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in_o the_o hymn_n memento_n rerum_fw-la conditor_fw-la bless_a mary_n pre_n ordain_v to_o be_v mother_n of_o grace_n and_o clemency_n defend_v we_o from_o our_o mortal_a foe_n receive_v we_o when_o from_o hence_o we_o go_v and_o every_o where_o throughout_o the_o book_n they_o speak_v to_o she_o and_o of_o she_o as_o if_o she_o be_v a_o goddess_n in_o the_o strict_a sense_n but_o not_o only_o they_o pray_v thus_o direct_o to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n but_o to_o angel_n and_o other_o saint_n as_o may_v be_v see_v there_o the_o prayer_n to_o the_o guardian_n angel_n be_v o_o angel_n of_o god_n to_o who_o holy_a care_n i_o be_o commit_v by_o the_o supernal_a piety_n illumnat_n defend_v and_o govern_v i_o this_o day_n in_o all_o my_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n pag_n 18._o and_o as_o they_o sometime_o bid_v the_o saint_n only_o pray_v for_o they_o so_o at_o other_o time_n they_o desire_v god_n to_o intercede_v with_o the_o saint_n thus_o o_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o that_o all_o 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it_o to_o be_v just_a thus_o to_o honour_n and_o acknowledge_v god_n by_o consecrate_v a_o part_n of_o our_o substance_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o for_o his_o use_n so_o there_o never_o be_v a_o time_n wherein_o god_n do_v not_o particular_o require_v it_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n there_o be_v not_o occasion_n for_o alm_n or_o other_o such_o pious_a use_n as_o now_o but_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n be_v reserve_v to_o god_n as_o holy_a in_o token_n that_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o therefore_o be_v man_n cast_v out_o of_o paradise_n and_o have_v the_o earth_n curse_v for_o his_o sake_n because_o he_o have_v violate_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o fealty_n unto_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n after_o the_o fall_n until_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n we_o do_v not_o indeed_o find_v any_o express_a particular_a precept_n for_o make_v such_o offering_n out_o of_o our_o substance_n to_o god_n but_o yet_o all_o holy_a man_n do_v it_o jacob_n you_o see_v here_o vow_v it_o and_o abraham_n give_v the_o ten_o of_o his_o spoil_n to_o melchisedeck_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o god._n and_o though_o reason_n and_o the_o mere_a light_n of_o nature_n may_v teach_v they_o that_o something_o be_v due_a and_o proper_a to_o be_v give_v yet_o we_o can_v conjecture_v how_o they_o can_v come_v to_o condescend_v so_o general_o upon_o such_o a_o particular_a portion_n without_o learning_n it_o by_o divine_a revelation_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v express_o command_v to_o be_v pay_v as_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n be_v the_o proprietar_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o that_o man_n hold_v their_o possession_n only_o by_o his_o bounty_n and_o good_a will_v therefore_o deut_n 26._o as_o there_o be_v a_o command_n for_o pay_v tithe_n and_o bring_v the_o first_o fruit_n as_o a_o offering_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o there_o be_v set_v down_o the_o particular_a confession_n to_o be_v make_v at_o these_o offering_n in_o which_o be_v show_v the_o reason_n for_o require_v they_o viz_o that_o even_o god_n '_o saint_n tittle_n to_o the_o whole_a land_n may_v be_v acknowledge_v and_o that_o he_o may_v thereby_o be_v move_v to_o bless_v the_o possession_n thereof_o to_o they_o see_v that_o they_o thus_o own_v he_o to_o be_v their_o lord_n and_o god._n now_o as_o for_o the_o gospel_n this_o precept_n be_v not_o renew_v in_o it_o and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o bring_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n the_o first_o fruit_n of_o our_o increase_n and_o what_o be_v due_a out_o of_o our_o substance_n do_v not_o much_o concern_v we_o but_o though_o the_o ceremonial_a part_n of_o this_o precept_n be_v not_o now_o obligatorie_n yet_o the_o moral_a thereof_o be_v for_o christ_n have_v not_o take_v away_o our_o obligation_n to_o these_o moral_a observance_n which_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n call_v for_o think_v not_o say_v he_o that_o i_o be_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o law_n or_o the_o prophet_n i_o be_o not_o come_v to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v matth._n 5._o 17._o there_o be_v not_o indeed_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n such_o frequent_a and_o particular_a mention_n of_o make_v these_o offering_n by_o way_n of_o tribute_n unto_o god_n because_o there_o we_o be_v not_o consider_v as_o in_o a_o servile_a state_n by_o the_o gospel_n god_n have_v exalt_v we_o to_o the_o noble_a state_n of_o friend_n and_o child_n and_o deal_v with_o we_o as_o such_o which_o yet_o do_v not_o take_v away_o our_o obligation_n from_o pay_v necessary_a duty_n whereof_o the_o thing_n we_o be_v now_o speak_v about_o be_v one_o and_o though_o as_o we_o have_v say_v the_o devote_v some_o portion_n of_o our_o good_n be_v not_o now_o call_v so_o by_o way_n of_o tribute_n as_o from_o servant_n or_o subject_n yet_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v very_o often_o enjoin_v and_o inculcate_v viz._n of_o alm_n give_v beneficencie_n and_o work_v of_o charity_n &_o mercy_n &_o though_o the_o phrase_n of_o give_v alm_n be_v general_o use_v yet_o it_o be_v so_o speak_v of_o as_o to_o let_v we_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v a_o debt_n due_a unto_o god_n which_o we_o be_v unjust_a if_o we_o do_v not_o pay_v for_o it_o be_v usual_o style_v justice_n or_o righteousness_n as_o mat._n 25._o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o god_n have_v now_o under_o the_o gospel_n quit_v his_o right_n and_o tittle_n to_o our_o good_n and_o possession_n or_o that_o he_o do_v not_o require_v any_o acknowledgement_n of_o they_o from_o we_o we_o be_v much_o mistake_v if_o we_o think_v so_o he_o require_v this_o now_o as_o much_o as_o ever_o and_o therefore_o to_o this_o end_n it_o
thâ—…â—…nd_v 〈◊〉_d or_o if_o they_o come_v near_o all_o they_o can_v do_v be_v to_o weep_v and_o wail_v true_a and_o certain_a comfort_n come_v only_o from_o above_o which_o a_o charitable_a man_n be_v sure_a of_o for_o blessed_n be_v he_o that_o consider_v the_o poor_a the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v he_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n the_o lord_n will_v preserve_v he_o &_o kâ—…ep_v he_o alive_a and_o he_o shall_v be_v bless_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o thou_o will_v not_o deliver_v he_o unto_o the_o will_n of_o his_o enemy_n the_o lord_n will_v strengthen_v he_o upon_o the_o bed_n of_o languish_v thou_o will_v make_v all_o his_o bed_n in_o his_o sickness_n psal._n 41._o 1._o 2._o 3._o if_o say_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n thou_o draw_v out_o thy_o soul_n to_o the_o hungry_a and_o satisfy_v the_o afflict_a soul_n then_o shall_v thy_o light_n rise_v in_o obscurity_n and_o thy_o darkness_n be_v as_o noon_n day_n and_o the_o lord_n shall_v guide_v thou_o continual_o and_o satisfy_v thy_o soul_n in_o drought_n and_o make_v fat_a thy_o bone_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v like_o a_o wattered_a garden_n and_o like_o a_o spring_n of_o watter_n who_o water_n fail_v not_o isa._n 58._o 10_o five_o the_o profit_n of_o charity_n 〈◊〉_d â—…rther_a than_o earth_n it_o reach_v to_o heaven_n and_o get_v we_o a_o interest_n there_o it_o be_v true_a heaven_n be_v not_o merit_v by_o any_o deed_n of_o we_o we_o must_v not_o entertain_v any_o such_o thought_n but_o certain_o such_o good_a deed_n be_v follow_v with_o heaven_n &_o happiness_n of_o the_o other_o life_n how_o much_o respect_n god_n will_v have_v to_o act_n of_o charity_n and_o mercy_n in_o bestow_v heaven_n we_o may_v see_v from_o mat._n 25._o and_o therefore_o st._n paul_n will_v 〈◊〉_d â—…he_v rich_a to_o do_v good_a to_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n ready_a to_o distribut_n willing_a to_o communicate_v thereby_o lay_v up_o in_o store_n for_o themselves_o a_o good_a foundation_n against_o the_o time_n to_o come_v that_o they_o may_v lay_v hold_n on_o eternal_a life_n 1_o tim_n 6_o 18._o 19_o here_o be_v the_o great_a advantage_n of_o charity_n and_o here_o we_o may_v see_v that_o the_o most_o profitable_a way_n of_o expend_v our_o wealth_n be_v to_o lay_v it_o out_o upon_o work_n of_o charity_n for_o the_o profit_n of_o all_o other_o work_v be_v limit_v to_o this_o life_n the_o good_a of_o they_o as_o to_o we_o expire_v with_o our_o breath_n and_o it_o be_v but_o seldom_o that_o it_o last_v so_o long_o when_o a_o man_n die_v he_o carry_v nothing_o away_o of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v do_v otherways_o except_o perhaps_o a_o trouble_a conscience_n for_o be_v employ_v so_o much_o to_o so_o little_a purpose_n but_o the_o profit_n of_o good_a and_o charitable_a work_n deny_v a_o man_n to_o the_o grave_a nay_o follow_v he_o to_o the_o othâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d and_o purchase_v friend_n there_o friends_z 〈◊〉_d never_o die_v and_o which_o receive_v and_o welcome_v he_o to_o their_o everlasting_a habitation_n and_o see_v it_o be_v so_o what_o senselesness_n be_v it_o to_o neglect_v charity_n how_o much_o do_v they_o sit_v in_o their_o own_o light_n who_o give_v not_o all_o diligence_n to_o abound_v in_o good_a work_n will_v we_o will_v we_o we_o must_v remove_v hence_o here_o we_o can_v stay_v always_o sometime_o or_o other_o we_o will_v be_v force_v to_o pack_v to_o another_o world_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o then_o before_o hand_n secure_v a_o habitation_n and_o endeavour_v that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o we_o there_o if_o we_o be_v to_o be_v banish_v this_o kingdom_n or_o see_v any_o necessity_n of_o leave_v it_o we_o will_v take_v care_n to_o transport_v our_o good_n whither_o we_o intend_v to_o take_v up_o our_o residence_n or_o we_o will_v make_v money_n of_o they_o and_o carry_v bill_n thither_o that_o we_o may_v have_v wherewith_o to_o sustain_v and_o comfort_v ourselves_o now_o what_o madness_n be_v it_o not_o to_o be_v as_o provident_a for_o our_o soul_n as_o for_o our_o body_n why_o do_v we_o not_o distribute_v our_o good_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a that_o we_o may_v have_v treasure_n in_o heaven_n and_o that_o when_o this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v we_o may_v be_v lodge_v in_o glorious_a and_o eternal_a mansion_n it_o be_v strange_a to_o see_v how_o fond_a man_n be_v upon_o possession_n here_o below_o they_o will_v give_v all_o they_o be_v worth_a nay_o contract_n for_o more_o though_o it_o make_v their_o life_n burdensome_a to_o get_v a_o heritage_n upon_o earth_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v persuade_v that_o they_o can_v abide_v with_o it_o now_o a_o purchase_n in_o heaven_n may_v be_v have_v easy_o it_o need_v not_o all_o nor_o half_a nor_o the_o four_o part_n of_o our_o good_n to_o this_o a_o ten_o part_n devote_o dispose_v will_v do_v the_o business_n and_o be_v it_o not_o wisdom_n then_o to_o lay_v out_o money_n rather_o upon_o this_o which_o may_v be_v have_v so_o easy_o which_o be_v best_a in_o itself_o &_o which_o be_v of_o eternal_a advantage_n a_o charitable_a person_n of_o all_o other_o be_v the_o wise_a and_o happy_a for_o he_o both_o enjoy_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o present_a life_n and_o also_o have_v the_o better_a thing_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v reserve_v for_o he_o 6_o the_o profit_n of_o charity_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o charitable_a man_n it_o descend_v to_o his_o child_n it_o entail_v a_o blessing_n upon_o his_o posterity_n and_o it_o go_v well_o with_o they_o for_o his_o sake_n his_o seed_n shall_v be_v mighty_a upon_o earth_n the_o generation_n of_o the_o upright_o shall_v be_v bless_v wealth_n and_o riches_n shall_v be_v in_o his_o house_n for_o such_o as_o be_v bless_v of_o he_o shall_v inherit_v the_o earth_n and_o they_o that_o be_v curse_v of_o he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o all_o parent_n that_o be_v noâ—…_n unnatural_a wish_v their_o child_n well_o and_o desire_v they_o may_v have_v wherewith_o to_o live_v honest_o in_o the_o world_n after_o themselves_o be_v go_v now_o the_o best_a course_n for_o this_o be_v to_o be_v charitable_a for_o charity_n secure_v to_o they_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o providence_n of_o the_o almighty_a which_o be_v the_o chief_a treasure_n this_o make_v god_n their_o tutor_n and_o curator_n who_o be_v best_a abâ—…e_n to_o manage_v their_o interest_n and_o without_o he_o other_o can_v do_v but_o little_a how_o many_o have_v leave_v great_a sum_n behind_o they_o and_o much_o riches_n who_o childrâ—…n_n have_v be_v vagabound_v run_v up_o and_o down_o seek_v bread_n the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o best_a inheritance_n it_o be_v the_o best_a portion_n parent_n can_v leave_v their_o child_n and_o charitable_a person_n may_v bequeath_v it_o confident_o the_o bountiful_a man_n need_v not_o be_v trouble_v that_o he_o have_v little_a to_o leave_v among_o his_o child_n for_o god_n will_v bless_v that_o little_a and_o make_v it_o sufficient_a a_o little_a that_o a_o righteous_a man_n have_v be_v better_a than_o the_o riches_n of_o many_o wicked_a psal_n 37._o 16._o that_o be_v it_o go_v far_o do_v more_o good_a and_o be_v more_o profitable_a for_o the_o owner_n and_o though_o he_o have_v no_o mean_n at_o all_o to_o bestow_v yet_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o vex_v himself_o upon_o that_o account_n for_o god_n will_v then_o sure_o â—…e_v their_o provisor_n god_n will_v repay_v to_o his_o child_n what_o he_o lend_v to_o the_o poor_a i_o have_v be_v young_a say_v the_o psalmist_n and_o now_o aâ—…_n old_a yet_o i_o have_v not_o see_v the_o righteous_a forsake_v nor_o his_o seed_n beg_v bread_n psalm_n 37._o 25._o i_o shall_v not_o say_v no_o instance_n to_o the_o contrary_n can_v be_v show_v but_o true_o i_o believe_v very_o few_o let_v man_n look_v abroad_o the_o world_n observe_v themselves_o and_o ask_v at_o other_o and_o they_o shall_v find_v it_o general_o true_a that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o good_a and_o merciful_a have_v meet_v with_o singular_a providence_n do_v not_o therefore_o excuse_v thyself_o from_o charitable_a deed_n because_o thou_o have_v a_o numerous_a family_n and_o many_o child_n this_o be_v but_o to_o mock_v god_n and_o deceive_v thyself_o thou_o shall_v rather_o take_v pity_n on_o the_o poor_a that_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n may_v be_v show_v to_o thou_o that_o when_o father_n and_o mother_n forsake_v thy_o child_n the_o lord_n may_v take_v they_o up_o what_o will_v people_n say_v or_o do_v if_o they_o be_v in_o the_o widow_n of_o zareptha_n circumstance_n who_o have_v not_o a_o cake_n but_o a_o handful_n of_o meal_n in_o a_o barrel_n and_o a_o little_a oil_n in_o a_o cruse_a and_o that_o too_o in_o the_o day_n of_o great_a famine_n
i_o suppose_v many_o will_v think_v they_o have_v reason_n to_o deny_v even_o a_o prophet_n himself_o but_o do_v she_o loss_n by_o give_v a_o morsel_n to_o elijah_n do_v she_o prejudge_v herself_o or_o her_o son_n if_o she_o have_v refuse_v the_o prophet_n she_o and_o her_o son_n will_v have_v eat_v all_o at_o one_o meal_n and_o then_o die_v but_o because_o she_o feed_v the_o prophet_n therefore_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v that_o the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n shall_v not_o waste_v neither_o shall_v the_o cruse_v of_o oil_n fail_v until_o the_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n send_v rain_n upon_o the_o earth_n 1._o king_n 17._o 14._o learn_v by_o this_o example_n to_o obey_v the_o lord_n who_o have_v command_v thou_o to_o give_v bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a and_o drink_v to_o the_o thirsty_a grudge_v not_o because_o thy_o substance_n be_v small_a trust_v in_o god_n believe_v and_o obey_v his_o word_n and_o he_o will_v cause_v thy_o small_a quantity_n of_o meal_n and_o oil_n to_o last_v 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