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,…

These things have no less fruit in prosperity; for the want of them cause men to lift up themselves on high, but the word represseth pride, lust, and love of worldly things; so that they are ••ū •le in prosperity: for the worldlings seek after the things of this world, because they never felt the peace of conscience; they seek their own glory, because ⟨p. 559⟩they never felt what the glory of God was, and never seek knowledge; because they know not what the soul is. Yea the children of God, because they labour not continually to keep a good conscience, and to strengthen their faith, they are carried away with the love of earthly things, after the example of the wicked: for prosperity is as a flood which carieth all things with it, and as well good as bad; and therefore they are often carried away with the love of these outward things.

These things haue no lesse fruite in prosperitie; for the want of them cause men to lift vp themselues on high, but the word represseth pride, lust, and loue of worldly things; so that they are ••ū •le in prosperitie: for the worldlings seeke after the things of this world, because they neuer felt the peace of conscience; they seeke their owne glorie, because ⟨p. 559⟩they neuer felt what the glory of God was, and neuer seeke knowledge; because they know not what the soule is. Yea the children of God, because they labour not continually to keepe a good conscience, and to strengthen their faith, they are carried away with the loue of earthly things, after the example of the wicked: for prosperitie is as a floud which carieth all things with it, and as well good as bad; and therefore they are often caried away with the loue of these outward things.

But the children of God which do diligently labour after these things, they behave themselves so, as that God may be glorified by their prosperity and adversity: for in prosperity they chiefly set by the forgiveness of sins, and everlasting life, and if these be once sure then for other things if they have them, they take them as overplus of his favour, and confess that wisdom is good with an inheritance: yet if these things come not, the fear of God and his word is never the less acceptable, and can be content o say with Jacob, if I may have meat and drink and cloth, then will I be content, as Paul commandeth. And if they have abundance, then they are in the house of mourning, knowing that those things may be taken away,