A20764:134
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…
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.
London: printed by Edward Griffin for Ralph Mabbe, 1616
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.
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.
And this is signified by the names which in the Scriptures are given to almsdeeds. For whereas the Hebrews have two names to express them by; the one is חסד which signifieth also mercy, or those tender affections in parents, which the Graecians call •οργαὶ. Implying thus much; that the inward infection of the heart is to be joined with the outward act of the hand. So likewise the Greek word ἐλεημοσυνή derived from ἔλεος signifying mercy, is indifferently ⟨p. 52⟩translated mercy or almsdeeds, to note unto us, that as they are joined in the word, so they must not be disjoined in the work.
And this is signified by the names which in the Scriptures are giuen to almesdeedes. For whereas the Hebrewes haue two names to expresse them by; the one is חסד which signifieth also mercy, or those tender affections in parents, which the Graecians call •οργαὶ. Implying thus much; that the inward infection of the heart is to be ioyned with the outward act of the hand. So likewise the Greeke word ἐλεημοσυνή deriued from ἔλεος signifying mercie, is indifferently ⟨p. 52⟩translated mercy or almesdeedes, to note vnto vs, that as they are ioyned in the word, so they must not be disioyned in the worke.