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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. 7. Bounty in our beneficence is required,
Sect. 7. Bountie in our beneficence is required,
And this bounty in our beneficence God requireth. Deut. 15. 11. Thou shalt open thine hand 1wide unto thy brother, to thy poor and needy in thy land: especially of rich men, who must not only give a portion of their wealth to good uses; but also in some fit proportion to their means, 2for the Apostle would have rich men charged to be rich in good works, even as God hath given them all things richly to enjoy. 1. Tim. 6. 17. 18. 3which who so neglecteth, is not only a miser, but a fool, seeing he depriveth himself of the ⟨p. 14⟩fruits of harvest, because he cannot find in his heart to sow his seed; yea looseth not only an earthly crop, but the rich harvest of heavenly happiness, because he will not forgo for the present momentany trifles and earthly vanities.