A20764:347
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. That they differ in the matter. And first, in respect of propriety.
Fourthly, they differ in the matter of their alms, first in respect of propriety; for the Christian is liberal in giving out of his own store wherewith God hath blessed him, and which he hath gotten by his honest labours in his lawful calling: but the worldling giveth out of that which is other mens, and having raked much together by oppression, extortion, deceit, usury, simony and such like unlawful means, he is content to give out of it some penny-alms, to make some satisfaction for his sins, and to stop the cry of his conscience, that he may more securely sleep in his wicked courses, and so more quietly go into hell.
Fourthly, they differ in the matter of their almes, first in respect of propriety; for the Christian is liberall in giuing out of his owne store wherewith God hath blessed him, and which he hath gotten by his honest labours in his lawfull calling: but the worldling giueth out of that which is other mens, and hauing raked much together by oppression, extortion, deceit, vsury, simonie and such like vnlawfull meanes, he is content to giue out of it some penny-almes, to make some satisfaction for his sinnes, and to stop the crie of his conscience, that he may more securely sleepe in his wicked courses, and so more quietly goe into hell.