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,…

2 The Minister of the Gospel must not prophesy peace to himself, nor of a fruitful¹ vine on the walls of his house, nor of olive branches round about his table, nor of wife and children, he must not dream that he is carried on Eagles wings, and that all the sheaves in the shock shall fall down at his sheaf, he must not imagine of drinking wine in carved bowls, of keeping a great house, he must not think he shall go to his grave like a rick of corn, he must dream of evil favoured kine, of troublesome friends, of hard times, of the willow trees by the waters of Babel, of exile, of dark prison, which needeth no interpretation, that his sheaves are threshed with an iron flail, and that her grave is made him in a woodstock: to be short, his mind must not run of getting and keeping, but of forsaking and forgoing, if persecution come, we must² trudge.

2 The Minister of the Gospell must not prophecie peace to himselfe, nor of a fruitfull¹ vine on the walles of his house, nor of oliue braunches round about his table, nor of wife and children, hee must not dreame that hee is carried on Eagles wings, and that all the sheaues in the shocke shall fall downe at his sheafe, hee must not imagine of drinking wine in carued bowles, of keeping a great house, hee must not thinke hee shall goe to his graue like a ricke of corne, hee must dreame of euill fauoured kine, of troublesome friends, of hard times, of the willowe trees by the waters of Babell, of exile, of darke prison, which needeth no interpretation, that his sheaues are threshed with an yron flaile, and that her graue is made him in a woodstocke: to bee short, his minde must not runne of getting and keeping, but of forsaking and forgoing, if persecution come, wee must² trudge.

1. 1Preachers must be prepared for trouble.Preachers must bee prepared for trouble.
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