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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. 5. That if we pity the poor God will pity us in our afflictions.
Sect. 5. That if we pittie the poore God will pittie vs in our afflictions.
Thirdly, if we pity the poor in their miseries, and with our helping hand free them from their distress, the Lord likewise will take compassion on us in the time of our afflictions, and when it is most seasonable will deliver us from them: according to that, Ps. 41. 1. Blessed is he that considereth the 1poor, the Lord will deliver him in the time of trouble. 2. The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth, and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing; thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. So Eccli. 29. 12. 2Shut up alms in thy storehouses; and it shall deliver thee from all affliction. 13. It shall fight for thee against thine enemies, better then a mighty shield and strong spear. And the Lord promiseth that if we draw out our souls to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then shall our light rise in obscurity, ⟨p. 217⟩and our darkness be as noon day; Es. 58. 10. whereby is meant, that the light of comfort by a gracious 3deliverance shall shine unto us in the night of afflictions; or such a measure of inward joy, as is able to make the afflictions themselves, even whilst they last, sweet and comfortable; according to that, Psalm. 30. 5. weeping may endure for a 4