Covet. Why, Sir, then I will tell you, he teaches Riches to sell all that he hath, and give it to the Poor, and to follow a new Master who had not one foot of Land in all the World, nor a House to dwell in; no, nor one penny of Money in his pocket, whose Disciples were generally poor, illiterate and contemptible people, &c. Sir in a word, if you open to this Godliness, you will be undone, for tho' you are not put upon the selling all you have presently, yet you will be forced by him to give to the poor Saints (as they call them) not a little, but according to what your Estate and their necessity is; nay, you will not know when you have done, for he will find out for you every day new objects of Charity; he will tell you there are so many poor Parish-Children to be put out, and so much you must give with them; and so many aged Widows, who must be relieved; and who should do it, he will say, but Riches; nay, 'tis a thousand to one if he doth not put you to Build an Hospital for them: Besides, when you have done this, he will not let you rest, but will tell you, whensoever Christ in his Members is sick, you must visit them; and when Hungry, Feed them; when Naked, Clothe them; and when in Prison, you must Relieve them; take notice that he will send you to this Prison, and to that Prison, to see if Christ be not there, I mean some of his poor Children who lie there for his sake; if there be; though they may not in all Points of Religion agree with you, yet he will tell you, you must not let them want whilst you have enough to supply their Necessity, and if you do, he will ⟨p. 23⟩tell you, Go ye Cursed will be your portion at last. Besides all this, you do not think what a deal of Money he will tell you is your Duty, to give to Pastors and Ministers of the Gospel, who are his great Agents and Promoters in the World; nay, Sir, he positively affirms, you ought not only to give to them just so much as will supply their Necessities but that 'tis your Duty to give, and their Right, Jure Divino, to have a plentiful Allowance, so that, they may be freed from all the perplexing Cares of this Life;
Covet. Why, Sir, then I will tell you, he teaches Riches to sell all that he hath, and give it to the Poor, and to follow a new Master who had not one foot of Land in all the World, nor a House to dwell in; no, nor one penny of Money in his pocket, whose Disciples were generally poor, illiterate and contemptible people, &c. Sir in a word, if you open to this Godliness, you will be undone, for tho' you are not put upon the selling all you have presently, yet you will be forc'd by him to give to the poor Saints (as they call them) not a little, but according to what your Estate and their necessity is; nay, you will not know when you have done, for he will find out for you every day new objects of Charity; he will tell you there are so many poor Parish-Children to be put out, and so much you must give with them; and so many aged Widdows, who must be relieved; and who should do it, he will say, but Riches; nay, 'tis a thousand to one if he doth not put you to Build an Hospital for them: Besides, when you have done this, he will not let you rest, but will tell you, whensoever Christ in his Members is sick, you must visit them; and when Hungry, Feed them; when Naked, Cloath them; and when in Prison, you must Relieve them; take notice that he will send you to this Prison, and to that Prison, to see if Christ be not there, I mean some of his poor Children who lie there for his sake; if there be; though they may not in all Points of Religion agree with you, yet he will tell you, you must not let them want whilst you have enough to supply their Necessity, and if you do, he will ⟨p. 23⟩tell you, Go ye Cursed will be your portion at last. Besides all this, you do not think what a deal of Money he will tell you is your Duty, to give to Pastors and Ministers of the Gospel, who are his great Agents and Promoters in the World; nay, Sir, he positively affirms, you ought not only to give to them just so much as will supply their Necessities but that 'tis your Duty to give, and their Right, Jure Divino, to have a plentiful Allowance, so that, they may be freed from all the perplexing Cares of this Life;
