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,…

We see here, how the man of God felt some wavering in himself, he was not always in one estate, his faith was not ever at one stay, his belief had some unbelief with it, and believing he was afraid of himself. Thus we know, Gods children are such, as do not presume, but they suspect themselves, & think humbly of themselves, which maketh them often to pray, that they may be confirmed to persevere. For when we begin to be secure, and to think too well of our selves, then we cast off prayer, and lay aside all trust in Gods word, so that God casteth us off for our pride, and Satan is ready to beguile us. We must not then satisfy our selves, if we believe, but our faith must make us to grow in fear, & to be more careful to please, and more grieved to displease God; we must desire of God to have his promises confirmed and ratified in us, because we are in a very slippery estate. For as a man walking on slippery ice, and not heedful to his steps, nor fearing himself, is most ready to fall; so we in this world, unless we look very circumspectly to our selves, are in great danger of sliding down. So fickle and frail is the world, that in every place we may take a fall: and as they which are on an high hill and steep, are in peril of falling down; so in the world, which hath such a downfall, unless we be very wary, and stay our selves on Gods word, we are most ready to slip.

We see here, how the man of God felt some wauering in himselfe, he was not alwaies in one estate, his faith was not euer at one stay, his beliefe had some vnbeliefe with it, and beleeuing he was afraid of himself. Thus we know, Gods childrē are such, as do not presume, but they suspect themselues, & thinke humbly of themselues, which maketh them often to pray, that they may be confirmed to perseuere. For when we begin to be secure, and to thinke too well of our selues, then we cast off prayer, and lay aside all trust in Gods word, so that God casteth vs off for our pride, and Sathan is readie to beguile vs. We must not then satisfie our selues, if we beleeue, but our faith must make vs to grow in feare, & to be more carefull to please, and more grieued to displease God; wee must desire of God to haue his promises cōfirmed and ratified in vs, because we are in a very slippery estate. For as a man walking on slippery ice, and not heedfull to his steps, nor fearing himselfe, is most readie to fall; so we in this world, vnlesse we looke very circumspectly to our selues, are in great danger of sliding down. So fickle and fraile is the world, that in euery place we may take a fall: and as they which are on an high hill and steepe, are in perill of falling down; so in the world, which hath such a downefall, vnlesse wee be very wary, and stay our selues on Gods word, we are most ready to slippe.