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,…

5 Noah, Job, Zechariah, Cornelius were just men, but we must know the two Courts of¹ Justice: The first is the Kings Bench, where ye have strict justice, the other is the Chancery,² where there is a mitigation of that strict course of justice. In the first court there is none found just; in the second court of acceptation, some are accepted for just men By his strict justice God requireth that we keep all the commandments, that we have but one end, that we never swerve from God. In his court of acceptation he requireth first, that we have an endeavour to keep all, a full purpose to have respect to all; to flatter our selves in no sin, but being told of it, to be ready to lament: this God for his Christ accepteth for obedience to all his commandments. Secondly, for our end if we have a general intent, though we fail in some, God judgeth the less by the greater. Thirdly, if we be willing to lose in sundry cases our goods, and all we have, rather than displease God. Fourthly, God accepteth for continuance, if we strive to continue, if we fall yet seldom, and rise quickly, and run more swiftly. In respect of our neighbour, God accepteth us, if we keep our vocation, till for the further benefit of the Church we be called for. Secondly, if we be ready to commend good things in others as well as in our selves: and for that no man can be wholly loved, every one having many evil things in himself, if when and where sin ceaseth, our hatred also cease, and that we be ready also to give him our helping hand to pull him out. In the courts of men we may say boldly some men are just, of whom the Scripture saith, they were just in their generation, when they with whom they lived had nothing to lay to their charge, and if they write a book against them, they might (as Job saith) carry it on their foreheads. And God judgeth now by Christ, and he is the Mediator.

5 Noah, Iob, Zacharie, Cornelius were iust men, but we must know the two Courts of¹ Iustice: The first is the Kings Bench, where yee haue strict iustice, the other is the Chancerie,² where there is a mittigation of that strict course of iustice. In the first court there is none found iust; in the second court of acceptation, some are accepted for iust men By his strict iustice God requireth that we keepe all the commandements, that we haue but one ende, that we neuer swarue from God. In his court of acceptation he requireth first, that we haue an endeuour to keepe all, a full purpose to haue respect to all; to flatter our selues in no sinne, but being tolde of it, to be readie to lament: this God for his Christ accepteth for obedience to all his commaundements. Secondly, for our end if we haue a generall intent, though we faile in some, God iudgeth the lesse by the greater. Thirdly, if we be willing to lose in sundrie cases our goods, and all we haue, rather than displease God. Fourthly, God accepteth for continuance, if we striue to continue, if we fall yet seldome, and rise quickly, and runne more swiftly. In respect of our neighbour, God accepteth vs, if we keepe our vocation, till for the further benefit of the Church we be called for. Secondly, if we be readie to commend good things in others as well as in our selues: and for that no man can be wholy loued, euery one hauing many euill things in himselfe, if when and where sinne ceaseth, our hatred also cease, and that we be readie also to giue him our helping hand to pull him out. In the courts of men we may say boldly some men are iust, of whom the Scripture saith, they were iust in their generation, when they with whom they liued had nothing to lay to their charge, and if they write a booke against them, they might (as Iob saith) carie it on their foreheads. And God iudgeth now by Christ, and he is the Mediatour.