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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…
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. 3. The sum of the Psalm.
Sect. 3. The summe of the Psalme.
The sum of it is the blessedness of the godly man, because he is inwardly endowed with the riches of spiritual graces, and outwardly advanced in many excellent privileges, both presently in this life, and for ever in the life to come. So that those words of the Apostle are an abridgement of it. 1. Tim. 4. 8. Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promises of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
The summe of it is the blessednesse of the godly man, because he is inwardly endowed with the riches of spirituall graces, and outwardly aduanced in many excellent priuiledges, both presently in this life, and for euer in the life to come. So that those words of the Apostle are an abridgement of it. 1. Tim. 4. 8. Godlinesse is profitable vnto all things, hauing the promises of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
The main scope at which the Psalmist aimeth, 1is to persuade all unto godliness, seeing it is the only way to attain unto blessedness.