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,…

8 We care not though the Lord accuse or condemn never so much, so he doth it in another¹ court and touch us not. So long as Jeremiah prophesied against Edom, against Moab, against Ammon, or against mount S•ir, so long presently after the threatenings, the people would go to the Church, & they were willing enough to hear the burdens of the Lord so long as it concerned not Judah and Jerusalem: but when he came to the burden of Judah and Jerusalem, then they say the Lord hath not sent thee, thou art taught to speak evil, &c. Wherefore we must bring our selves to this, to be as glad to hear, and with as great patience, the action of the Lord commenced against us, as against any other. And we may² note it as a fault and mark of false Prophets, to prophesy against other countries, and to be full of general terms, but to come to particulars, that they were loth to speak, and others were loth to hear. Being at Samaria, they speak against Jerusalem: and being at Jerusalem, they speak against Samaria: being at Bethel, they prophesy against Gilgall: and when they are at Gilgall, they speak against Bethel: at Dan against Sheba, at Sheba against Dan. This is a sin of false Prophets, the true Prophets do not so.

8 We care not though the Lord accuse or condemne neuer so much, so he doth it in another¹ court and touch vs not. So long as Ieremy prophecied against Edom, against Moab, against Ammon, or against mount S•ir, so long presently after the threatnings, the people would goe to the Church, & they were willing enough to heare the burthens of the Lord so long as it concerned not Iudah and Ierusalem: but when he came to the burthen of Iudah and Ierusalem, then they say the Lord hath not sent thee, thou art taught to speak euil, &c. Wherefore wee must bring our selues to this, to bee as glad to heare, and with as great patience, the action of the Lord commenced against vs, as against any other. And we may² note it as a fault and marke of false Prophets, to prophecie against other countries, and to be full of generall tearmes, but to come to particulars, that they were loth to speake, and others were loth to heare. Being at Samaria, they speake against Ierusalem: and being at Ierusalem, they speake against Samaria: being at Bethel, they prophecie against Gilgall: and when they are at Gilgall, they speake against Bethel: at Dan against Sheba, at Sheba against Dan. This is a sinne of false Prophets, the true Prophets doe not so.