comfortable walking with God. 2 74) pretend friendfhip, when he purpofes to deale liken Turke : In a word, to plot and pra&ife any lewde device or confci- enceleffecourfe, for his advantage and riling ; I doenot fee how fuch a fellow in thefe griping dayes and times of con- Fulton, fhould efcape wealth, preferment, and refpe& in the world. And as it is ealie for fellowes of fuch ill confcience to thrive, and wicked men to grow wealthy : fo me-thinker i.t is no great matter for fuch tomake fometimes very goodly fhowes to the world of bountifulneffe, and liberali profu- fons in feafts, entercainements,and larger dole to the poore, out oftheir fuperfiuities, and heapesofill-gotten goods. But herein ( though it bewell, that fuch goods doe good unto fore) they are like unto theeves, whohaving robbedTome rich Merchant, and taken hundreds from him, doe fcatter hereand there by the way, fome frnall peeces of liver to the poore. But this is a very poore mends for their mercileffe bloodfhed and-lawleffe robberies : This is, as they fay, to robbe Peter, to cloath Paul. Thus many great men keepe great houles ; and that is well : it is fit, Greatneffe fhould be accompanied with frankeneffe : but alas, they grinde the fa- ces of the poore, and gate the flefhofGods people,to uphold their hofpitality. So fome Minifiers heape living upon li- ving, that fo they may be enabled and furnifhed to purchafe agreat name bykeeping a great houle ; but alas, they main- taint. their port and eílate with the price of the precious bloodof foules, and feede the greedy humour of their Pha- rifaicall good-fellowfhip, with the fearefull Gangreeneoffpi- ritual]. bloodfhed. So others maybe fometimes good unta thepoore, and bountiful ]., as they fay, in their owne houles: but alas they marre all their almes-giving, byunlawfull get- ting ; and turne that, whichof it Celle is oneof thofe facrifi- sta., ceswith which Goff is highly pleated, into k abomination arny`:,a and finnneunto themfelves. Agoodly matter, lure, to fcatter here and there, nowand then, tome few drops of charitable devotions ; whereas they have many huge and headlong torrents ofgaine and goods comming in dayly ; by oppref- lon, violence, mercileffe inclofure, devouring widdowes T houles,
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