2 5 8 Generall direiíians for tii vifit°Pot°, Ci helping' hand for railing our Brethren fallen into decay. bo,Redimo,Tego, Colligo,Condo. Lev:t.25.35 To lend, hoping for nothing agairle, &e. Lrile 6.35. Thus Chriftians ought to be ready to diftribute, willing tocommunicate inall kindes to the outward neceflities alfa: i. Firft; Ofthofe of the houfehold of faith, the principal! and molt moving objet to draw bounty from a truely cha- ritable heart. Gal. 6.io. 2. In thenext place ; Of the lame: the blinde, the fcke, the aged, the trembling hand, or any alaafcefameno_ that God hathmade poore. 3. Thirdly; Ofany a whofoever., ricerem, f non in a cafeoftrue neceffitie and extremity, whatfoever.the par- pavitli, occiditti tie hathbeenbefore :For there thou relieveftnot his notori- vlrnbte/e. darn i `ndéanti s oufneffe, but his nature : though thou abhorre the man for his pastern fuum,non former villany; yet upon point of periling, doe goodunto quia peccator,fed the common Gate of humanity. quia homo eft, tribuit:nimirum, Now of there two kindes; 'b Fathers, c Schoolemen, G.t_ non Milani fuiffs, all concurre, and conclude, that fpirituall almesdceeteris fed iufùtmpaupe- rem. nutric : quia paribasr, as they fay, are more excellent and acceptable then in illo non cal- corporal!. Becaufe, I. The gift is more noble in its owne pant,fed nacuram dil git. Greg. lib. nature. 2. The objea more illustrious; Mans immortali Pastoral. admrait. foule. 3. The manner tranfcendent, being fpirituall. 4. The 2I. b Si in cellario,vcl charitymore heavenly, whichaimes at our brothersendlefT borreo nonha'ies falvation. ,quod dare poflìs, dc thefauro cot- Let then every Chriftian confcionably and constantly en- sits tui poles Pr°" deavour to improve to the utmott upon all occafions, and fete, quod tcibu- as, &eleemofyna feafonable offers; all his fpirituall abilities, heavenlyendow, iorq,a mulcò me_mentS illumination of learning, moral( wife orne, proviL or ràm deem°_ , d fyna curporrs. dence,difcretion, &c. all his skill in the 'finifiery of Chrif} ; omu5 aeIi rwo6. G'ord, and wayes ofGod ; all his experience in tencations, pag. s 44 cafes ofconfcience, fpirituall diftenipers; his fpirit ofcoun- Mclius eft ani- mam lemper vi- ell, comf f ort, courage, or what other gift or grace foever hee },cram verbo vi- is illightened, 2ndendowed with ; to relieve and refrefh eve- tæteócere, gnani venttemmorrtura ryway the foules, to procure and promote by all tneanes, the earnis terreno pa. eternall falvationofochers. ne fat'are.Grego.. C aInifty 221 q. 32.art.g.Durand in4.fentent.g.7.dje d Inaliguoparticularseafcr, gutInn coreoralisdeemo_ Trot alicuifvirituali præfemur, putâ rung'sparcendus fame motiens,qu âna docendus : eluamvis docere frmplicitcr fir melius quàm pafceec. .Let
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