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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London :: Printed by Edward Griffin for Ralph Mabbe, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Grey-hound,
1616.
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Charity -- Early works to 1800.
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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 May 3, 2024.
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Sect. 9. 2. In giuing speedily.
And with this readinesse must be ioyned spee∣dinesse in giuing; and taking our intelligence of our neighbours wants from the report of others, or else reading them in their pale visage, heauie countenance or poore habit, we must let our almes preuent their suite, and giue them reliefe before they craue it. For (as one saith) Haec estperfecta misericordia, &c. this is the perfectiō of mer∣cie, that we preuent the suites of the needie, and re∣lieue the hungrie before they aske; and that mercy is imperfect (and it selfe needeth mercy) which is ex∣torted with importunate prayers. And as it is mai∣med in it selfe, so not so acceptable to the poore, for ingratum est beneficium quod diu inter manus dan∣tishaesit. That benefit is vnwelcome and scarce worthy thankes which hath long stucke to the hands of the giuer. And therefore herein let vs labour to be perfect as our heauenly father is per∣fect,
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who oftentimes supplieth our wants before we craue, and conferreth vpon vs many bene∣fits, which in particular we neuer desired.