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,…

31 That man is truly blessed, whom God hath from all beginnings chosen, to whom God hath given his Christ as a perfect Redeemer, in whom he hath sealed up the assurance ⟨p. 56⟩of these things by his holy spirit, to whom he hath given his word, in whom the word and spirit have begot faith, by whose power Faith hath begotten joys in heavenly things, in whom joy hath wrought a sincere heart to please God, in whom sincerity is accompanied with love unfeigned to the Lord, and his Saints, love joined with a care to obey his commandments; this care breeding a reverend fear to displease God, in whom this godly fear rebuketh sin, the rebuking of sin worketh a mourning spirit, in whom a mourning spirit begetteth true meekness, this meekness of mind causing us to hunger after Christ, so as feeling his own misery he is taught to show mercy unto others, and so showeth mercy as it is with the bowels of compassion, whose heart God so governing, all outward benefits turn to his blessing, as seals of the favour of God, unto whom all crosses being sanctified in Christ, turn to his good, who finally in this faith and fruits of faith, meekly and patiently possessing his soul, waits, and looketh assuredly for the glorious kingdom of God after this life. This is the golden chain of the undoubted blessedness, whose links do so coherently join together, that wheresoever a••• of the least is wanting, there is a breach and weakness made in the whole.

31 That man is truly blessed, whom God hath from all beginnings chosen, to whom God hath giuen his Christ as a perfit Redeemer, in whom he hath sealed vp the assurance ⟨p. 56⟩of these things by his holy spirit, to whom he hath giuen his word, in whom the word and spirit haue begot faith, by whose power Faith hath begotten ioyes in heauenly things, in whom ioy hath wrought a sincere heart to please God, in whom sincerit•e is accompanied with loue vnfained to the Lord, and his Saints, loue ioyned with a care to obey his commaundemens; this care breeding a reuerend feare to displease God, in whome this godly feare rebuketh sinne, the rebuking of sinne worketh a mourning spirit, in whom a mourning spirit begetteth true meekenes, this meekenesse of minde causing vs to hunger after Christ, so as feeling his owne miserie he is taught to shew mercie vnto others, and so sheweth mercie as it is with the bowels of compassion, whose heart God so gouerning, all outward benefites turne to his blessing, as seales of the fauour of God, vnto whome all crosses being sanctified in Christ, turne to his good, who finally in this faith and fruites of faith, meekely and patiently possessing his soule, waites, and looketh assuredly for the glorious kingdome of God after this life. This is the golden chaine of the vndoubted blessednes, whose linkes doe so coherently ioyne together, that wheresoeuer a of the least is wanting, there is a breach and weaknes made in the whole.