Zacheus converted: or The rich publicans repentance. Restitution In which, the mysteries of the doctrine of conversion, are sweetly laid open and applyed for the establishing of the weakest. Also of riches in their getting, keeping, expending; with divers things about almes and restitution, and many other materiall points and cases insisted upon. By Iohn Wilson, late preacher of Gods word in Guilford.

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Zacheus converted: or The rich publicans repentance. Restitution In which, the mysteries of the doctrine of conversion, are sweetly laid open and applyed for the establishing of the weakest. Also of riches in their getting, keeping, expending; with divers things about almes and restitution, and many other materiall points and cases insisted upon. By Iohn Wilson, late preacher of Gods word in Guilford.
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Wilson, John, d. 1630.
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Printed at London :: By T. Cotes, for Fulke Clifton, and are to be sold at his shop upon new Fishstreete hill,
1631.
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Conversion -- Early works to 1800.
Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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"Zacheus converted: or The rich publicans repentance. Restitution In which, the mysteries of the doctrine of conversion, are sweetly laid open and applyed for the establishing of the weakest. Also of riches in their getting, keeping, expending; with divers things about almes and restitution, and many other materiall points and cases insisted upon. By Iohn Wilson, late preacher of Gods word in Guilford." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15505.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.

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A Fourth rule.

A right principle it re∣quires, it must bee out of compassion, and that not na∣turall but sanctified by the holy Ghost; an act of super∣naturall love, moved by the love of God to us: the love of Christ possessing us. 1 Iohn 3, 17. Who so hath this

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worlds goods, and seeth his bro∣ther have need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? There is no benefi∣cence pleaseth God but that which proceeds from compassion, or bowels of mercie, and that also from the love of Christ who laid downe his life for us; that in case we should lay downe our life for our brethren to declare our love, how much more impart of our substance to his need?

Though in giving wee al∣wayes consider not this, yet it must bee an act of that grace of liberalitie whereby wee are so disposed, and * 1.1 inclined to this as wee de∣vise of liberall things.

So wee are commaun∣ded

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to powre out our soules to the hungrie, Esay 58.

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