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…

Fourthly, From respect to our Neighbour, to whom we owe this debt of love: For there is a debt of Charity as well as a debt of Justice: A debt whereby I owe him that which is truly his, and a debt whereby I owe him something of that which is mine own. And this I do both unto Gods Image in him; for every one that loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten, 1 John 5. 1. and unto mine own Image; for his flesh is as mine own flesh, Nehe. 5. 5. He that made me in the Womb, made him, faith Job, Cap. 31. 15. And when I hide my self from him, I hide from mine own flesh, Isai. 58. 7. Homo sum, humanum à me nihil alienum puto.

Fourthly, From respect to our Neighbor, to whom we ow this debt of love: For there is a debt of Charity as well as a debt of Justice: A debt whereby I ow him that which is truly his, and a debt whereby I ow him something of that which is mine own. And this I do both unto Gods Image in him; for every one that loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten, 1 John 5. 1. and unto mine own Image; for his flesh is as mine own flesh, Nehe. 5. 5. He that made me in the Womb, made him, faith Job, Cap. 31. 15. And when I hide my self from him, I hide from mine own flesh, Isai. 58. 7. Homo sum, humanum à me nihil alienum puto.

Fifthly, For the credit of our Reformed Religion, that the mouths of adversaries may be stopped, who falsely charge us with preaching, and you with professing a naked, empty, fruitless Faith. We preach St. Pauls Faith, a Faith which works by love; remembering your work of Faith. We preach ¹St. Peters Faith, a Faith which hath virtue, and knowledge, and temperance, and patience, and godliness, and brotherly kindness, and charity added unto it. And we tell you with him, That if these things