A20764:448
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. 6. That almsdeeds further our salvation.
Sect. 6. That almesdeedes further our saluation.
Finally by these works of mercy we are furthered notably in the way to salvation, the which our Saviour implieth, whenas he persuadeth us to make us friends of the Mammon of unrighteousness that when we fail they may receive us into everlasting 1habitations. Luk. 16. 9. For in these earthly riches which are of small value the Lord trieth our fidelity and obedience, and if in the trial we be found faulty, these talents are taken from us, and we cast into the prison of outer darkness; but if by our honest, faithful and charitable disposing of them we are approved, the Lord will commend us for good stewards, and commit to our ⟨p. 218⟩keeping those heavenly riches and everlasting treasures. According to that which followeth in the next words, he that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much: If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous Mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? and if ye have not been faithful in that which is another mans, who shall give you that which is your own? So the Apostle would have rich men charged to do good, to be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, that they might lay up store for themselves, a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 1. Tim. 6. 18. 19.