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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. 8. That fearful threatenings are denounced against the unmerciful.
Sect. 8. That fearefull threatnings are denounced against the vnmercifull.
But if all these arguments, taken from our own good, will not persuade us to be bountiful in doing these works of mercy, yet let those threatenings of evils and comminations of Gods judgements, somewhat rouse us up to the performance of these Christian duties. For the Lord so abhorreth the neglect of them, that he reckoneth it among those heinous sins of Sodom, which moved him in his fearful wrath to destroy them with fire and brimstone from heaven. Ezech. 16. 49. 1And that we may not fall into it, threateneth against all who live in it, most grievous punishments. As first, that he will turn away his ears from hearing their prayers. Prou. 21. 13. Who so 2stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he shall also cry himself, and shall not be heard. That as they sow nothing in the seed-time of this life, so they shall reap nothing in the harvest of happiness. 2. Cor. 9. 6. that as they have sown only to the flesh, so of the flesh they shall reap nothing but corruption. Gal. 6. 8. that they shall lie open to the curse 3of the poor: according to that. Prou. 28. 27. He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack, but he that 4