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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…
The poor mans advocate, or, A treatise of liberality to the needy. Delivered in sermons by William Whately minister of BanburyThe poore mans advocate, or, A treatise of liberality to the needy. Delivered in sermons by William Whately minister of Banbury
London: printed by George for George Edwards, 1637
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.
The Lord saith, that a poor man wronged will cry and God will hear his cry for he is merciful, 1and will it not follow on the contrary, a poor man refreshed will pray to God for you, and God will hear him, because he is merciful. If his mercy will move him to punish the oppressor of the poor, the said mercy must needs move him to reward the succourer. And if he be carnal that God will not hear his prayers ⟨p. 58⟩for himself, yet his prayer for his benefactor he will hear, as well as his cries against his wrong-doer. Wherefore this giving is an undoubted course to procure all abundance of all good things, and to chase away wants and necessity. I know not how a point should be accounted proved and confirmed, sufficiently, if you will not count this point so, and believe it accordingly. I come to the third point, Hiding ones eyes, that is, hindering himself ⟨p. 59⟩from knowing or resolving to do this duty by putting any shifts and pretences before his mind, this is to hide the eyes. I conceive, and I think none of you will object against the so interpreting the phrase. The point is
The Lord saith, that a poore man wronged will cry and God will heare his cry for he is mercifull, 1and will it not follow on the contrary, a poore man refreshed will pray to God for you, and God will heare him, because he is mercifull. If his mercy will moove him to punish the oppressor of the poore, the said mercy must needs moove him to reward the succourer. And if he be carnall that God will not heare his prayers ⟨p. 58⟩for himselfe, yet his prayer for his benefactor he will heare, as well as his cryes against his wrong-doer. Wherefore this giving is an undoubted course to procure all abundance of all good things, and to chase away wants and necessity. I know not how a point should bee accounted proved and confirmed, sufficiently, if you will not count this point so, and beleeve it accordingly. I come to the third point, Hiding ones eyes, that is, hindering himselfe ⟨p. 59⟩