A20764:75
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. 18. Good husbandry required that we may do good deeds.
Sect. 18. Good husbandrie required that we may do good deedes.
But yet because the Scriptures require, that we should be bountiful and plentiful in good works, this should increase our care and diligence in preserving and increasing of our estates, by all lawful means, in acquisition and getting by our honest and painful labours in our callings, and by our frugal husbanding and thrifty spending of our goods, that so having greater plenty we may be the richer in good works. According to that Eph. 4. 28. Otherwise though we cannot justly be 1condemned of niggardliness and uncharitableness, because we do but little good, seeing we cannot go beyond our tether, nor extend our good works beyond the reach of our ability; yet may we be condemned of sloth and negligence, or wasting and ill husbandry, whereof it is that we have no better ability.
But yet because the Scriptures require, that we should be bountifull and plentiful in good works, this should increase our care and diligence in preseruing and increasing of our estates, by all lawful meanes, in acquisition and getting by our honest and painefull labours in our callings, and by our frugall husbanding and thriftie spending of our goods, that so hauing greater plentie we may be the richer in good workes. According to that Eph. 4. 28. Otherwise though we cannot iustly be