A Body of Practical Divinity

Sixthly, Hard-heartedness to them in Misery reproacheth the Gospel. When Men's Hearts are like pieces of Rocks, or as the Scales of the Leviathan, shut up as with a close Seal, Job 41.15. You may as well extract Oil out of a Flint, as the Golden Oil of Charity out of their Hearts. These Unchristian themselves. Unmercifulness is the Sin of the Heathen, Rom. 1.31. [Greek or Hebrew], without Mercy. It eclipseth the Glory of the Gospel. Doth the Gospel teach Uncharitableness? Doth it not bid us draw out our Soul to the Hungry, Isa. 58.10. Tit. 3.8. These things I will that you affirm, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good Works. While you relieve not such as are in Want, you walk Antipodes to the Gospel; you cause it to be evil spoken of, and lay it open to the Las• and Censure of others.

Sixthly, Hard-heartedness to them in Misery reproacheth the Gospel. When Men's Hearts are like pieces of Rocks, or as the Scales of the Leviathan, shut up as with a close Seal, Job 41.15. You may as well extract Oyl out of a Flint, as the Golden Oyl of Charity out of their Hearts. These Vnchristian themselves. Unmercifulness is the Sin of the Heathen, Rom. 1.31. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, without Mercy. It eclipseth the Glory of the Gospel. Doth the Gospel teach Uncharitableness? Doth it not bid us draw out our Soul to the Hungry, Isa. 58.10. Tit. 3.8. These things I will that you affirm, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good Works. While you relieve not such as are in Want, you walk Antipodes to the Gospel; you cause it to be evil spoken of, and lay it open to the Las• and Censure of others.