3 24 Ge4srrrll drrettrons fòi , angryeye of God alio fees cleerely, and will ilrortly moR certainly revenge. 4... Almefdeeds,.. charitable erecîions of Colledge Hof pitalls, Free- Schooles; andother inferiour boutifull contri- butions ; whenGodenables bygoodmeanes ; theneceffìties ,. ofhis Poore cry for reliefe, and the fanaifed heart, with aff.,e&ionate fincerity, aimes at Gods glory ;are fweet-finele, lïngfaerifices with whichGod is well pleafed, Philip. 4. r 8. Reb.x3.i6. But ifhis flavifhgifts, and good deedes, largef- fes, and liberalities in thiskinde, beimpoifonedwithformer fraud, oppreffion, and wrong ; though it be well that the Church of God fomtimes, the backes and bellies of the poore be better thereby; yet to ',the impenitentandnot re- ifpringufurer himfelfe, oranyother wickeddealer, in refpe& of acceptation with God, and true comfort to his owne . heart they are no better than the cutting off a Dogs necke, or thefacrifice ofa foole,Ill- gottengoods are forreflitution,, not for diftribution. Left any covetous caviller thinke the-, point tooharsh and precife : Hearewhat the ancient Fathers - dtsost ieci a-Say to this purpofe : d Bernard : God receivetb not any almes kemofypas de at the bands of anoppreJJ r or ufurer. e Hiereme: Significant ;uarreta Loris, nutfceneratoris, ly faith the Prophet; His owne bread, left men fhould turne, e sgolf eZ é r. bread gotten by oppreffion and Jfery, into a works, of Met dteitur, fuum ne Cig f : When GadMall.beginne to judge, thouthat live tapinfiir, ac. alieis n & u malo is now by . fraud, and give alma of the flayles of the oppreffid, quafrum Fanelli will fay ; Lord, wee have kept thy Commandements, and in mire thy name wee have done work/ ofmere weehave fedthe Hun.- zricordiam *sea.r8. ecech. gry, wee have clothed the Naked, and entertained Strangers, To fC 3m6 jadicare Whom God will reply. You tell mee what you have. given ;bat, ceeperit Deus; you tell me . not what you have taken away.- %u recount whom you di&uri funs hi, quidefraudibus have fed ;but why remember' younot whomyouhave undone? Thy, vtvunt,&dcfpo- re'ayce whom you have clothed; but they lament whom you have his miferoram eleemofynam fa. fpoyled, &c. Aman is filled with bread , whom thon feedeft. with ciunt; Domino, precepeatua fervavimus,& in nomine tuo mifericordias fecimus, pauperespavimus, nu dosoperüimus, Qsbusdiauriseti Deus.,Q}ód dcdil bs, dicitis; quos paviftis, ,rnemorans; quare non reeordamini geosnecâfis? (Isms operiì ribs, gardengqunsexpolioars ,plaugunt,&c.Totn.ro Hom.47.De,emediis pecoteum,pag.óo,.vnusreplettiyanibus,qacal de rapinis fatiàlti c & bencdiçct Dominusnon re,fed eum, quern =OW. Ibid.
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