, r 196 The Confcience of Charitit~ Cap. 1 4· v1ork of grace upon his Confcience, but by .. tboie firft ..fruits of his charity! Bthold, Lord~ the h.zlfof ft1 goodJ I give to the poor, Luk.19.8. How did Job vindicate his confcientioaf– nefs and fincerity, againfi all his friends de... traC.Ung calunmies,Job 30.I:Z,I3,I4,15,I6. but by (uch nnqucHionable demonftrations of his chari~y? I tlelivtm~d the pvor that eried, the f iJ;berle{i, and him that had no helper. 1/n ble.ffing nf him that wM re.Jdy to peri{b came upon me, t19td I made the widows beart to ftng for jvy. I n'M eyeJ to the blinde, and feet WJJ I to the lame ; I waJ a j.~ther to the poor, e"c• , Religious Obadiah left it toEliM to judge , of his i:ncerity, and whether he truly feared God or no, 1 Kin. 18. 13· WaJ it not told my lord· u·hat I did whe, Jezabd jlew.the Pro– phet! of the Lord, bow I hid an hundredmen of the I.ords Prepheu• andfed them by fifty in 11 cave ·wi:h bread tfmd w.zttr l · _ Ftbemiah , that matchldfe pattern of a felf-denJ·ingMagHlrate, hadmuch comfort in relating what opprefi!ons· he had removed, and what cafe he hadprocured tohis Coun– try, how chart:,eah!e others ha<!.been, how chiJritable he ; ,not fo much as ever requiring · theGovernr:urs bread, nor·his ordinary allow– ance , but had at his own charge redeemed many Captives,relieved many impoveri!hed, and when he bath done, concludeth to the comfort of his C onfciencc. Nehem. 5. 1 9· 1bink upon me, my God, for g.1od, ac&arding lo ~~ tb.ll l htJve done for this people. To
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