Ue Poo? an f a nííp Zobti.. 14 3 than I am (for shame) to receive it. The other is a tiadefman alfo, not reputed now worth very many hundreds by the year ; And he giveth in one County anhundred pounds a year to Charitable cafes ; And I do not think it is another hundred that ¡excufeth him at home. I will offend them all by telling you this, be.- saute of the textMat.5. 16. But whydo I mentionparticulars? ? I here ferioufly profefs to you and the world; my Ordinary experience that if I have at any time a Collection or Contribution to motion for any poor Widdow, or Orphans, or any real work of Charity, thofe that you call Precifians do ufually give their (t) pounds more freely than molt others give their Crowns, and freelier givea Crown, than moft others a fhilling, proportionable to their Eftates. Yea they donow in London give many pounds where men of far greater Eftates will give next no- thing. Not but there are Great-men of great Eftates, that in Gallantry it's like will fometimes be liberal : And I doubt not but there are forne men that have liberal minds, who have little Religion. But I tell you only my own experience. But frill remember that I fpeak not ofmen ofany jest as f ach, but of fuch Prioiis holy ,mien, as youcall Precifiaans,ofwhat fidefoever. And thefe things more I defire you to remember Zhat you knownot other mens Eflates, and there- fore know not what they are able to give. 2. That fuck men as you and others, will 'keep many of them poor enough whom you call Precifan,, that they {hall have more caufe to receive than to give. 3. That Chrift hath (a) charged them to give their Alms in (t) r9.8. "V.g.. (Fa)1'Mlar. 6.1,z,3,4,. fecret
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