happy time for a while, yet through Gods secret curse, they had a fearful end, and though Gods children were tried with many troubles, yet through Gods secret blessings they had happy issues.

Let vs learne in time of trouble, thus to recouer our selues. For doe we not see, how now adaies some take this way, and some take that way, some vse this shift, and some haue that policie, doe their dealings shew, that God is on their side, or that hee will take their part? nay rather that he is farre from thē. We must euery one frame this reason, which the Prophet vseth, that euery man may say, I trust in Gods word, I hate the vaine shifts of the wicked, God is my God. My God: wee must here marke, that wee giue not God sufficient honour,¹ vntill we cleaue wholy vnto him, as he requireth of vs in his first commaundement. For we then haue him to be our onely God when we onely feare him, when we onely loue him, whē we onely obey him, when we put our trust in him alone. So that we deny him his honour, vntill we leauing all other fetches and deuises of louing, fearing, obeying and trusting in him; and loue, feare, obey, and trust in him, as we are onely and wholy taught in his word. Excellent is that place of the Prophet,