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,…

Wherefore the man of God raiseth up himself with this meditation: howsoever those¹ things seem to be confounded & cast together, yet thou ô Lord, art God, and governest all: thou art a righteous God, and thy judgements are righteous; yea every word of thy word ô Lord is righteous and true; thy promises which in time thou shalt perform, will not fall away; nor thy judgements which thou wilt one day execute, shall not fail. Behold how we also must strengthen our faith in the like assaults. This was a notable example of faith, which so yielded to the due obedience of the word of God, for our instruction: when we are in such distress, our eyes must not be set on any visible or earthly things, but only on things invisible and heavenly, even on the word of God, on his promises, which he will perform; on his justice, which he will execute: we must I say have our eyes lifted up further than the scope of heaven, and the circuits of the Sun; we must look to heaven, where Gods promises shall be fully performed and accomplished; we must look to hell, where his judgements shall be finished & fully executed. For though both Gods promises may on earth be performed, and his vengeance may here be executed; yet all his promises are not showed to any, nor many of them showed to all, but there may be some wanting of them; and the wicked may have a great torment of mind, and hell of conscience,² and yet all have them not, neither have any all, because many are glorious in their life, and pompous in their death. What then shall we say to this, but with the Prophet, Righteous art thou ô Lord, and righteous are thy judgements.

Wherefore the man of God raiseth vp himselfe with this meditation: howsoeuer those¹ things seeme to be confounded & cast together, yet thou ô Lord, art God, and gouernest all: thou art a righteous God, and thy iudgements are righteous; yea euery word of thy word ô Lord is righteous and true; thy promises which in time thou shalt performe, will not fall away; nor thy iudgements which thou wilt one day execute, shall not faile. Behold how we also must strengthen our faith in the like assaults. This was a notable example of faith, which so yeelded to the due obedience of the word of God, for our instruction: when we are in such distresse, our eyes must not be set on any visible or earthly things, but onely on things inuisible and heauenly, euen on the word of God, on his promises, which he wil performe; on his iustice, which he will execute: we must I say haue our eyes lifted vp further than the scope of heauen, and the circuites of the Sunne; we must looke to heauen, where Gods promises shall be fully performed and accomplished; we must looke to hell, where his iudgements shall be finished & fully executed. For though both Gods promises may on earth be performed, and his vengeance may here be executed; yet all his promises are not shewed to any, nor many of them shewed to all, but there may be some wanting of them; and the wicked may haue a great torment of minde, and hell of conscience,