The rich mans charge delivered in a sermon at the Spittle upon Monday in…The rich mans charge delivered in a sermon at the Spittle vpon Monday in…

All things richly: There is not the poorest man living who is able to number up all the mercies which he doth enjoy. The light which he sees is mercy; the air he breathes, mercy; the ground he walk on, mercy; the bread he eats, the water he drinks, the rags he wears, mercy; the bowels of those that pity him, mercy; the bounty of those that relieve him, mercy; if dogs lick his sores, mercy; if a potsherd to scrape him, mercy; rotten rags to Jeremiah in a Dungeon, mercy; a basket to Paul in a Garrison, mercy: But for the poor in this World to be rich in Faith, heirs of a Kingdom, to have the same common christ the same Hope, and Spirit, and Salvation; for a poor Lazarus to have the bosom of a rich Abraham to rest in at the last: How can the poorest Saint in the World, deny unto God the praise of being rich in mercy? It is ⟨p. 29⟩not barely want, but ignorance of our deservings, ignorance of our enjoyments, unthankfulness to God, envy against others, our murmuring, discontent, idleness, imprudence, improvidence which makes men poor: Were their hearts and mouths more enlarged towards God in praises, other mens bowels would be more enlarged to them in bounty and relief.

All things richly: There is not the poorest man living who is able to number up all the mercies which he doth enjoy. The light which he sees is mercy; the air he breathes, mercy; the ground he walk on, mercy; the bread he eats, the water he drinks, the rags he wears, mercy; the bowels of those that pitty him, mercy; the bounty of those that relieve him, mercy; if dogs lick his sores, mercy; if a potsherd to scrape him, mercy; rotten rags to Jeremy in a Dungeon, mercy; a basket to Paul in a Garison, mercy: But for the poor in this World to be rich in Faith, heirs of a Kingdom, to have the same common christ the same Hope, and Spirit, and Salvation; for a poor Lazarus to have the bosome of a rich Abraham to rest in at the last: How can the poorest Saint in the World, deny unto God the praise of being rich in mercy? It is ⟨p. 29⟩not barely want, but ignorance of our deservings, ignorance of our enjoyments, unthankfulness to God, envy against others, our murmuring, discontent, idleness, imprudence, improvidence which makes men poor: Were their hearts and mouths more enlarged towards God in praises, other mens bowels would be more enlarged to them in bounty and releif.