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,…

11 The Israelites were sometime at their wits end, and therefore could not pray: so that they had a singular blessing to have Moses to pray for them. So had Lot when Abraham prayed for him: So had the Israelites when Samuel, Phinehas, and Elijah were ready to pray for them. This must teach us to set much by Gods servants among us, which pray for us, and not to have them in small account. Eccl. saith, The godly in prosperity is not regarded, but in adversity they are sought unto. And indeed they are our chiefest help, as is said of Elijah, that he was the chariots & horses of Israel: & this is not only profitable for whole countries, but for every particular man, that when he cannot pray, but hath (as it were) his heart & tongue fast looked up, yet then Gods servants do pray for them, that after they may pray themselves. Wherefore let us ever be ready to pray for others, though they be wicked, and have done no duty to us, yet it is Gods grace that we stand, that we might reach a hand to them; and though they have rejected us, and deal evil with us, yet let us do our duty unto them, as Moses did for this people, though they were ready to stone him; and so did Samuel pray for the people which had rejected him; so that nothing must cause us to leave our ⟨p. 745⟩duties to them, but ever labour to have our harts upright with God, whereof this is a good note, if we can pray for others though they have wronged us. And that we may do this, we must set the glory of God before our eyes, which will teach us not only to love & do good unto them which love us (for so do the harlots) but even to help them that hate us. Therefore when the Lord will have a punishment brought upon us, then will he take the godly from us, as he took Lot from Sodom. And therefore in such cases we have to fear dangers.

11 The Israelites were sometime at their wits end, and therefore could not pray: so that they had a singular blessing to haue Moses to pray for them. So had Lot when Abraham prayed for him: So had the Israelites when Samuel, Phineas, and Elias were ready to pray for them. This must teach vs to set much by Gods seruāts among vs, which pray for vs, and not to haue them in small account. Eccl. saith, The godly in prosperitie is not regarded, but in aduersitie they are sought vnto. And indeed they are our chiefest helpe, as is said of Elias, that he was the chariots & horses of Israel: & this is not onely profitable for whole countries, but for euery particular man, that when he cānot pray, but hath (as it were) his heart & tongue fast looked vp, yet then Gods seruants doe pray for them, that after they may pray themselues. Wherefore let vs euer be readie to pray for others, though they be wicked, and haue done no dutie to vs, yet it is Gods grace that we stand, that we might reach a hād to them; and though they haue reiected vs, and deale euill with vs, yet let vs doe our dutie vnto them, as Moses did for this people, though they were ready to stone him; and so did Samuel pray for the people which had reiected him; so that nothing must cause vs to leaue our