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,…

6 The world is as the Lords great chamber, whereunto all are admitted: the Church is as the chamber of presence. The nativity of the Church is a greater work then the creation of the world. The world was finished with a Word, but many days and many years did the Lord travel, before the Church could be brought forth to his good liking. He shook the earth, darkened the heavens, turned the whole course of nature, before he had framed and set up the little Church of the Jews. But in gathering the Church of the Gentiles, the Sun became black as a pot, the Heavens were covered as with a hair-cloth, the veil of the temple rent, the earth trembled, the graves opened, & above all, the GOD of nature suffered. But of all, the third gathering shall be fearful: when heaven and earth shall not abide to see, but shall melt and consume away at the glorifying of that Church, which the world so contemneth: & yet on this Church hangeth the continuance of the world. For certain it is the world standeth, and all the four winds are stopped till all¹ be sealed; and in that moment that this number is filled, this world shall out of hand vanish away.

6 The world is as the Lords great chamber, whereunto all are admitted: the Church is as the chamber of presence. The natiuitie of the Church is a greater worke then the creation of the world. The world was finished with a Word, but many dayes and many yeares did the Lord trauell, before the Church could be brought forth to his good liking. Hee shooke the earth, darkened the heauens, turned the whole course of nature, before he had framed and set vp the little Church of the Iewes. But in gathering the Church of the Gentiles, the Sunne became blacke as a pot, the Heauens were couered as with a haire-cloth, the vayle of the temple rent, the earth trēbled, the graues opened, & aboue all, the GOD of nature suffered. But of all, the third gathering shall be fearfull: when heauen and earth shall not abide to see, but shall melte and consume away at the glorifying of that Church, which the world so contemneth: & yet on this Church hangeth the continuance of the world. For certaine it is the world standeth, and all the foure windes are stopped till all¹ be sealed; and in that moment that this number is filled, this world shall out of hand vanish away.