A Body of Practical Divinity

Secondly, To communicate to the Necessities of others, is not Arbitrary, (it's not left to our Choice whether we will or no) but it is a Duty incumbent. 1 Tim. 6.17. Charge them that are Rich in this World, that they do good, —that they be rich in good Works. This is not only a Counsel, but a Charge. If God should lay a Charge upon the Inanimate Creatures, they would obey. If he should charge the Rocks, they would send forth Water: If he should charge the Clouds, they would melt into Showers: If he should charge the Stones, they would become Bread. And shall we be harder than the Stones, not to obey God, when he chargeth us to be rich in Good Works?

Thirdly, God supplies our Wants, and shall not we supply the Wants of others? We could not live without Mercy. God makes every Creature helpful to us. The Sun doth enrich us with it's Golden Beams: The Earth yields us its Increase, Veins of Gold, Crops of Corn, store of Flowers. God opens the Treasury of his Mercy, he feeds us every Day out of the Alms-basket of his Providence. Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing, Psal. 145.16. Now, doth God supply our Wants, and shall not we minister to the Wants of others? Shall we be only as a Sponge to suck in Mercy, and not as a Breast to milk it out to others?

Thirdly, God supplies our Wants, and shall not we supply the Wants of others? We could not live without Mercy. God makes every Creature helpful to us. The Sun doth enrich us with it's Golden Beams: The Earth yields us its Encrease, Veins of Gold, Crops of Corn, store of Flowers. God opens the Treasury of his Mercy, he feeds us every Day out of the Alms-basket of his Providence. Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing, Psal. 145.16. Now, doth God supply our Wants, and shall not we minister to the Wants of others? Shall we be only as a Spunge to suck in Mercy, and not as a Breast to milk it out to others?