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,…

8 This word judgement I would no man would let it pass without judgement, and yet there is no word read with less judgement. In the law the title de judicio is best studied: and it is a great title. Chrysostom saith, if we had that care which they have that be arraigned before an earthly judge, we should do well. Though his judgements be as the great deep, as the Psalmist saith; yet they may be brought to four heads, and first into two, the¹ judgement of man, and the judgement of God: the judgement of man, either when another gives judgement of us, or we give judgement of our selves: the judgement of God, either in this life, or eternal. Job, chap. 29 speaketh of some young men in his days, that feared his judgement. This fear is to be seen in heathen men, as in him that ran further into² the Tavern to avoid the sight of the Philosopher. The boys of Bethel, that wanted this fear, and reverenced not Elisha the Prophet, were so far gone, that it was time to cut them³ off. He cursed them, and two she-bears came out of the wood and slew them. But as Lucina saith of the consistory of Christians, this is a miserable Consistory, a poor judgement: every man will plead with the friar, We are exempted Lord: yet true it is. they⁴ that shall judge the world, can best judge, but they shall be judged also. The second is the judgement seat within us, which God hath made to make us esteem his the more. It is counted an absurd thing for a man to be his own judge. This is our own conscience. This is Gods register that registereth all things which we do or speak, and it is also our remembrancer, when we are alone. Blessed is the man that despiseth not this judge: no man can⁵ have a more severe judge than himself, albeit a man do acquit himself: the wicked is sometimes secure, but never in safety. This is that, whereby God would call us home. Every⁶