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,…

so are they murderers in doing, as much as in them lieth, to kill by their Jewd example, the souls of their brethren, although the Lord by his mercy preserve them from contagion. An evil¹ minister is the devils hawk, he is the devils best factor. Surely Sermons confuted by an evil life, are like to milk turned in the seething. By preaching they hew timber out of the thick² trees, by evil life again, they break down the carved work, and with axes & hammers, Psal. 74. But whereunto shall I compare them? They be like to spittle-men, perfect in the ways they never went, directing others, lying still themselves. They be like Heralds at Arms setting their armies together by the ears, they themselves never strike one stroke, like to marks in the high ways, which rot away themselves whiles they stand instructing others in the way, or to bells calling other to the places where they never come, to black³ soap making white, & remaining black; to blunt whetstones, which sharpen other things but they continue dull; to rough ragged files, smoothing all other things, themselves remaining rough and not changed; to Noah's ship-wrights, which make the Ark, but themselves were not saved in it.

so are they murtherers in doing, as much as in thē lieth, to kill by their Iewd example, the soules of their brethren, although the Lord by his mercy preserue them from contagion. An euil¹ minister is the diuels hauke, he is the diuels best factour. Surely Sermons confuted by an euill life, are like to milke turned in the seething. By preaching they hew timber out of the thicke² trees, by euill life againe, they breake downe the carued worke, and with axes & hammers, Psal. 74. But whereunto shall I compare them? They be like to spittle-men, perfit in the waies they neuer went, directing others, lying still themselues. They be like Heraulds at Armes setting their armies together by the eares, they thēselues neuer strike one stroke, like to markes in the high waies, which rotte away themselues whiles they stād instructing others in the way, or to bels calling other to the places where they neuer come, to blacke