comfortable walkingwith God. 28 5 charitie, to which his tender-hearted zealous affeetionis in- wardly, truely inflamed ; and from thofe more bountiful! ef- fufions and liberalities, which rich worldlings may, out of the tythe , nay the thoufandth part of their ill-gotten goods, plentifully performe. 3. Thirdly, Chriflians know themfelves bound in con. icience to a careful' provifion for their Families ; to gence, and faithfulneffein their callings; from all unneceffa. ry expences, and the prodigal' effufions of good fellowfhip, fromambitious affectation of applaufe, andvaine-glory, by Pharifiicall oftentations : and therefore to the greedy obfer- vation of carnal' eyes, and undifcerning fpirits of unrege- neration, which want no malice to miftake , or cunning to apprehend any fhaddow or (hewof any feeming advan- tage for the difgraceof good men ; they feeme,and aregni& cenfured to hold upon the world, to feede upon earthly. mindedneffe, not to be fo open-hearted, good-natur'd, and charitably affected, as other good-fellowes, as they call them, which make no fuch profeffion of purity, and precifeneffe. And this mifconceit of Gods children is made morepaffa- ble, by the prophane plaufibleneffe of vaine-glorious world. lings. It is fooner, and more eery entertained ; becaufe un- confcionable men take any compendious courfe ofgrowing rich , which their covetous humour fuggefts unto them ; and by allowance and exercife of unlawful! rneanes of getting, bring in many times great fibre of wealth with much cafe; and therefore neednot toyle fo in their trades, or follow the buflneflesof their proper callingswith fuch attention and ex- aetnefre. And if at any time they refolveto be more bOun- tifull and liberal!, they commonly make choyce of thofe times, places, perforis, and other circurriftances, whereby (as they thinke) their goodnatures may bemolt noted, and their names grow greateft for extraordinary kindneffe and good. fellowfhip. 4. The Chriftian doth encline, and enlarge thebowels of his fpeciall compaffion towards the neceffities of the Saints, and conveyes thenobiell iffues and cffeds of his inflamed charity,
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