Natives to fhew mercy. the name of a righteous man , fl all receive á righteous mans re- ward. Be merciful/ to thofe that are Gracious,you may come to have as great a reward as they. You that are poore men and poore women, will fly, we can doe little for God, we can be im;.loyed but little in any fervice for God, we are weak but here s a way how you may come to have the reward of the Prophets of God,and the moil eminent of the Saints, by fhew.ing works of mercy unto them.- And that thefe. things may the rather fake into your hearts,, labour to principle your hearts fully in t_ his,. That It's a tctter thing to give then to receive, you know they are the-words of Chrift;It will be very hard to get this principle in_o the hearts of many people, That it's a more bleffed thing robe met ifull to others, then to be rich to themfelves; yet that's the wit, dome of Chrifl, Chrift faith fo, and did we account ofmercies to be better then our 'riches, this would be a mighty help to the works of mercy ;. There's many people think, that all they beftow in works of mercy is loft ; No, he that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord,, and he fhall have It againe; It's better a great deale thenany thing he Both In;oy ; That that's iven you (bould look upon as the bell parr of your Riches :. Tis afpeech of an Antient,' How much more.Glorious is it to doe good to many, then to dwell fumptuouf l y, Secondly , If you would have thefe things take Imprefbon, labour to make the times where you your felfe heretofore have had need ofmercy, to be as prefent to you when you fee an objea of mercy, think, was I never miferable my felfe, was I neveran objecit of -mercy my felfe, did I never fee need of mercy My felfe. Again, It May be I am well -now,. and all well about me, 'may not I be an object of mercytre long ; -what if I were now ita that Condition, that all comfort from all creatures left me, were taken from me that I had before, what if it were fo with me now, - then Iwould prize mercy.; Is mercy good then to you, and is it not good now : O make thefe nines Reall to you c Men that have their health and are in peace and prolp 38I.
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