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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. 1. Exposition of the words.
And so I come from the general observations, to the particular duties. The first whereof is beneficence, or readiness to all good works unto all; in these words, He hath dispersed. For so I expound them, because he speaketh of almsdeeds, in the next words, and it is not like that in these divers phrases he intendeth the same thing.
ANd so I come from the generall obseruations, to the particular duties. The first wherof is beneficence, or readinesse to all good workes vnto all; in these words, He hath dispersed. For so I expound them, because hee speaketh of almesdeedes, in the next words, and it is not like that in these diuers phrases hee intendeth the same thing.
Secondly, because the metaphor taken from them who sow their seed will well bear it, who scatter it all abroad in the field, and not in the lowest places only.
Secondly, because the metaphor taken from them whosow their seede will well beare it, who scatter it all abroade in the fielde, and not in the lowest places onely.
Thirdly, because the general doctrine of beneficence, ⟨p. 10⟩