Some Rich men sacrifice all they have to to their Bellies which are their Gods, even to an epicurean momentany delight; and cast all into the filthy sink of their sensuality: These are worse then Infidels, defrauding their posterity; and swine alive, but worse then swine when they are dead. Some Rich men are provident, but its only for their posterity. The ravenous brutes are greedy for their young. Some will begin to be bountiful at death, and give that to God which they can keep no longer, as if he would be thus bribed to receive ⟨image 4⟩their souls, and forgive their worldly hearts and lives. Some will give in their life time; but it is but part of their sinful gains; like the Thief that would pay Tithes▪ of all that he had stolen. Some give a part of their more lawful increase; but it is against their will; it being forced from them by Law, for Church and Poor; and therefore properly it is no gift. Some will give freely; but it is on some corrupt design; to strengthen a party or a carnal Interest, or make their way to some preferment: Some give, but only to those of their own Opinion; and not to a Disciple in the name of a Disciple. Some give in Contention, as the troublers of the Church of Corinth preached, to add affliction to our bonds. As many of the Papists, that think by their works of Charity, they are warranted uncharitably to slander almost all besides themselves; as if we were all enemies to Good works, or solifidians that took them for indifferent things; or made them not our business. Yea the best work that the Jesuits ever did, even the preaching of the Gospel to the Heathens, they would not endure us to join with them in, where they could hinder us, unless we would do it in their Papal way. Some will do Good, to stop the cries of a guilty ⟨image 5⟩Conscience, for some secret odious sin which they live in. Some will be Liberal with the Hypocrite for applause. And some will give with a Pharisaical conceit of merit (even ex condigno, from the Proportion of their work to the Reward, as the greatest Popish Doctors teach.) Some through mere fears of being damned, will be liberal, especially out of their superfluities; choosing rather to forsake their money then their sin. Some do pretend the highest ends, and that it is Christ himself to whom they do devote it: but they will part with no more then the flesh can spare:
Some Rich men sacrifice all they have to to their Bellies which are their Gods, even to an •picurian momentany delight; and cast all into the filthy sink of their sensuality: These are worse then Infidels, defrauding their posterity; and swine alive, but worse then swine when they are dead. Some Rich men are provident, but its only for their posterity. The ravenous bruits are greedy for their young. Some will begin to be bountifull at death, and give that to God which they can keep no longer, as if he would be thus bribed to receive ⟨image 4⟩their souls, and forgive their worldly hearts and lives. Some will give in their life time; but it is but part of their sinfull gains; like the Thief that would pay Tythes▪ of all that he had stolen. Some give a part of their more lawfull increase; but it is against their will; it being forced from them by Law, for Church and Poor; and therefore properly it is no gift. Some will give freely; but it is on some corrupt design; to strengthen a party or a carnall Interest, or make their way to some preferment: Some give, but only to those of their own Opinion; and not to a Disciple in the name of a Disciple. Some give in Contention, as the troublers of the Church of Corin•h preacht, to add affliction to our bonds. As many of the Papists, that think by their works of Charity, they are warranted uncharitably to slander almost all besides themselves; as if we were all enemies to Good works, or solifidians that took them for indifferent things; or made them not our business. Yea the best work that the Jesuites ever did, even the preaching of the Gospel to the Heathens, they would not endure us to joyn with them in, where they could hinder us, unless we would do it in their Papal way. Some will do Good, to stop the cries of a guilty ⟨image 5⟩Conscience, for some secret odious sin which they live in. Some will be Liberall with the Hypocrite for applause. And some will give with a Pharisaicall conceit of merit (even ex condigno, from the Proportion of their work to the Reward, as the greatest Popish Doctors teach.) Some through meer fears of being damned, will be liberall, especially out of their superfluities; choosing rather to forsake their money then their sin. Some do pretend the highest ends, and that it is Christ himself to whom they do devote it: but they will part with no more then the flesh can spare:
