Sect 3. That God will be mercifull to those that shew mercy.
The promises also of spirituall blessings are
The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how these Christian duties are rightly to be performed, and perswading to the frequent doing of them. Necessary for these times, wherein the workes of mercy are so much neglected, or so vndiscreetly practized. Published by Iohn Downame Bachelour in Diuinitie.
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- The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how these Christian duties are rightly to be performed, and perswading to the frequent doing of them. Necessary for these times, wherein the workes of mercy are so much neglected, or so vndiscreetly practized. Published by Iohn Downame Bachelour in Diuinitie.
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- Downame, John, d. 1652.
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- 1616.
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"The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how these Christian duties are rightly to be performed, and perswading to the frequent doing of them. Necessary for these times, wherein the workes of mercy are so much neglected, or so vndiscreetly practized. Published by Iohn Downame Bachelour in Diuinitie." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20764.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 2, 2024.
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many and diuers. In which respect Chrysostome * 1.1 compareth almes-deeds vnto good corne sowne in a fertile soyle, which euery yeare bringeth forth fruit in due season: saving that herein they differ, namely whereas, this fruit in the richest ground commeth but once a yeare, the spirituall fruit of almes-deeds springeth euery day, as con∣fidence in God, assurance of the remission of sins, a good conscience, spirituall gladnes, ioyfull hope, and other good things which God hath prepared for those that loue him. But among these innu∣merable spirituall blessings we will obserue some few. As first, they who are mercifull to the poore, shall finde mercy at the hands of God; ac∣cording to that Math. 5. 7. Blessed are the mercifull, * 1.2 for they shall obtaine mercy. Now what an excellent thing is this, to haue the treasures of Gods mercy in our owne keeping, and to haue the key in our hand, by which we may go in to & enioy them our owne pleasure; for if we be mercifull to the poore, and impart vnto them some of our small store, the Lord will be mercifull to vs, and com∣municate vnto vs abundance of pitty and com∣passion, out of the infinite treasures of his loue and goodnes.
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* 1.1
Chry••. in dictum Apostoli, Opor∣tet esse haer••ses.
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* 1.2
Math. 5. 7. Eccli. 4. 10.