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Zaccheus was a Publican, and therefore rich: for Publicans must needs be rich, and Usurers will be wealthy. But rich Publicans make poor princes, and wealthy Usurers make many beggars. In every province there were many Publicans and therefore much poor people in every place: for where there be many Caterpillars, the fruit is soon consumed, and where there be many extortioners, beggars must needs abound.

Zaccheus was a Publican, and therefore rich: for Publicans must needs be rich, and Vsurers will bee wealthie. But rich Publicans make poore princes, and wealthy Vsurers make many beggers. In euery prouince there were manie Publicans and therfore much poore people in euery place: for where there be many Caterpillers, the fruit is soon consumed, and where there bee many extortioners, beggers must needs abound.

By the Law of GOD, there might be no beggars in Israel, but when so many Publicans were suffered to receive ¹tribute of the Jews contrary to Gods Law, no marvel though so many sate and begged, contrary to Gods Law. Luke 18. John 9. Acts 3. By the Law of God, There ought to be no beggars among christians, Psal. 32. 25. but when so many usurers are tolerated in a christian Common-wealth, contrary to the Law of Christ, Luke 6 35. no marvel though we have so many beggars, contrary to the mind ²of Christ. The poor (saith Christ) ye shall have always with you, but when you will you may do them good: and we shall be sure to have the poor amongst us always, but we must make such good provision for them, that they be not fain ³