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,…

But if we read, that the blind which were restored to their sight, the deaf whose ears were opened, the dumb, who by the finger of Christ his power did speak again, acknowledged this to be the only work of God, and were thankful; although indeed of the ten lepers which were cleansed, one only was thankful, and nine held their peace: how much are we bound to praise and magnify the name of our good God, who hath delivered us from blindness and ignorance, wherein we were plunged, to see the bright beams of the glorious Gospel, who hath opened our heavy and dull ears to hear the sweet voice of the Son of God, who hath untied our tongues and unclosed our lips, which were sewed up from sounding the praise of our salvation, yea and which more is, hath untied & restored our feet, to walk in the glorious liberty of the sons of God, and hast cast out of us the devil and his power, and spoiled from henceforth his kingdom in us, that we might serve the Lord in newness of conversation.

But if we reade, that the blinde which were restored to their sight, the deafe whose eares were opened, the dumbe, who by the finger of Christ his power did speake againe, acknowledged this to be the only worke of God, and were thankefull; although indeed of the ten leapers which were cleansed, one onely was thankful, and nine held their peace: how much are wee bound to praise and magnifie the name of our good God, who hath deliuered vs from blindnes and ignorance, wherein we were plunged, to see the bright beames of the glorious Gospell, who hath opened our heauie and dull eares to heare the sweet voyce of the sonne of God, who hath vntied our tongues and vnclosed our lips, which were sewed vp from sounding the praise of our saluation, yea and which more is, hath vntied & restored our feete, to walke in the glorious libertie of the sonnes of God, and hast cast out of vs the diuell and his power, and spoiled from henceforth his kingdome in vs, that we might serue the Lord in newnes of conuersation.

We see now, that whosoever is taught aright to the kingdom of God, he shall praise the Lord. But what is the cause, why this effect is so little found in us of praising God? even because we are void of the cause, that is, of teaching of the spirit. For either surely we have none understanding, or else we have not the understanding of the spirit O blessed work of Gods spirit, thanksgiving! This made the Prophet say: Psal: 16. 2. My welldoing extendeth not to thee, O Lord. And 116. 12. What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits towards me? I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. That is, I will acknowledge his old graces received, and hope that I shall have his mercies continued. But herein is another thing worthy to be observed, that according to the proportion of his prayers, is the proportion of thanksgiving. For as the two former verses contain two prayers; so the two latter verses contain two thanksgivings And mark how according to the vehemency of his prayer, there is a vehemency of thanksgiving. For as he had said let my complaint come before the: so he addeth my lips shall pour eforth thy praise continually. A word drawn from spouts or spring-heads, which abundantly yield water out from them. So to complaints answereth the word of pouring out. In the second he saith: Let my supplication come before […] Whereunto answereth: my tongue shall entreat of thy word: Where he promiseth to be no sse shrill in thanksgiving, than loud in praying to the Lord.