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Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the…Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the…
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friars, London.Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1631
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 58. Of the danger of delaying succour.
1. Great is the inhumanity of them that put off opportunities of affording succour to such as are in distress. It is directly against the rule of charity, that is so affected with a brothers misery, as it will not suffer him to lie therein a moment beyond the time that it is able to release him. The wise-man expressly forbiddeth all delay in showing mercy, saying, Say not to thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give: when thou hast it by 1thee. Good purposes are oft times brought to nought by such delays. For at first sight, or other knowledge of ones misery the bowels of another are moved, and thereat he purposeth to afford him that is in misery the best help he can. But by putting it off for that present, his compassion is cooled, and his purpose thereupon altered, and so no succour afforded. Yea by delaying help, though the purpose of doing ones best for help remain, help may come too late: as a pardon when the malefactor is hanged, and a medicine when the patient is past recovery. To this purpose tends 2this proverb; It is too late to shut the stable door when the steed is stolen. It was worthily said of him, who said, I scorn to offer help too late.
1. GReat is the inhumanity of them that put off opportunities of affoording succour to such as are in distresse. It is directly against the rule of charity, that is so affected with a brothers misery, as it will not suffer him to lie therein a moment beyond the time that it is able to release him. The wise-man expresly forbiddeth all delay in shewing mercy, saying, Say not to thy neighbour, Goe, and come againe, and to morrow I will give: when thou hast it by