comfortable walking withGod. zs, cháritie,towhich his tender-hearted zealous aff.aion is in- wardly, truely inflamed; andfrom thole more bountifull ef-. fufions and liberalities, which rich worldlings may, out of the tythe, nay, the thoufandth part of their ill-gotten goods,.. plentifully perform?. 3. Thirdly, Chrülians know themfelves bound in con- fcience to a carefull provifion for their Families ; to dili- gence, and faithfülneffe in their callings ;from all unnecef£t- rie expences, and the prodigal! tffufions of good-fellowfhip, from ambitious aífeEion of applaufe, and vaine-glory, by Pharifaicall oftentations: and therefore to thegreedy obfer- vation ofcarnali eyes, and undifcerning fpirits of unrege- neration, which want no malice to miflake, or cunning to apprehend any fhadow or thew of any kerning advan- tage for thedifgrace ofgood men ; they feeme, and are mil: centured to hold upon the world, to feede upon earthly- mindedneffe, not tobe fo open-hearted, good-natur'd,and charitably affefted, as other good-fellowes, as theycall them, .. which make no filch profef lion of purity, and precifeneffe. And thismifconceic of Gods children is made more raft-a ble, by the prophane plaufibleneffe of vain-glorious world- lings. It is fooner, and more eafily entertained ; becaufe un confcionablemen takeany compendious courbe ofgrowing rich ; which their covetous humour fùggt fb . unto them ; and by allowance and exercife of unlawful! manes of getting, bring in many times great dote of wealth with much cafe ; and therefore needenot toyle foin their trades,and follow the bufineffes oftheir proper callingswith fuchattentionand ex-. aaneffe. And ifatany time they refolve to be more boun- tiful! and liberali, they commonly make choyfe of thofe . times, places,perfons,and other circumfiances, whereby (as they thinke) their good natures may be molt noted,and their names grow greateft for extraordinarie kindneffe and good- fellow fhip. 4. TheChriflian doth encline, and enlarge thebowels of his fpeciall compaffion towards the neceflicies ot theSaints,! and conveyes the nobleft ifíues, and effeas of his inflamed charitiez.
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