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,…

But is none more bound to do well, than others? Yes the faithful. If a brother offend, admonish him. Though the ignorant shall have stripes, yet they that know the trueth, shall have moe stripes. If I had not come saith Christ, ye should not have had such sins, but now have ye not wherewithal to cover them, yea of the children of God one is more bound to good works than another. Upon every soul cometh tribulation, upon the Jew, &c. Who, for that they had the Prophets, the tabernacle,¹ the covenant, and we for having good Ministers and Magistrates are especially bound to good works. If we would know on whom we should show these works, I answer universally on all, even as our heavenly Father doth on all; yet this hath also a bound and restraint, Gal. 6. 10. Let us do good unto all men, but especially to those that are of the household of faith. Among them also they are especially to be helped, which most stand in need of our help, as we may see in the man in the Gospel that lay wounded. Lastly, to show² why we must provoke and be provoked to good works, to pass Jews and Gentiles we will come to Protestants, who are most bound to good works. We are slandered to deny good works, because we would supplant and depose them out of the chair of Christ, and deny them to have the prerogative of salvation. But we defend good works. First, we affirm³ good works out of Ephes. 5. 1. Be ye followers of God as dear children, because as God hath called us to be his children, so herein we ought to resemble his image by doing good both to just & unjust. Secondly, where it is said, Tit. 2. 12. that Christ gave himself for us to⁴ this end, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purge us to be a peculiar people to himself, zealous of good works, we also say, that we are debtors to do good. And surely this commends all the pains of Christ, if we be zealous of good works: so not to be given to good works doth in some sort crucify him again. But it is enough that we have once grieved him on earth, & therefore let us not grieve him in heaven also. Thirdly, being the temples