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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91945	The poore's pension: a sermon preached in Gregories Church in Sudbury in the county of Suffolke, May 12. 1643. Upon occasion of the charitable reliefe that yearly then, and there is given, towards the covering or clothing of a hundred poore people, according to the will of the donour M Martine Cole, late of the towne aforesaid deceased. By Samuel Rogers, Master in Arts, and Minister of Much-Tey in Essex. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford, Aug. 12. 1644.	Rogers, Samuel.	1644 (1644)	Wing R1828; Thomason E10_2; ESTC R15358	44,419	46

otherwise it should not be their portion for the Lord doth not with-hold good things from them because he could not beteame them on them but because he sees they are not good for them but that the want of them is better yea best for them and this are they to be assured of and to rest satisfied with for these outward things the Lord often gives them to the wicked in wrath and with-holds them from his in love But hath not the Lord promised that there shall be no want to them that feare him Object Psal 34.9 and that no good thing will he with-hold from them that walk uprightly Psal 84.11 Resp. 1 There shall be no want to such i.e. of any good thing Psal 34.10 so that thou being such an one to whom the Promise is made if any thing be wanting to thee thou maist be sure it is not good for thee and then better that thou dost want it then if thou didst enjoy it what wise man will complaine of that want which if he had would prove more hurtfull then gainfull to him No good thing will God with-hold c. and therefore not wants which to them are also good things Wants good to the Godly and how as doth appeare in these respects viz. For the present because the lesse thou hast the lesse hast thou to give an account of Poverty is a light burden and a great advantage to us in the way to Heaven whereas the wealthy are so * Hab. 2.6 laden with thick clay and so shackled with fetters of silver and chaines of gold that they come on heavily and staggeringly and oft-times fall short * Matth. 13.22 the cares of this world and the deceitfulnesse of riches are heavie clogs at mens heeles which make many that they cannot once stirre nor take one right step in the way to Heaven hence comes it to passe that it 's so * Matt. 19.23 hard for a rich man to enter into the Kingdome of God For they that will be rich saith the Apostle 1 Tim. 6.9 fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtfull lusts which drowne men in destruction and perdition This advantage have the poore over the rich that their path-way to Heaven lies more plaine and smooth and is not beset with so many thornes and briers they may therefore passe on with a more swift pace A ship of great burthen and heavie laden comes with great labour and difficulty and with much adoe is brought in but a light pinnace comes a long swiftly and is brought in with much ease For the future for thy wants doe but make roome for and make thee fit for a rich supply for the needy shall not alway be forgotten the expectation of the poore shall not perish for ever Psal 9.18 My God shall supply all your need saith the Apostle Phil. 4.19 according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus if there be in God and in Christ enough thou thinkst to satisfie the desires of thy heart feare not but thou shalt have enough See then how good it is for Gods people at least sometimes to be in want and yet how afraid are the very best of falling into outward wants as if they thought themselves wiser then God that knowes what is best and fittest for them sense indeed cannot credit it but faith must beleeve it Vse 4 Are not we falne into want though while we live here we shall never be wholly free yet have we great abundance over many others Oh what great cause have we then to blesse God and how carefull should we be to serve this good God * 4 Tim. 6.17 that giveth us all good things richly to enjoy When thou hast eaten and art full saith Moses then thou shalt blesse the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God in not keeping his Commandements and his judgements and his statutes which I command thee this day Deut. 8.10 11. The more to move us hereto consider what are we above others we altogether undeserving creatures * Gen. 32.10 unworthy of the least of all his mercies deserve not the crummes that fall from his table that the Lord then should deale better with us then with others our betters that he should let them want and yet let us abound that he should cut them short and yet give us our fill we can give no other reason but Gods meere mercy to us above others seeing he might have dealt with us in this kind as with others yea worse then with any seeing that there is none no not the richest and greatest in the world but might have been as little and low as the poorest and meanest on earth * 1 Cor. 4.7 Who hath made thee to differ hast thou not cause to say with David Who am I O Lord God and what is my house that thou hast brought me hitherto 2 Sam. 7.18 Againe consider Where much is given there will be much required Luke 12.48 this is held but equitable amongst men and therefore as just with God whenas God doth more for us then for others he in justice expects more of us then of others the more cost the more fruit others that have not so much as we have not so much to answer for as we and the more God hath bestowed upon thee the greater is thy debt of thankfulnesse and the greater thy duty of obedience Doe we see others in want Vse 5 Oh how ready should we be to afford them a supply reach forth our helping hands and doe for them even as for our selves considering that as it might have beene so we know not how soon it may be thus with us the same argument doth the Apostle use as a motive Heb. 13.3 Remember them that are in bonds as bound with them and them which suffer adversity as being your selves also in the body as if he should say it stands you in hand to relieve those in want in regard it may be said to be in some respect a * Respecta possibilitatis licèt non certitudini● common case yea it might be thy case put thy selfe therefore into their condition that is by laying it to heart as if it were thine owne and then be hard-hearted and strait-handed if thou canst but of this now but by the way and more at large in the next points Would we not fall into want Vse 6 the best preservatives that I can afford you to keep you out of the danger thereof are these viz. Means to keep from want Make God thy portion as did David Psal 119.57 and then thou hast enough as he saith Psal 23.1 The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want dost thou thinke God * Psal 50.12 whose is the world and the fulnesse thereof is able to supply thy wants if then thou dost enjoy this God how canst thou feare any want the Lord made