39° The life anddeath of`Eorcaß. Io4 s; rg: felfehued by corttribution,yet bee game cut a fhare to the poore e. Here are examples. Now forbenefit and good that followcth herein :Fir fff wee are affured,that whatfocuer flefh and blood may imagineryet that which is glue, t Erclef ts.r. is not loft? Aftermany dates thou Aloftfide it d. Her that bathmet cteVpo;, the prou.r9t7 poore, lendetbre theLord,and the Lordwillrecompence°, ei.e. The 1 berallper_ f prou.r r.r5. fonfhall&axeplentie',de. lk thatfometb/iberally,fhall',ape 1rberalfy s. So that s t.Cor.9.6 here is onegood turne,aman is flue this way to be no lofer , rather heepro_ uides it ftocke for himfelfeagainft the time ofneede. Secondly, hereby ¡man brings op himfelfe a continual) lieflrng throughout his whole life. TheLord fhall dehmer him in the time oftramble :the Lordwillleepe him,And preferrre him aline, he /hallbeblef(edvponearth 1',&c. He hringeth ablefting álto upon his poflerity Thsfeede mioyeth the bit:ding,. Thirdly,thisis'amcahes to bring at tp' to the right vfe ofour wealth. eine atoms, and.beholdsahfhall be eteare unto Pfa1.37r6. á aLuk.rr.4t. yamk. It is like the aduiceofaPhy(i[ ian to helpcafurfetby forbearance, fo (faith Chrifi )you that hauebecar giucn to oppreffionand cruelty,if you (Lai repent hereof,andmake koowne the truthofyourrepentanceby the finites of charitie,this willbe agood medicine againft greedinetfe,& a :manes tobring you to the pure vfe of Gods bleffings. Fourtly, it is a goodpledge to a mans foule of his future inheritance. Pan! calleth it a.iaadfmndationagainft the time t rxim. cr9. to come I: not that our faluation is built vponamen, but the bowels ofcorn- paffron in vs towards others, (is as it were) a prim orftampe of the mercy of Clod let upon our hearts. Thus wee fee how aimes gluing is recommended to as in the Scripture. I could adde the penalty annexedto the contenere; Nee +a Prou.ata; tbatfl oppeth his caveat theBrie oftheponre,befballbkew=fr one,e). not be heardo: ,`Iam.:.r3. 'ragmen; mercileffe to him thatlhewetb no merry.. The vfe and exhortation followeth. The f, Bee pleafed I prayyou to glue entertainment to this point alto. It de- fcrueth to bee harboured. It is the gloryofa Chrifftan, gee bath drilr,bmted ° Ptal. ss:.9 andgimrn to tbepooreyhis borne fbal beexaltedwith hondmr no As it deferueth harbour, fowee doegenerally neede tobee petfwadcdto open ourdomes to fo worthy a Gue(t. Pruitt' ofinercy in theft dales areexceeding fearer. The contrarie euils,oppre(fion,violence,gaping ouer the heads ofthe poore, de- souring widdowes houfes,felling the poore for old tl;ooes,rackings,enhautt. frngs,gnpings,vfuries, immoderatetaking :theirthings,depart not from one o rfal ;ftr. StreeersP. The portion ofthe poore is (pent away in gaming, in reuelling, in contending,io gay cloathing,in fmoake,in doggcs, indrinking,&c. How much is ventedaway by fuchmeaner, by which many a poorr Comemight bee comforted,many a prifonerranfomed, many a decayed labourer and induftrioushusbandman re(tored, many a faithful] ftudentin the Vnitrerfr- tiemaintained, many animpouerifhed and fpoiled Church re- endowed, ma- ny an Hofpitall for the fiche and aged ere&ed, manyahoufeof corrcii- on for the hurdle and incorrigible, builded ? I ameuen afbamad for our an- fruitefulneffe : but , efpeciall I cannot but pittie that pittifull accountwhich menwill make,wheu they (hall come at theday ofthe great Anditc,to gí ue in their billes of expence to the Lord Paramount, towhom for thefe things twecmuffbee countable. Alas, alas, how llanllrnesrloolac the Lord in the face, when there (hall bee ferne filch large fumures about vanities, about contentions atlaw,aboutbuildings,about belly_chcere. aboutthe furtherance of w icked plcafures,nay(perhaps) fo' much to the maintenáceoffecter whore- domes, fo mitch to theconsrnoring ofparniibrnessrs, fo much tothekeeping & fhiftin gof vnlawfull i flues,& fo litle,fo nothing to holy vfes,to theChurch ofChtift, and tothe Saints of Chri(t? Thinke vpon it Iintreat you , and propouncIthis vcrtuous womanfor an example: and as in other particulars be remember o follow her inthis : That which youwill doe inthis kinde,put it
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