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,…

And surely the Lord hath made the rich his factors and exchangers here on earth, and seeing the Lord hath given us a bill of his hand for that we commit to the poor, we may safely make our claim to all, for this bill will go with us, and shall be read even at the judgement seat, when Christ himself shall say, Look what ye have done to one of these, ye have done it to me. So that it is good to show mercy, because otherwise we cannot long keep that we have: & surely if that which is spoken of mercy in the world should be cut off, a great part of the Scriptures should be don away. But among many reasons this may move us to mercy, that in the time of judgement the Lord will be content to leave off all other actions of knowledge, and truth, &c. and come to this one of mercy. And albeit the Lord may challenge the other too, yet because the special clause of judgment shall be concerning mercy, we must specially look to this. To apply this to our selves I need not, I cannot accuse men, all mens mouths will condemn themselves, the Preachers of the word need not to bend their brains to find out an accusation for this point, because all men can do it; & what is more usual than this, mens devotions grow cold. And indeed there is great hardness of heart, there is much complaining, but little redressing, and therefore, seeing the land doth accuse it self, I accuse it not.

And surely the Lord hath made the rich his factors and exchangers here on earth, and seeing the Lord hath giuen vs a bill of his hand for that we commit to the poore, we may safely make our claime to all, for this bill will goe with vs, and shall be reade euen at the iudgement seate, when Christ himselfe shall say, Looke what ye haue done to one of these, ye haue done it to me. So that it is good to shew mercy, because otherwise wee cannot long keepe that we haue: & surely if that which is spoken of mercy in the world should be cut off, a great part of the Scriptures shuld be don away. But amōg many reasons this may moue vs to mercy, that in the time of iudgement the Lord will be content to leaue off all other actions of knowldge, and truth, &c. and come to this one of mercy. And albeit the Lord may challenge the other too, yet because the special clause of iudgment shall be concerning mercy, we must specially looke to this. To apply this to our selues I neede not, I cannot accuse men, all mens mouthes wil condemne thēselues, the Preachers of the word neede not to bend their braines to finde out an accusation for this point, because all men can doe it; & what is more vsuall than this, mens deuotions growe cold. And indeed there is greathardnes of heart, there is much complaining, but little redressing, and therefore, seeing the land doth accuse it selfe, I accuse it not.