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,…

And albeit the Lord sometimes correcting them for their sins, do suffer them for a while to be deceived, and that they might hate falsehood the more, doth let them a little be deluded therewith: yet because the Truth of God it cannot fail, not an hair of their heads perish, it is impossible that they should for ever fall away; it is impossible that they should finally be deceived, and become open enemies of the Trueth, or obstinate maintainers of a lye. Secondly, the Lord did never raise up such extraordinary work-men, or show such extraordinary works, but it was either to confirm the doctrine that had been taught, to get further credit unto it, or else to make it more clear, and to give a greater light unto the same: As we see in Moses, who came to bring the Law unto this people; not a new Law, nor contrary to that which was before, but he renewed it, confirming, and making it more clear, and that which they had before, delivered from hand to hand, that he gave in Tables, and that which they afore had practised, he giveth forth unto them now in Precepts. For by the whole story of Genesis it is soon perceived, that not only the moral Law contained in the two Tables,¹ but even the Ceremonial & the Judicial law were known unto Abraham, and others, that lived before the law; it was never lawful for them to have any more gods but one only and true God, and so consequently that his pure worship, which was according to his will. The Sabbath was observed and kept not only in Paradise, but even of the Israelites, when they were in Egypt, before they came to the wilderness: which they could not have done, had they not received it by traditions. The duties also in the second Table were as common, and as well known as any others were. And when we read in Genesis of Priests, and Altars, and sacrifices, differences between clean and unclean beasts, &c. it doth easily appear that the substance of the Ceremonial law was long before Moses his time: the death of adulterers, and the punishment of murderers, do plainly declare that they had the political Law before the days of Moses; & that he was not the first giver thereof unto the people: he taught therefore no new or strange doctrine, nor yet contrary to that which was before.

And albeit the Lord sometimes correcting them for their sinnes, doe suffer them for a while to bee deceiued, and that they might hate falsehood the more, doth let them a little bee deluded therewith: yet because the Truth of God it cannot faile, not an haire of their heads perish, it is impossible that they should for euer fall away; it is impossible that they should finallie be deceiued, and become open enemies of the Trueth, or obstinate maintainers of a lye. Secondly, the Lord did neuer raise vp such extraordinary worke-men, or shewe such extraordinarie workes, but it was either to confirme the doctrine that had bene taught, to get further credite vnto it, or else to make it more cleere, and to giue a greater light vnto the same: As we see in Moses, who came to bring the Law vnto this people; not a new Lawe, nor contrarie to that which was before, but hee renewed it, confirming, and making it more cleare, and that which they had before, deliuered from hand to hand, that hee gaue in Tables, and that which they afore had practised, he giueth forth vnto them now in Precepts. For by the whole story of Genesis it is soone perceiued, that not onely the morall Lawe contained in the two Tables,