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Saint Johns-wort, or Charity.

Saint Iohns-wort, or Charitie.

Doth the world, through sweetness of gain, that comes a little too fast upon a man, begin to carry away his heart to covetousness? Let him look in this Garden for the herb, called Saint-Johns-wort, Charity, and brotherly love. It is called S. Johns. herb not unproperly: for he spent a whole Epistle in commending to us this grace; and often inculcated; Little children, love one another. And he further teacheth, that this love must be actual. For he that hath this worlds goods, ¹and seeth his brother hath need, and shutteth up his cowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? He hath no such herb, as Saint-Johns-wort in his garden. The good Christian considers, that he hath the goods of this world, to do good in this world. And that his riches are called Bona, ²Goods; Non quod faciant bonum, sed unde faciat bonum; not that they make him a good man, but give him means to do good to others.

DOth the world, through sweetnesse of gaine, that comes a little too fast vpon a man, begin to carry away his heart to couetousnesse? Let him look in this Garden for the herbe, called Saint-Iohns-wort, Charity, and brotherly loue. It is called S. Iohns. herbe not vnproperly: for hee spent a whole Epistle in commending to vs this grace; and often inculcated; Little children, loue one another. And he further teacheth, that this loue must be actuall. For he that hath this worlds goods, ¹and seeth his brother hath need, and shutteth vp his cowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the loue of God in him? He hath no such herbe, as Saint-Iohns-wort in his garden. The good Christian considers, that he hath the goods of this world, to doe good in this world. And that his riches are called Bona,