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,…

How necessary a thing therefore it is to know godly zeal, all men may see: for as we have said, that the Lord threateneth Revel. 3. that unless the Laodiceans would be more zealous and amend, he would spue them out, that is, he would have no delight in them. […] the Lord would as lief have us of another religion, as to be so luke-warm in his true religion. For as a stomach is easily brought to provoke a vomit by receiving somewhat that is lukewarm: so the Lord spueth as it were out of his stomach luke warm professors, as them whom by no means he can brook, which is a most fearful thing. We know that the good father Ely 1. Sam. 3. although otherwise no doubt he was the dear servant of God, was grieved for the sins of his sons, and mourned when the Ark of God was taken, was reproved by the holy Ghost, that he should love the glory of his sons more than the glory of God▪ because he did not more severely, and more zealously rebuke his sons, and in that there wanted in him that fervency of spirit, whereby he should have cut off his sons from their office; wherefore the hand of God did cut off his life, and deprived all his posterity of the Priesthood. Although this good man was offended, and grieved with the evils of his sons; yet his coldness in zeal brought upon him this plague.

How necessary a thing therfore it is to know godly zeale, all men may see: for as we haue said, that the Lord threatneth Reuel. 3. that vnlesse the Laodiceans would be more zealous and amend, he would spue them out, that is, he would haue no delight in them. 〈…〉 the Lord would as leeue haue vs of another religion, as to be so luke-warme in his true religion. For as a stomacke is easily brought to prouoke a vomite by receiuing somewhat that is lukewarme: so the Lord spueth as it were out of his stomack luke warme professors, as them whom by no meanes he can brooke, which is a most feareful thing. We know that the good father Elie 1. Sam. 3. although otherwise no doubt he was the deare seruant of God, was grieued for the sinnes of his sonnes, and mourned when the Arke of God was taken, was reproued by the holy Ghost, that he should loue the glorie of his sons more than the glorie of God because he did not more seuerely, and more zealously rebuke his sons, and in that there wanted in him that feruencie of spirit, whreby he should haue cut off his sonnes from their office; wherefore the hand of God did cut off his life, and depriued all his posteritie of the Priesthood. Although this good man was offended, and grieued with the euils of his sonnes; yet his coldnes in zeale brought pon him this plague.