Chap. 3 t. fn txpo/tion upon the Book of J o B. Verf, t o give the poore any but thofe cold coverings of words, tremble to thinke what told comfort thole words will be unto them. They will pay deare for it at iaft, who now thinke it good husbandry to fpare their parles, and beftow as little colt as they can, or none at all ( willingly) upon the poore; 7tb did cloath or cover them with goodwords ( which is more then tome bellow upon them, yea force cover them with bad words, with rebukes and fcornes, with revilingsand reproaches, it may be with blowes, But as yob did not cover the poore with bad words,fo he did not cover them only with good words) but where he law any perifh for want of clothing, or the poore without covering, he really or with good deeds cloathed and covered them. Thirdly, Yob had before fpokenof the exercife ofhis Charity in feeding the poore, yet that didnot fatisfie him, he allo clothed and covered them. I4ence obferve. Theywho have ability ought to abound is: all kinder of Cha. rity." Ile that is truly charitable, doth not only give bread to the hungry, but clothing to the naked. As wants multiply, fo his fup- plyesare multiplyed. It is not enough toaft Charityofone fort, or todoe it in one poynt, we muff be ready to aft it in all. Few (Igrant) have canes like yob, he was a manof great fubftance, hehad many thoufands offheepe, many hundreds of Oxen, &c. All cannot equal! him,yet all mutt imitate him,and doe as he did, though they cannot doe as much as he. The note intends onely, that every manought todoe according tohis proportion,and not fay,I have done fuch agood worke to this pooreman, therefore I needdo no more, I gave him bread when hewas hungry;there- fore I need not or at legit I amnot bound to give him cloathing for his nakedneffe. If wecan expreffe our charity but once or one way , that once and one way are accepted. But how often or how manywayes foever we have expreffed ir, we are not ac- cepted, ifwe can, but will not expreffe it any more. The widdow (Luke2r. 42.) gave but twomites (fcarfeenough to keepe a manone day from ttarving, much leffe toprovide aman dally food andcloathing) yet Chriti faith , Shee lath call in snore then they all ; and the reafon was, becaufe fine had call in her all. A little ç93..
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