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Compassions called for. An essay of profitable reflections on miserable spectacles
Compassions called for. An essay of profitable reflections on miserable spectacles. : To which is added, A faithful relation of some late, but strange occurrences that call for an awful and useful consideration. Especially distresses and deliverances, of a company lately shipwrecked on a desolate rock, on the coast of New-England. ; [Three lines of Scripture texts]Compassions called for. An essay of profitable reflections on miserable spectacles. : To which is added, A faithful relation of some late, but strange occurrences that call for an awful and useful consideration. Especially distresses and deliverances, of a company lately shipwreck'd on a desolate rock, on the coast of New-England. ; [Three lines of Scripture texts]
printed by B. Green, 1711
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If all other Charity wax Cold, as I doubt it may; Yet, My Friend, A Little Charity ⟨p. 35⟩for thy self may move a little. By bearing due Testimony against such Criminals, a, Liberavi Animam, is obtained; thou deliverest thy own Soul, from a share in the Guilt of their Transgressions. It is an Easy and a Common Thing, for men to make the Sins of other men their own, by this; They hear them & bewray them not. Because they do not what they may, to have them fairly brought to Light, and Censured, they Contract a Guilty Fellowship in the Unfruitful works of Darkness. It is to be Suspected, very many, very many among us, have lying upon us, the Sins of Other Men, deeply to be Repented of.
I have one Proposal more to make; but one that I am not my self the Author of. There are beyond-Sea, many Societies for the Reformation of Manners. They have Informed against many Thousands of Swearing, and Cursing and Blaspheming Wretches; and procured a Legal Animadversion upon them. They Publish many Discourses and Persuasives, to Encourage men in that Action of Informing. And one of their Encouragements is; A Charity to the Poor. Very much of the Fines on ⟨p. 36⟩the Offenders, is by the Law there, [And so tis here!] assigned unto the Poor. There is a Charity to the Poor, in Punishing such Offenders, according to Law. I will take leave then to add this Consideration. This TOWN has in it abundance of Charity to the Poor; The Town has many Charitably-disposed People in it. M• Brethren, I dig open for you a New Spring of Charity. Spring up, O Well! The Fines which you procure to be laid on some whose demerits do call for […] Poor, the Poor will fare the better for them!
I have one Proposal more to make; but one that I am not my self the Author of. There are beyond-Sea, many Societies for the Reformation of Manners. They have Informed against many Thousands of Swearing, and Cursing and Blaspheming Wretches; and procured a Legal Animadversion upon them. They Publish many Discourses and Perswasives, to Encourage men in that Action of Informing. And one of their Encouragements is; A Charity to the Poor. Very much of the Fines on