After what muttermuywegive Alms, Serm. ,tI F Titn.4.8. may fay of Charity, as the Apoffledoth of Piety, It is p-0fita6leunto ail things, having promrfe of the life that now w, baud of that which if to come. In this life is promifed, P;oE.a8,z7 I. Sufficiency, He that giveth to the poor11;4not lack; that is,hc (hall be fecured from want and penury ; God will not fuller him to be brought to penury; who hat been charitable to the poor. 2. Not only fuficiency,but Iikewife abundance ; For f ith theWife- Proti.3og,io. man, Honour the Lordwith thy Subflance,by giving freely and chearfully to charitable and pious tiles ; Sofhall thy Barns be 'fledw thplenty,and thy Preffes[hall btarfl out with new-mine, which is an hyperbolical expreflion, implying plenty and ábundancc. Dcut.i q.[e, 3. Good fuceçf in what he enter:prizeth. According to that of Mofes, Thou (halt fulrely give him, becaufe that for this thing the Lord thy God (hall ble f thee in all thy works, and in all that thou putteft thine hand Dl4t 0. Pfal4I.]. 4. Deliveranceout of trouble. For faith the Pfalmifi, Bleffed is he that confrdereth the poor ; the Lord will deliverhim in the time oftrouble. Verf z. 5. ProteElionagainß enemies ; as it followeth in the next verfe, Thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of hid enemies. Verf.3 6. Succour in fcInefl; as the Prophet goes on, The Lord will firengthén him upon the bed of languifhing, that is, the Lord will comfort and fupport him in his ficknefs, and at length retIore his arength again. Thou wilt make all his bed in his ficknefl; that is, thou wilt give him cafe and refl, as they do to lick men that make their beds. 7. To pifs by other particulars, 'leffednef?, which comprizeth under it all manner of Commodities, is protntfed to the Charitable perfon, Prov.22.9. And in Pfal. 41. 2. It is Paid, He ;hall be blered open the earth; yea, andat the refurreltion of the jufl, Luk.14.14. Píàl3;z6. 8. This promife is extended to his pol crity, for his feed(hall be ble/fed. Thefe and other like promifes of temporal, fpiritual, and eternal bleflings, being made by the Lord God of Truth, may with much confidence be relied upon. For Gods Words are Deeds, his Promifes Performances. In the life to core, merciful men (hall inherit the Kingdom prepared for them. l` -. :rtdation of theworld. There Mat.15.3h,
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