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,…

The Lord being about to give his law unto the Israelites by the ministry of Moses his servant, doth aforehand warn Moses thereof, & this he telleth him, that he will be seen of him in a dark cloud. Of this the Lords strange and wonderful appearing, there are two ends or causes; the first was, that he might get more credit to his law, and also to Moses the Minister of the law. The second was to show Moses his weakness & infirmity, whereby he might be humbled. And for the first, we see that when the Lord would bring to pass any mighty works, he did withal show such mighty signs, as made his works with reverence to be received, and those whom in his business he had appointed Ministers, to be well accepted. In the day of Elijah, when the law had lost credit in the hearts of men, and was little or nothing at all regarded, then did the Lord wonderfully, work by his servant Elijah, and did great things by his hands, that credit might once again be won unto his law. And when he brought his Son into the world, by whom he would publish the Gospel, even the saving health of all men, such works were showed, as had not been from the beginnings, and such wonders were wrought, as made all men amazed, at such time as these more than ordinary mercies were brought and offered unto the world, whereunto these extraordinary works were coupled and adjoined, and therefore such works cannot ordinarily be looked for, because they were never ordinary. For if such works, and signs, and wonders should now be looked for, and if we should attend unto them, and believe them,¹ the Lord would then have warranted them to us by his word, and then he would have foretold us, that such things should after come to pass. And hath he done this? No, no, he hath taught us another lesson, and clean contrarily hath he admonished us, when he biddeth us beware of false Prophets, which come to us in sheep's clothing, and would purchase credit to themselves by lying signs and wonders. Seeing therefore that there shall be many such false Prophets, especially in the latter days, which shall be sent abroad even into all places, effectually to delude those that have not received the truth in love.