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The plea of the poor. Or A treatise of beneficence and alms-deeds teaching how…The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how…

Name: The plea of the poor. Or A treatise of beneficence and alms-deeds teaching how…
Author: John Downame

The plea of the poor. Or A treatise of beneficence and alms-deeds teaching how these Christian duties are rightly to be performed, and persuading to the frequent doing of them. Necessary for these times, wherein the works of mercy are so much neglected, or so undiscreetly practiced. Published by John Downame Bachelor in Divinity.The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how these Christian duties are rightly to be performed, and perswading to the frequent doing of them. Necessary for these times, wherein the workes of mercy are so much neglected, or so vndiscreetly practized. Published by Iohn Downame Bachelour in Diuinitie.

John Downame d. 1652London: printed by Edward Griffin for Ralph Mabbe, 1616

[12], 69, 90-251, [1] p. · 65k words · STC 7146 · ESTC S110224

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THE ANALYSIS of the Psalm. › Chapter 5 › Section 7: 2. From our love to our brethren.THE ANALYSIS of the Psalme. › Chapter 5 › Section 7: 2. From our loue to our brethren.

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Sect. 7. 2. From our love to our brethren.

Sect. 7. 2. From our loue to our brethren.

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And as our alms must principally arise from our love towards God; so also in the next place ¹from our love towards our neighbours, in which regard they are rightly called a benevolence, because they proceed from mere love and free good will. The which our love must not only spring from hence, that they are of the same flesh, but also because they are brethren of the same father, and members of the same body, whereof Christ Jesus is the head. Not so much because they are of the same country, as because they are of the same Church and communion of Saints, and of the same religion, faith and baptism.

And as our almes must principally arise from our loue towards God; so also in the next place ¹from our loue towards our neighbours, in which regard they are rightly called a beneuolence, because they proceede from meere loue and free good will. The which our loue must not onely spring from hence, that they are of the same flesh, but also because they are brethren of the same father, and members of the same body, whereof Christ Iesus is the head. Not so much because they are of the same countrey, as because they are of the same Church and communion of Saints, and of the same religion, faith and baptisme.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

John Downame d. 1652

Place

London

Printer

Edward Griffin

Bookseller

Ralph Mabbe

Year

1616

Size

[12], 69, 90-251, [1] p.

Words

65,031

Catalogue

STC 7146 · ESTC S110224

Text

EEBO-TCP A20764

Passages

502

Sections

220

Title page

The plea of the poor. Or A treatise of beneficence and alms-deeds teaching how…The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how…

Sect. 7. 2. From our love to our brethren.

Sect. 7. 2. From our loue to our brethren.

Sect. 8. The fourth cause is mercy & compassion.

Sect 9. The Hebrew name implieth that mercy and almsdeeds must go together. Chesedh.

Sect 9. The Hebrew name implieth that mercy and almesdeedes must goe together. Chesedh.

Sect 10. That they only are blessed who join with their almsdeeds mercy and compassion.

Sect 10. That they only are blessed who ioyne with their almesdeedes mercy and compassion.

Sect 11. That almsdeeds are only rightly done by those who are merciful.

Sect 11. That almesdeedes are only rightly done by those who are mercifull.

Sect. 12. Pity without almsdeeds unprofitable.

Sect. 12. Pittie vvithout almesdeedes vnprofitable.

CHAP. 6. That we ought to visit the poor, that we may the better perform these works of mercy.

CHAP. 6. That we ought to visit the poore, that we may the better performe these workes of mercy.

Sect. 1. That we ought to visit the poor.

Sect. 1. That we ought to visit the poore.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Sect. 7. 2. From our love to our brethren.

Sect. 7. 2. From our loue to our brethren.

Sect. 8. The fourth cause is mercy & compassion.

Sect 9. The Hebrew name implieth that mercy and almsdeeds must go together. Chesedh.

Sect 9. The Hebrew name implieth that mercy and almesdeedes must goe together. Chesedh.

Sect 10. That they only are blessed who join with their almsdeeds mercy and compassion.

Sect 10. That they only are blessed who ioyne with their almesdeedes mercy and compassion.

Sect 11. That almsdeeds are only rightly done by those who are merciful.

Sect 11. That almesdeedes are only rightly done by those who are mercifull.

Sect. 12. Pity without almsdeeds unprofitable.

Sect. 12. Pittie vvithout almesdeedes vnprofitable.

CHAP. 6. That we ought to visit the poor, that we may the better perform these works of mercy.

CHAP. 6. That we ought to visit the poore, that we may the better performe these workes of mercy.

Sect. 1. That we ought to visit the poor.

Sect. 1. That we ought to visit the poore.

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