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,…

The Lord hath not granted unto others, nor denied unto us any special privileges, as they thought among the Papists, who in their readings had wont to admire much at the Saints of God, and to follow them but little. The Lords hand is not shortened, that he can less help us, than he hath in times past our forefathers; neither is his mercy less, that he will not help us: for his is the kingdom, his is the power, his is the glory for ever: but our sins, as saith the Prophet, have made a partition, and a divorcement between the Lord and us, our love is less, our sins are greater, than they were in our forefathers. Let this comfort us, the man of God here prayeth not for any extraordinary mercy. For as the love of God to us ward is common with other of his children, in like manner our love to Gods word must be common with them, and if we have the like graces with them we shall obtain the like mercies with them. For in the substance of salvation, if we have faith, the Lord will deal with us according as he dealt with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, with the Prophets and Apostles. Wherefore the Lord, as we said a little before, hath set down his promises i• general words, which we must derive by faith, as particular and proper to our selves. Now if we had this sealed in our hearts, that they were never confounded nor deceived which put their trust in the Lord, we should be assured, that his arm is not shortened, he is as able to reach it out unto us as ever he was before, if only, we will believe and say with the Prophet of God, Amen.

The Lord hath not graunted vnto others, nor denied vnto vs any speciall priuiledges, as they thought among the Papists, who in their readings had wont to admire much at the Saints of God, and to follow them but little. The Lords hand is not shortened, that he can lesse helpe vs, than he hath in times past our forefathers; neither is his mercy lesse, that he will not helpe vs: for his is the kingdome, his is the power, his is the glorie for euer: but our sinnes, as saith the Prophet, haue made a partition, and a diuorcement betweene the Lord and vs, our loue is lesse, our sinnes are greater, than they were in our forefathers. Let this comfort vs, the man of God here prayeth not for any extraordinarie mercy. For as the loue of God to vs ward is common with other of his children, in like manner our loue to Gods word must be common with them, and if we haue the like graces with them we shall obtaine the like mercies with them. For in the substance of saluation, if we haue faith, the Lord will deale with vs according as he dealt with Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, with the Prophets and Apostles. Wherefore the Lord, as we said a little before, hath set downe his promises i generall words, which we must deriue by faith, as particular and proper to our selues. Now if we had this sealed in our hearts, that they were neuer confounded nor deceiued which put their trust in the Lord, we should be assured, that his arme is not shortned, he is as able to reach it out vnto vs as euer he was before, if onely, we will beleeue and say with the Prophet of God, Amen.