704 That worldly thing' cowl-emerymilt tooar rreiQhboarf. leffe, theymakefree-men their bond-flaues ; and for their pro: fit glue falle teflimonie,&c.But what madncfl'e is this, to lofe life, and delire death, to get gold, and lofe heaucn ? But as they are vniufl to all, focommonly moll ofall to thepoore, both in taking away from them, that which is .heir owne,andalreadie in their keeping; and by withholding that which ofrightap- BaG1.Serm.t. pertaineth to them. For as one faith, Is heon y to be e(leemeda inDiuiccaaua- arobber, and common fpoiler, who takethby violence other ros, mens goods ? and not healfo, who appropriateth to himfelfe thofe things, which hebath received to this end,that he fhould difpencc and diftribute them for the good ofothers ? is not the Almnerto be accounted a theefe, whohauing receiued from his Sottcraigne (loreofmoney for the reliefe ofche poore,doth put it into hisownepurfe, andappropriate it tohis owne privat vfe? fhall he be accounted a f?oíier, who taketh away the pooresgarment; and (hall hee bee acquitted, who doth not clothe thenaked,ifhe haue abtlitic?thy (parebread is not thine owne,but belongeth to the hungrie ; thoubaanotruenighc to thy fuperfluous apparel!, but they appertaine to the coldand naked ; thymoulded fhooes belong tochofewho go barefoot; and thy hidand cankring fluer, to chofewho want money to ;'buy neceffaries : and ina word, thouoffeteft injuries,and doe(l iniufllice,fooftento the poore,as thou doff negleêl him, when thou arcable tohelpehim. And this our Sauiour Chrifl fhew- ceth inthe fentenceofcondemnation, which (hall be pronoun. cedagainf the wicked at theday ofiudgement, whereby they are adjudged to hell torments, not for (polling the poore of Matth.iç.42. thatwhichtheyhad, butbccaufe they did not fupplic their ne- cellities,bygluingvnto them thatwhich they wanted.And the Apo(lIe lames tetleth rich men, that theyhad caufe to bowle and crie, not onlybeeaufe they had fpoiled the poore oftheir money, butbecaule-their owne corrupted riches, moatheaten Iamesq.c.s. ;. garments, and cankered gold andfiner, would be a witnefle 4.Scfít.2 agaiofl them, cate their flabas fire,andbringvpon themmany Thatmarld!v mitériesfeeing they fhouldnot hauekept bythem thefe(per- things thr4gq flutries, but hauelaid thenc outfor the reliefeofthe poore. ewos "se ¡be And thus haue I (hewed that thefe worldly things being eowrriaachof immoderately loued, are the caufes of all iaiuflice, which tbron¿rem comprehendeth wider it all miner of Ganes and offences, which
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