ast 574 Ofthstrìrferiefweremporriagtver'lttlytPhiagr. timemuftnotbeniggardly andfparing,for ast'he'fattre Apo; a.Cor.9.6. ftle'faith, he whichfowefb f ariagly,(hallreapelfraringiy ; andlx ¡(aneft "atom thatfoweib liberally,fhallreapealfelijberally,The Which lfbera- quodfacit , turnlttieisnottóbemeafuredaccording to the-greatne ieofthe f cis thing giuen,'(impiieconlidered;but as it is comparedto his tas rfiate thargiueth it,andproceedethfroma freeandbounti- frtllheart;in which refpe&the-poorewidowesmite, and-the cupofcwldwater giuen byhirnthathach no betterthing to 'beflow, Thallhaueas richa reward, as-he thatgiueth much ourofhis abidance:but asouralmes are fully in proportion -tomatch ourtfiates,Tothey arenot toexceed them; for the Apolllegiueth vs-this rule, that wemull layvp-for thefe-cha- ritablewfes accordingas Godprofpereth vs,; andnot whileft we relieueothers,bringourfelues andthofe whodependvp- -on vstowantantlbeggerie. And-aswe are-tomoderateour ialméswithChrillianwiftiomeand difcretion,left welauiflr- lypowre out, in Readcifliberall gluing ;and byour prefent profufeneffe inwaftingthe flocke, difableour feints for the eimetotome;fo we artmuch more carefullyto take heed, dratwedonut withhold from thepoore that whichourllate =wilt wellbeare,rrorgiueleffe thenour abilitie will prefently - ifford,'forfeareofwantingourfelues intime'to come; fee- ing this were 'butto bewrayour diffidence and difiruft in "Gods-bouncifull-protiidence, yea and after that'bebath gi- mays apawne and pledgeofhis liberali loue in prouiding forvs fiíflicient(tore : fromwhence wemightconclude,that asGod hashalreadie furni(hed vs with necelfarie and con- uenientpientie,fo (as the Apofile faith) heir Pillableee make wllgrace-oábessnd telbards vs,that wealwaiesbasing allNfiiici- encieárall things,mayAbound in entrygoodworke. To fay no. shingoftheir.extreamefolly, who vpon a caufeleffe fufpiti- vn,and tuft dentfeane, negieelthefcworkes of mercie, fee- bo'lreréby theycertair4lÿ deriuethemfclues ofthe eternal' " ioyesofheauen,'vponan-vncertaine feare ofwantinghere- lifter ihefe tetnporary.trifles;and without all doubtcalithem- 'í luesintothetorments ofhell :form-true as truth it.fetfe `hathipoken it, -thofe who haue-not fedthchungrie, given tlrinke to thethirflie,clotlrltl the naked,andlodged thehar- bourleffe, 4,('rort6.a. s.C,er4.;
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