iit the•S P I T T L E. rmeane, beggers, imd v~gabon_d"s, abler~ worke: to ~homgoodJhufrbedone, by not fuffcringthem to be as they are,butro1mplo~ them mfuch fort, as they may doe good. This is ag_ooddeedno do4bt; and therebemg,as Iheare, an lionourable good purpofe in hand tor the redreffe of1r,G'odfend 1tgood fucceffe. I am a_s one, in part ofmy charge 1 to exhort youby all good meanes to helpeand further ir• . Me thinketh 1t IS llrange, that the ex1led Churches of Strangers vJh1ch are har– boured here with us, ihould beable in this kinde to doe fuch good,as no.t one oftheir 21 poore is fcenero askeaboutrhefireets; and this Cirie, the ha!~ourer and maintainei: .. ofrhem, ihould nor be able to doe the fame good; Ablelttsnodoubt, burmen would havedoinggoodtoo good cheape. I know, the charges will be great :bur, it will quit the charges, theg;ooddone will be fogreat. Great goodto t?eirhcdies,itlledeeming them from d1ver!e corrupt and noyfomedt{eafes,and this Cmefrom danger of infection. Great good to theirfoules, in redeeming them frorpidleneffe, and the fruit ofidleneffe, which is all naughtineffe,no where fo rifeas among them; and this Citie from muchpilfering,and loffe that way. Great good to the Common-wealth, in redeeming unto it many·rocren menbers,and making them men offervice,which may hereafter do good in ir,to the publike benefit, and redeeme this Citicfrom thebloud ofmanyfoules which perifhinit for want of good order. Lafr ofall, great good to the wholeEjlate, in bringing the blelling ofGodupon it; even that blclling,thatthere Douus.4ihall not beabegger in aiLifrael. So much foi· doing good. Laying tp in ftm, &c.] That is, your worke (hall not be in vaine irt tlieend,but Theh!lpolnt: receive a recompenceofreward: which is a prerogative, the which Go D sCharges The Rtafon. have above all other. In mans, there is death to the Olferider; but ifany have kept his charge, he may claime nothing but that, he hath. Onely the LordsCharges arerewarded. So that, befides the two realons which may be drawne out ofthe former, ' one ofthermcertainty, • the other of Gods bormty. I, Of theVncertainty, Da quodnon pates retinere : That we would part with that, that we cannot keepe long; that wee mull part with yer long, whether we will or no: ~. Of theBOttntyof God, 1Je meo peto, di,·it C H R r • Tu s; That Godwhich gave, asketh but His owne; but ofthat, . . He gave us, a part to be given Him,andwe (ifthere bein us,the heart ofDav id) will • Chro.•9-•o; fay, qt~odde mamltnJ accepimtH. 3· Befides thefe, athird; ThoughGodmight jufrly challenge a .freegift without any hope of receiving againe;f-Iewill nor; but ~ell us, His meaning is, norro impoveriih onmdoe us, but to receive thefe, which He gave us, and came from Him every one, and rhofe that within awhile forgoe we mull, to give us that, we ihall never forgoe. That isthat, He teacheth us : commandeth not our!offe, but commendeth to us a way ro lay rep fororer[elves, if we could fee it ;nor, to leefe and leave all, we know notto whom. Well faidLAugreftine, preaching on thefe very words: At the very hearing thcfe words [Part with anddijlribttte] the covetous man ihrinkes in himfelfe ; at the very found ofparting with ; as if one ihould powre a bafon ofcold water upon him, fo do;h he chill and draw himfelfetogerher,:ind fay Non perdo: he faith nor, I will not part with, bL!t, I will not lofe ;for he cduntethallp•rti11g with to be le{ing.Andwill ye not 16/e,faith Saint Augufiivc? yet, ufe the matter how yoll can, lofeyou ihall : for, when you can carry nothing away ofallyouhave, doe you notlofe it ~ But,goera (faith he)be not troubled, hearc what followes, ihuc notthy heart againllit. Laying upfor your (elves.] I know, Iudanvasof theminde, tbatallthanvent La1i•g •i>fo• be~des rhebagge, was rtquidperditio? and fo be all they thar be ofhis fpirit. But, J'"' /<foes, Satnt PaHl is of that mipde, that ""'~"P:l'"'' to layo11t togood tif'es,is to lay up to ore~ owne •if'es :· th~r, in parting thus with it,we d.oe not dimitterc,butpr£mi:ter~; l'l?t lofm, by leavmg 1t here fro'? whence we are gomg, butjloreit up, by fendmg ~tth1rher b~fore, Whither wearq~omg. And indeed,one ofthe two,we mull: needs, e1ther,leave 1t behmde and lofe lt for ever ; or fend it before, anahave it our owne for ever. NGW choo!e whether you will holdofiudais, orPaul's. (bbbbb) For
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