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,…

Now in that the man of God saith, in awe of thy word: see, the man of God performeth that fear to Gods word, which he oweth to God himself. This is profitably to be considered of us. If any deal now adays with a profane worldling, in things concerning the true knowledge of God, and the way of salvation, he will answer: What tell ye me of these things? tell me what you can; I am sure of this, you can tell me no more than this: Love God above all, and thy neighbour as thy self, and I trust I shall love God as well as you, or the best learned. But here is their hypocrisy descried, in that they have so small love to the word. For our Saviour Christ witnesseth, John 8. He that is of God heareth Gods word: if ye were of God, ye would love his word: so one may say to this effect; if we fear God, we stand in awe of his word. Wherefore the man of God saith, Oh, how love I thy law▪ protesting that love to the law: which he had to God. And as he saith, O Lord thou art my portion: so he saith also, thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage. Thus we must honour God in Christ, and Christ in his word. For look what honour God would have, he would have us show unto Christ, and look what honour Christ would have, he would have it done to his word. Wherefore the Apostles not reverencing our Saviour Christ only for his person, but also for his word, said: Master, whither shall we go from thee, thou hast the word of spirit and life?

Now in that the man of God saith, in awe of thy word: see, the man of God performeth that feare to Gods word, which he oweth to God himselfe. This is profitably to be considered of vs. If any deale now adaies with a prophane worldling, in things concerning the true knowledge of God, and the way of saluation, he will answere: What tell yee me of these things? tell me what you can; I am sure of this, you can tell me no more than this: Loue God aboue all, and thy neighbour as thy selfe, and I trust I shall loue God as well as you, or the best learned. But here is their hypocrisie descried, in that they haue so small loue to the word. For our Sauiour Christ witnesseth, Iohn 8. He that is of God heareth Gods word: if ye were of God, ye would loue his word: so one may say to this effect; if we feare God, we stand in awe of his word. Wherefore the man of God saith, Oh, how loue I thy law▪ protesting that loue to the law: which he had to God. And as he saith, O Lord thou art my portion: so he saith also, thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage. Thus we must honour God in Christ, and Christ in his word. For looke what honour God would haue, he would haue vs shew vnto Christ, and looke what honour Christ would haue, he would haue it done to his word. Wherefore the Apostles not reuerencing our Sauiour Christ onely for his person, but also for his word, said: Maister, whither shall we goe from thee, thou hast the word of spirit and life?