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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89257	The crying sin of England, of not caring for the poor. Wherein inclosure, viz. such as doth unpeople townes, and uncorn fields, is arraigned, convicted, and condemned by the Word of God. Being the chief heads of two sermons, preached at the lecture at Lutterworth in Leicester-shire in May last, and now published in love to Christ, his country, and the poor. By John Moore, minister of Knaptoft in Liecester-shire.	Moore, John, 1595?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing M2558; Thomason E713_7; ESTC R207160	18,309	34

THE CRYING SIN OF ENGLAND Of not Caring for the POOR WHEREIN Inclosure viz. such as doth unpeople Townes and uncorn Fields is Arraigned Convicted and Condemned by the Word of God Being the chief Heads of two SERMONS Preached at the Lecture at Lutterworth in Leicester-Shire in May last and now published in love to CHRIST his Country and the POOR By JOHN MOORE Minister of Knaptoft in Liecester-Shire Luke 16. 14. And the Pharisees also who were covetous heard all these things and they derided him London Printed by T. M. for Antony Williamson at the Queens Arms in Pauls Church Yard 1653. To the Supreme Authority of this Nation the PARLIAMENT of the Common-wealth of ENGLAND MAy it please your Honors to pardon my boldnesse in presenting these lines unto your Honorable Assembly Because the love to our Lord and Master Jesus Christ and to his poor Members hath set it upon my spirit to make my addresse unto your Honors For who knoweth Ester 4. 14. Whether ye are come to the rule of this Nation for such a time as this even to cast out that Judas-like spirit amongst us Of not caring for the Poor I durst hold my peace no longer because I found none to plead the Cause of the Poor and Needy against these Oppressors set forth to the life in these Papers I may be blamed by your Honors I have done it so bunglingly but shamed I ought not to be because I have done my best in a good cause even Christs cause and his poore's when abler men would not meddle True is that of Solomon Prov. 14-20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour hath hardly one good man or neighbour to speak or plead for him but the rich hath many freinds I am perswaded Christ stands and looks on your Honorable Assembly what you wil do for him and his poor Members and I hope it 's none of your least design To take care of the poor to loose the bands of wickednesse to undo the heavy burdens and to let the oppressed go free Isa 58.6 I beseech your Honors ever to remember that divine truth Prov 29.7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor but the wicked regardeth not to know it I bow my knee to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye in every thing may shew your selves to be the freinds of the Bridegroome and Bride Chamber too and that this Honorable Assembly may be stiled the poor mans Freind so shall the blessing of the poor who are ready to perish come upon you Job 29.12.13 And Christ wil take it kindly as done unto himself Matth. 25.40 In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me I strive to God for your Honors in my prayers that he would make you serviceable to God his Church the Publick and the Poor in your generations and am Your Honors Humble Servant and the Churches in Christ Jesus JOHN MOORE Minister of the Church of Knaptoft JOHN Chap. 12. ver 6. This he said not that he cared for the Poor WE have here to do with Judas an Hypocrite a Traitor a Devil both to his Master Christ and his Poor members An Hypocrite to his Master he kissed him when he would have killed him Matth. 26.49 To his Poor members he pretends here giving to the poor when he cared not for the poor A Traitor to both he betraies one Luke 22.48 and is a thief to the other John 12.6 and no less then a Devil to either To his Master Joh. 6.70 Have I not chosen twelve and one of you is a Devil to his poor members a child of the Devil 1 Joh. 3. 10. because he loves not his poor brother We have nothing to do here with Judas as he was all these to his Master Christ though my soul be like Ezekiels roll of a book full of lamentation mourning and woe to see every where such Ezech. 2. 10. a brood of Judasses Hypocrites Traitors Devils to Jesus Christ the Lord of Glory This he said not that he cared for the poor c. Here you see Judas hath the poor in his mouth but not in his heart It s the Character of a Judas then to love a little in word and tongue but not in truth and indeed 1 Joh. 3.18 would you have a Judas stigmatized burn the Hypocrite in his forehead with this inscription in Capital letters He cares not for the poor Take notice this is the brand that is set upon the stinking goats by which Christ will discover them at the great day They care not for the poor Matth. 25. 35 36 37 c. This is the mark set upon Judas the Son of perdition He cared not for the poor What I intend and this Scripture plainly speakes and this hard hearted Nation and age hath need of is this Doctrine That they are not ordinary sinners but Judas like sinners that care not for the poor It is no little sin but a wrath provoking sin not to care for the poor yea God and Christ care not for those Nations those places those persons that care not for the poor And therefore it must be the care of the Ministers of Jesus Christ to preach and pray more against this sin of not caring for the poor then ever they have done We shall open the text and so the doctrine Judas is not here taxed for doing injurie or wrong to the poor for oppressing or vexing them for taking away their means of subsistence or turning them out of their houses or taking away their Tradings and treading them under foot he is worse then a Judas that is so barbarous Judas is barely taxed for not caring for the poor But I know it will be questioned what poor who are those poor we must care for like him in the Gospel Luke 10.29 that was loath to love his neighbour as himself who presently falls a questioning Jesus and who is my neighbour and so who are these poor A mercieless miser hath so many tricks evasions distinctions put offs to keep his purse strings tyed his cubbord shut his garments to himself and his charity at home that he would make you beleive that there is hardly such a poor man living in the World that he is bound to take care of What poor is meant then Jesus Christ gave an answer to him that could not find out a poor neighbour to love as himself in the parable Luke 10. 30 31 32 33 34 c. The drift of which parable being this that we must take care of every poor neighbour that stands in need of our help Jesus Christ tels us what poor we must care for upon pain of proceeding in Judgement against us at the great day where we shall be arraigned convicted sentenced and execution done upon us too meerly for not caring for the poor Matth. 25. ver 35. to the end of the Chapt. The poor he there names are the