Sect. 6. That our small meanes should moue vs to giue
And therefore let none excuse their neglect of this religious dutie, because their meanes are small: but rather let this moue them the more
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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"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 13, 2024.
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carefully to exercise it, as being in respect of them an act, not onely of charitie, but also of Christi∣an pollicie: seeing this is the meanes whereby be∣ing poore they may become richer, for there is that scattereth, and is the more increased; and there is that spareth more then is meete, and commeth to pouer∣tit. Pro. 11. 24. And our Sauiour promiseth that * 1.1 if we giue, it shall be giuen to vs againe, good measure, pressed downe and shaken together, and running ouer. Luk. 6. 38. Now no man will in seede time excuse himselfe for not sowing his seede, because he hath * 1.2 but a small quantitie to spare, aboue that which he is to spend for his sustenance that yeare; but this maketh him the rather to cast it into the ground, that being multiplyed he may haue also inough the yeare following. There is none refuse to trade because their stocke is small, but so much the more diligently they doe it, that it may be in∣creased: and therefore seeing giuing almes is our Christian sowing and trading, let not our small meanes make vs neglect it, but to practise it with more cheerefulnesse, and so much the rather be∣cause we shall not onely reape an earthly croppe, but haue also an heauenly haruest, which will ne∣uer faile vs.
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* 1.1
Pro. 11. 24.
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* 1.2
Luk. 6. 38.