©ftAeLoch mix,ändLax. rrts. 41 deadly:fores vponhim, and agrieuoús hunger, yet breakes not out by impatience , as our beggers would 3 but hum- bly craueth force reliefe from the very crummes of the rich mans table, He craued not any.varietie for a Geke and " weake flomacke, nor wouldchufe his alnes , as forte that come to our doores novv,, whohaue more neede of the Magiltrates difcipline then of that theyaske : but begged onelyfome of the call bread , and (,clueflionleffe) would haue bin thankfitll for it. Bywl-tofe example ourPoore are taught to be conten- ted with their alines, whether ofcrummes, asLearns ; or ofgleaning,asRuth. Ruth.z.z.3, T ereafint. Men fhould fubmit to that effete that Doat-.r4 Godhath laidevpon them ; and beingpoore, not difdaine tofloupe vnder the low gate of a poore life : thebefl way tomake men mercifiill, is tomake our felues by humilitie, capable of their mercies. Secondly, ifferuants mull be contented with their wa- ges, (perhaps (elfe then theydeferue) : muchmore beggers with :the aim es that isfreely giuen. Thirdly, the contrarywere towalkeflubbernly againff God,and therefore toprouokehim to walke flubbernlya- gaintl them. For their pouerty is his chaflifement: and therefore, defpifìng what God 1ha11 fendby it , they con temne the rod,and him that fent it. A reproöfeof our vnthankfùll poore, who fcorne theVfe alnes that is not of their ovine chuffing, and murmure a gainfi an almesofbread ; where this godly poore man deli- red but an aimes ofcruntmes. Thepare jhculdrpeake with prayers: Previ,r8=23, That is, fubrniffely, as they that in- treate : but now they fpeake as the rich; not humbly with prayer,nor dutifully with thankes,bnt withproud and info- lent replyings. For they anfwer rowghly, and not with a gentle tongue , when they haue riot what they would. There are not call downe before the Lord : for then they would inbetter behauianr , call downe themfelues before men. Nay, but inch fitthemfelues rather to wrefile with GP God,
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