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A96106 A plea for almes delivered in a sermon at the spital, before a solemn assembly of the city, on Tuesday in Easter week, April. 13. 1658. / By Thomas Watson Minister of Stephens Walbrook. Lond. Watson, Thomas, d. 1686. 1658 (1658) Wing W1137; Thomason E2125_1; ESTC R230810 21,949 77

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A PLEA FOR Almes Delivered in a SERMON AT THE SPITAL Before a Solemn Assembly of the City on Tuesday in Easter Week April 13. 1658. By THOMAS WATSON Minister of Stephens Walbrook Lond. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Chrys. But who so hath this worlds good and seeth his brother have need and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him how dwelleth the love of God in him 1 Joh. 3. 17. London Printed for Thomas Parkburst at the three Crowns over-against the great Conduit at the lower end of Cheap-side 1658. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Sir Richard Chiverton Lord Major The Right Worshipful the Sheriffes with the rest of the Aldermen of the Famous CITY of LONDON Right Honourable and Right Worshipful MY own indexterity and unfitnesse to appear thus Publickly needs some Apology But your acceptation is my encouragement and the order from your Honourable Court Carries so much Authority with it as to add some weight to that which dares not plead worth I was the more inclinable to publish this Discourse because though the theam be common yet the practice of it is rare and unusual Contentions never more hot Charity never more cold a signe Iniquity abounds The zeale of our forefathers condemnes us we with Rachel have better eyes but they with Leah were more fruitful We are so far at least the generality of men from building Churches and Almes-houses that we are more ready to pull them down How is TRUTH in these dayes forsaken and CHARITY forgotten We may say of many they are miserable rich their affections towards publick advancements and disbursements are like the scales of the Leviathan shut up together as with a close seal Job 41. 15. Saint Ambrose saith that when we relieve not one whom we see ready to perish with hunger we are the cause of his death * If this rule hold true there are more guilty of the breach of the sixth Commandment than we are aware of When shall we see a resurrection of Charity which seemes to lye dead and buried Sure it will not be unless God work a miracle upon mens hearts The good Lord by his Spirit cleave the rocks in our bosomes that the water of repentance and the wine of Charity may flow forth O that England might have that encomium as once Athens to be the Nursery of Humanity beleeve it Charity is the best policy by helping others we heal our selves Job 29. 13. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me As the poor had Jobs almes so he had their prayers and he fared the better Christs poor are Favourites of the Court of heaven and you that give them of your gold they can unlock heaven by the golden key of prayer and set God a work on your behalf The merciful man hath many intercessours which made Hierom to say that it is almost impossible that God should not hear the prayers of so many * Why should there be the least regret or recoyling in our hearts why should Charity stick in the birth It would be our glory if it might be said of us as St. Paul speaks of those Evangelical or rather Angelical Christians 1 Thes. 3. 9. As touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you O how forgetful are we of that breast of mercy which feeds us those golden wings which cover us Surely did we keep a {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} or register of Gods favours to us we would as Clemens Alexandrinus saith give Almes to testifie our gratitude But I shall avoid Prolixnes this Sermon which you did heare with seriousnesse and affection craves now your candour and comes under your Patrociny What was once said to Aegidius of Norinberg concerning Davids words in the 118 Psal. They are verba vivenda non legenda The same may I say concerning these few notions they are not so much to be read over as to be lived over Your liberality to them that are in want will give the best glosse upon the Text The Lord hath set you in publick places and that you may become publick blessings in your generation walking in the fear of God and shining forth in a bible-conversation shall be the prayer of him who is Your Honours And Worships servant In the work of the Lord THOMAS WATSON From my Study at Stephens Walbrook July 7. 1658. ERRATA Page 2. marg. for ruine read ruinae for {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} p. 21. r. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} for {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} p. 32. r. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} A PLEA FOR ALMES PSAL. 112. 9. He hath dispersed he hath given to the poor his Righteousness endureth for ever THe Prophet David inspired from heaven doth in this Psalm decipher a good man and he describes him two wayes 1. By his Sanctity and that first in general he is one that fears God ver. 1. 2. In particular he is charitable minded ver. 5. 9. 2. The Psalmist describes a godly man by his safety non commovebitur in saeculum he shall not be moved for ever ver. 6. he stands impregnable being planted upon the Rock of Ages Though evil times come he is not terrified * he shall not be afraid of evil tidings his heart is fixed trusting in the Lord ver. 8. Guilt is the breeder of fear Isa. 33. 14. The sinners in Sion are afraid trembling hath surprized the hypocrites and a little thing will affright Lev. 26. 36. The sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them * It is not affliction without but sin within creates fear 't is the wind within the bowels of the earth makes an Earthquake but Religion is the best antidote against these heart-killing feares * The fear of God drives out all other fear missa triumphalem non tangunt fulmina laurum the godly man insults over danger with the Leviathan he laughs at the shaking of a Spear Job 41. 29. When there is a Tempest abroad he hath musick at home he is setled by faith as a Ship at Anchor or as a weight in the Center His heart is fixed trusting in the Lord I shall at this time consider the godly man as he is described by his sanctity specified under the notion of charity and munificence in these words dispersit dedit egenis He hath dispersed he hath given to the poor his righteousnesse endureth for ever Mercy is a weighty matter of the Law Mat. 23. 23. And never can it more seasonably be pressed than upon a day of such Solemnity wherein we commemorate the noble bounty of many worthy and famous men whose acts of benificence and liberality are left behinde as so many monuments of their Piety and Renown to succeeding Ages Give me leave to open the Tearmes He hath dispersed Metaphora ab agricolis sumpta 'T is a Metaphor taken from Husbandmen who scatter and disperse their seed in the