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,…

Well now, if we only consider those former causes, we shall see that here is no vain repetition, and that in nothing this prayer was made too often. For besides that, as we said, we know here but in part, we forget also that which we know, and we cannot practise that which we remember: so that it is a rare thing to have a good judgement, but rarer when we have a good judgement to have a good affection, and most rare when we have a good judgement and a sound affection, to have them still. For we have not in us any indwelling righteousness. Again, as it had not been sufficient for us to have had light heretofore, and not to have it now; or having it now, unless we have it hereafter: so it is requisite¹ for our life which we hold in Christ, that we have not only had judgement heretofore, unless we have it now; and it is not sufficient to have it now, unless we have it hereafter. For they that think their judgement is perfect enough, and their affections holy, had no need to have Christ to be their schoolmaster, who teacheth the simple and ignorant; they that are whole need him not to be their physician, who came not to call the righteous: but sinners to repentance. But God his children seeing their ignorance and corrupt affections, even by experience (the schoolmistress of schools) know, how needful it is daily to crave knowledge, and continually to labour for a good conscience. On the contrary ⟨p. 599⟩