What They Said

"If the Lord shows  lesser mercies to us than to others, we have no cause to complain because He is no debtor so we must not envy them that have greater gifts, for if we have any it is more than [our] due or than we deserve, and this will teach us to be contented with that which we have had. Let us then look on what we have and give God thanks for it, and know that if we should have more He would give more, yea, if we consider that they that have much must make the greater account, and that we are unfit to do so,we  will thank God that we have no more than we have."

Richard Greenham

(1535-1594)

"Poverty hath slain a thousand, but riches have slain ten thousand.  They are very uncertain, they promise that which they cannot perform, neither can they afford a contented mind."

Richard Greenham

(1535-1594)

“The more godly a man is, and the more graces and blessings of God are upon him, the more need he hath to pray because Satan is busiest against him, and because he is readiest to be puffed up with a conceited holiness.”

Richard Greenham

(1535-1594)