Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

Of themiferiet accompanying rorldlyth,ugos 57.1, hòurleffe, fhall at the days of judgement Ilene that fearefull fentence palling outhem; Depart frommeyecurled into euer. laflmg fire prepared for the diuell and his angels ; for l was ars hrtngred, and ye gave me no meats, &c. Euen as con trariwife thofe who haue performed thefe deedsofcharity, (hall with infinite, comfort haue their ?judge. and Saviour pronounce that ioyfuil:fertence; Canoe 7ebleffadof } father, inherit the Mat.sf.4t34. kingdemrprepared-for oee, from the foundrttioserof the t'orld, &c. And therefore if wewil efeape this curfe,andbepartakers 4,Seti.15. of this hleflïng, let vs not with carnal' worl.dlings take all Rn exhonatiook our delight in poffcfling abundance; and as it were in bury - to ahmerdeeds, ing our fc -lees under an huge heape of this worldly droffe, hiding thele lent talents and not imployingthem to the glo- ry ofour mailer, and good of our fellow feruants; but let vs. liberally communicate of our flore to thofe that (land in need. Which that we may do with more cheerefulneffe, let vs further confider that herein we (hallapproue our feluesto be children ofour heauenly father,feeing wee refemblehitn. in his bountie and libel ality,giuing abundantly according to our abilitie to the reliefe of all that want our hclpe ; and that we take hereby the bell coutfetorid our feluesofcar-- king care,and vnquiet (cares oflofing thefe things which we fo much loue, feeing we haue laid them vp in heauen, where theyfhallfafely bee kept for vs, as it were,,out of the gun- Thot of any danger. Let vs call to mind that it is a more hap- pie thing to giue then to receiue, and that thofe who are moflliberall in bellowing aimes, doe hereby obtaine farm greaterbenefits then they vpon whom they are bellowed; for they giue tranfitorie trifles, but (hall bee recompenfcd with eternall treafures, as it u written, he kith fparfedabrode, Par /1,1.. and hathgireen to the poore, hirbenenolenie remaineth for euer: s.Cot.9.9.7_. his borne 17,41i bee exalted with glorie. They bellow Tingle benefits, but they Thal haue them returned an hundred fold, Mat.lg.sg, and haue enerlafling life to boot. And therefore if we trudy lone our money, and be wifely couetous, Ice vs fall into the prglife ofthis chriflian vfurie, which will not onelybring vs in for pine ten in the hundred, but an hundred for ten; yea