The poor mans advocate, or, A treatise of liberality to the needy. Delivered in…The poore mans advocate, or, A treatise of liberality to the needy. Delivered in…

Reas. 3 Thirdly, this opening hearts and hands to the needy doth abound, saith Saint Paul, by many thanksgivings unto God,¹ whilst by the experience of this ministration they praise God for your professed subjection to the ⟨p. 19⟩Gospel of Christ, and your liberal contribution towards them; this good work is such as maketh heaven resound with thanks and praises. If the tongues of any Receivers be silent through unthankfulness, yet their very loins do bless God in their kind, but those that are not quite destitute of grace will open their mouths to bless God the giver of all, when they find others to open their hands and give them that which helpeth to comfort and ⟨p. 20⟩cheer them. How can we be so careless of Gods honour, as not to know our selves bound to do that, that maketh for his honour so much as this good work doth, that is so fruitful of thanks unto him.

Reas. 3 Thirdly, this opening hearts and hands to the needy doth abound, saith Saint Paul, by many thankesgivings unto God,¹ whilest by the experience of this ministration they praise God for your professed subjection to the ⟨p. 19⟩Gospell of Christ, and your liberall contribution towards them; this good worke is such as maketh heaven resound with thankes and praises. If the tongues of any Receivers be silent through unthankfullnesse, yet their very loynes doe blesse God in their kind, but those that are not quite destitute of grace will open their mouthes to blesse God the giver of all, when they finde others to open their hands and give them that which helpeth to comfort and ⟨p. 20⟩cheere them. How can we be so carelesse of Gods honour, as not to know our selves bound to do that, that maketh for his honour so much as this good worke doth, that is so fruitfull of thankes unto him.

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