and perpetual/quide. ~{ rnentsandmiferies,which are ~ricke.dly & wrong– fully pretended to bee a caufe why they have fG littlecare toattendaqd obcz it. , As for Hofpitality in the rime of Popery, it Popil'h Hofpidid not fo much ·fpring from the truth of Reli- •~l~~i'g~~:~ds • . gion, as · r. From -a fuperfHtious opinion ·of redce– m.iQg their finnes, and purchaGng Heaven by almcs-dceds. 2. From anexceffive cheapne!fe of all things, 'by reafouof the fearcity 'of money. . 3· From the fuperftuitie of thewea!tl1,riches, lands and impropriatim'ls, the price of rhe bloud ' <>ffoules, which Monafieries, andother religious, · ·or rather fuperfiirious houfes,had immeafurabJy I .. and uncqnfcionably ingro[ed and got into their l1ands. And when theyhad ingro!fed the world to rhemfclves, (as one fayes) they feemed Iiberall in giving fomething ; like unto fame yaine-glo– riou~ theevcs,which having robbed wealthy Mer- ,chants, beftow fame pence upon beggers. Simi!e~ As for works of Charity : Certaine it is, and a reverend amd learned man of our Chur2h bath proved ir, and it will more clearly appeare hereafter;· That the charitable benevolence, bountifu!llibe- Ottr times ralitie, lar.,'!,e expencCJ in building a11d enlarging Cot- 1 ' m_:ry compare l d d a.· H ,a,· I .b . fl h 1 WJth any for e ~es, an ereumg. o 1 rtta s, Lt rarte.r, Free- c OO·lts, works of cha· I and many other f1YJrks of charity, and frttit:J of faith, ' ri ry. - )ftnce the light of the Goipe!l hegau to fhim amongff u.<, I ·- may compare ~'ith, ~f'l1~t farre.excel/any time of the lil:e/1 . or {~n<~er conttnuance tn d.ny A,~e. · - _As for greater dearth&higher price ofall things l 1 (g) no·-v.,
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