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…

That a man may give,¹ he must have money to give, and he must have an heart, he must have a ⟨p. 132⟩will, and he must have a gift too, for he that hath nothing cannot give though he would, he that wants a heart cannot give, because he will not, both therefore are requisite, and I will show you what must be done for the getting of both, and because the heart is the more needful of the twain as I suppose, I will begin there, hearken my beloved Brethren, I will show you how you must work your hearts to a merciful liberality, to that end you must do these three things.

That a man may give,¹ he must have money to give, and he must have an heart, hee must have a ⟨p. 132⟩will, and he must have a gift too, for hee that hath nothing cannot give though hee would, hee that wants a heart cannot give, because he will not, both therefore are requisite, and I will shew you what must be done for the getting of both, and because the heart is the more needfull of the twaine as I suppose, I will begin there, hearken my beloved Brethren, I will shew you how you must work your hearts to a mercifull liberality, to that end you must doe these three things.

1. 1Means to enable men to works of mercy.Meanes to inable men to works of mercy.

1. You must seriously consider of those commandments, promises, and threats, which are found in Gods Book concerning this duty, pressing them upon your selves, get into thy closet, search the Bible, turn to the precepts to this duty, and say, is not mercy plainly, often, earnestly required? and shall I dare to disobey so many evident and urgent precepts? Why do I come to Church, if for fashion sake, then I am an hypocrite, if because God bids me, doth