Bounty in our beneficence is required,Bountie in our beneficence is required,

Sect. 7. Bounty in our beneficence is required,

Sect. 7. Bountie in our beneficence is required,

And this bounty in our beneficence God requireth. Deut. 15. 11. Thou shalt open thine hand ¹wide unto thy brother, to thy poor and needy in thy land: especially of rich men, who must not only give a portion of their wealth to good uses; but also in some fit proportion to their means, ²for the Apostle would have rich men charged to be rich in good works, even as God hath given them all things richly to enjoy. 1. Tim. 6. 17. 18. ³which who so neglecteth, is not only a miser, but a fool, seeing he depriveth himself of the ⟨p. 14⟩fruits of harvest, because he cannot find in his heart to sow his seed; yea looseth not only an earthly crop, but the rich harvest of heavenly happiness, because he will not forgo for the present momentany trifles and earthly vanities.

And this bountie in our beneficence God requireth. Deut. 15. 11. Thou shalt open thine hand ¹wide vnto thy brother, to thy poore and needy in thy land: especially of rich men, who must not onely giue a portion of their wealth to good vses; but also in some fit proportion to their meanes, ²for the Apostle would haue rich men charged to bee rich in good workes, euen as God hath giuen them all things richly to enioy.