yer'.i7r appcareth : andwhat tendcr-harted father,or well afreeledbro- ther, wouldnot gratefullie take the fuccour and reliefe that is minitlred tohis deare children, or brethren in their nece(lities Thirdlie,they arencerer toour Lord Iefuc , then one brother is to another,or c hild to the father : fortheyare mem- bers olhim,t3ethof his Beth,&bone ofhis bones,and as much regarded Ofhim, as theappleofhis eye : and therefore he is in- teretTed in the fauourthat the leaf-torfeeblefi of them (hall find at any time. Encouragement for men to bellow willingly,cheerfully, and liberally,on the poore Saints,tithencetheir beneuolence is Cure to finde fogood allowance,andwill certainlie procure Co large a compenfation. Can they puttheir flocke into a Curer hand for fafety,without any peril! of lofing ? Or can theymeet with amore commodious banke for gaine, as tohaue the principal! doubled, and tripled,&increaled more then ten thou(and fold.? If theywouldhaue their dates fufficientlyprouided for,and their hearts cheerful! during life, and theirconfcicnces com- fortable at their death,and foulesand bodies happie and glori- ous foreuer,thë let them Co i mp(oy their portion, andall thed bilitie that is in them,that men may receiveproteclion,reliefe, counfell,cornfort,orConie refrething from them,and they may cxp°c4 thismunificent and kingl:e retribution from the Lord. Reproofeoftheir loll ie,which rnifguidingthriraffaireswith- out judgement, are willing todoenothing for them,hy whom they looke to beanfwBred nothing : for they account all that to be loll which man repayeth rot. Seehowvnthrifiily they deale, and what euill husbands theyare for their foules in de- fraudingthemflues of fo grr at a commoditie as they thould hauegained by takingGod for their pay- miller. It is notone- lie a hull precept, butwifecounfell, which Chi i it giueth in the Got-pell, as by the promife thercvnto annexed, is manifefi. When thouPu.akeft a dinner, or afupper , callnot thyfriends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kin/men nor thy richneighbours , theybid thee againe, anda recompencebe madethee. But when thornm3%eí1 afeat, call the poore,the maymed,the lame, andthebli;tale. And thou7lalt bebleffed, becaufe they cannot recompence thee : for thou /halt be re- compenced
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