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Durable riches. Two brief discourses, occasioned by the impoverishing blast of heaven, which the…
Durable riches. Two brief discourses, occasioned by the impoverishing blast of heaven, which the undertakings of men, both by sea and land, have met withal. : The one, handling, the true cause of loosing; the other, giving, the true way of thriving. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines of quotations in Latin]
Boston: printed by John Allen for Vavasour Harris, 1695
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First then, Since, Thou knowest not what Evil shall be upon the Earth, hence thou knowest not how long thou shalt Enjoy thine Estate, and it is Wisdom to Husband it well, before it be Too Late. There may quickly come such Evil upon us, that either our Estates may be taken from us, or we from our Estates. Let us therefore be Liberal, in doing what Good we can, whilst ⟨p. 29⟩as it is said in Prov. 3.27. Thou hast it by thee. Since the Times are like to be Dangerous, 'tis best for us, to put as much of our Estates into those Hands, where no Violence can spoil us of them; now such are the Hands of God, and of His People; Manus pauperum est Christi Gazophylacium.
First then, Since, Thou knowest not what Evil shall be upon the Earth, hence thou knowest not how long thou shalt Enjoy thine Estate, and it is Wisdome to Husband it well, before it be Too Late. There may quickly come such Evil upon us, that either our Estates may be taken from us, or we from our Estates. Let us therefore be Liberal, in doing what Good we can, whilst ⟨p. 29⟩as it is said in Prov. 3.27. Thou hast it by thee. Since the Times are like to be Dangerous, 'tis best for us, to put as much of our Estates into those Hands, where no Violence can spoil us of them; now such are the Hands of God, and of His People; Manus pauperum est Christi Gazophylacium.
Secondly, Since, Thou knowest not what Evil shall be upon the Earth, it were well for thee to do what may Compose & Settle thy Heart in the anxious prospect of all that Evil. Now this will be done by being truly Liberal of those Estates, which are the things that so much make us afraid of Evil Times. Look into Psal. 112.7, 9. where 'tis said, He shall not be Afraid of Evil Tidings; Why not? It is added, He hath dispersed, he hath given to the Poor. You see the Liberal man, has a Cordial against the Fears of Evil Days. For, The Great God has promised, either to Preserve him from that Evil that shall be upon the Earth; as in