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A19280 The art of giuing Describing the true nature, and right vse of liberality: and prouing that these dayes of the gospell haue farre exceeded the former times of superstition in true charitie and magnificence. By Thomas Cooper. Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626. 1615 (1615) STC 5692; ESTC S118543 43,483 144

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Math. 15. 32. so Abraham Lot Iacob Ioseph c. Gen. 18. Gen. 19. Gen. 47. Exod. 2. Exod. 18. Moses c. 3 The benefits that doe redound to Gods children hereby which are manifolde 1 What we doe here inconscionably it is accepted as done to God and Christ themselues Math. 10. 40. 41. Math. 25. 2 The Lord will recompence it according to the excellency of the occasion which he vouchsafeth to giue whether greater or lesser and according to the greater or lesser measure of saith and loue wherein the same duties are performed yet so as the least kindnesse done in truth shall be requited with manifolde aduantage Gal. 6. 6. 1 Tim. 6. 1. Hagg. 8. 3 This will be a great comfort vnto vs in the time of trouble Iob. 30. As also a pledge of our recouery out of the same 2 Chron. 31. 1 King 18. 13. Psal. 37. 25. 26. Pro. 13. 22. 4 Yea hereby the Saints are prouoked and emboldned to pray for mercy for others and so cannot be denied it 2 Tim. 1. 16. 17. 18. Phil. 4. 17. 18. 19. 10. 1 Reg. 17. 15. 2 Reg. 48. 5 The very wicked haue beene blessed for their beneficence to the Saints Act. 28. Gen. 42. 43. 44. c. 6 It is a meanes to establish and continue our estates for euer Psal. 122. 6. 9. 10. to our posterity c. Pro. 13. 22. 7 Yea an vndoubted pledge of our right and enioying of euerlasting happinesse Math. 25. 40. Pro. 11. 17. 8 The more we scatter the more we encrease our estate in this life Pro. 11. 24. 25. Pro. 28. 27. 9 We make the Lord hereby a debtor vnto vs. Pro. 19. 17. 10 Hereby ill gotten goods are sanctified Ezech. 18. 7. 8. Luke 19. 11 It is the meanes to make our prayers accepted of God Esay 58. 7. 8. 9. 12 Yea hereby we haue receiued Angels into our houses Hebr. 13. 13 Obserue we how Iob Ezechiah and others were abundantly recompenced Iob. 42. 14 Hereby wee gather much assurance that we are in the fauour of God 1 Iohn 3. 14. 15 We approue our selues to be liuing and true members of Iesus Christ. 1 Cor. 12. Iohn 15. 16 And manifest our selues to be like vnto our heauenly Father Iam. 1. 5. 6. Math. 5. 17 And doe witnesse that we are pertakers of the holy Ghost 18 We adorne and beautifie our profession 19 And make our calling sure 2 Pet. 1. 9 Motiues hereto 4 Weigh we the vncertainty danger of riches and thinke we how by liberality we make them durable and eternall 5 By liberality to the poore all superfluous expences are cut off in Diet and Apparrell and the like Buildings Plate and so much sinne preuented 6 Hereby we shew our selves faithfull Stewards vnto God in a right bestowing of the blessings hee hath put vs in trust withall Math. 25. 7 VVe make the liues of the Saints comfortable and ease them of many grieuous burthens CHAP. XIIII Consider we wisely some helpes and preparatiues to Beneficence And for our better encouragement herein 1 VVE must consider wisely of the poore and needy that is Iudge charitably of them Psal. 41. 1. 2. 2 Hereupon will follow a taking to heart of their estate and true compassion thereof 3 This will be furthered by considering that it may be our case and so as we would be comforted our selues we are moued to comfort them 4 Hereupou yet to moue compassion more we proceed to take notice of their misery to reason with them of it to enter into the house of mourning and discerne the particulers thereof 5 Hereupon we con●●●ue the necessitie and equity of doing good and so are conuinced in conscience that it must be done 6 And so as we are perswaded in our hearts we proceede to seasonable bounty and so cause the loynes of the poore to blesse vs. Iob. 30. 7 To this purpose consider we that the poore in their neede are true owners of what God hath made vs Stewards of Pro. 3. 27. 8 And that wee may be willing to powre out to others set wee not our hearts vpon these things Psal. 62. 9 Consider that these blessings are burthens vnto vs and therefore by giuing to the poore we ease our selues of this burthen and goe lightlier to heauen 10 Yea wee ease them of their burthen of pouerty that they may also be more cheerefull companions in our heauenly iourney with vs. CHAP. XV. Obserue we the punishments that are due and haue beene inflicted vpon such as haue fayled in this duty of Beneficence and exercised the contrary sinne of Cruelty and Vnmercifulnesse 1 THe neglect of this duety hath been punished with famine Hag. 2. Esr. 7. 23. Mal 3. 8. 9. 11. Pro. 20. 25. 2 The vnmercifull man is vtterly depriued of all comfort in his soule from God of all his riches Eccl. 6. 1. 59. 3 God esteemeth these as vsurpers of such blessings which they doe not sanctifie through liberality 4 God takes away riches when they are not thus imployed Pro. 11. 24. 5 Yea when they are in need he refuseth to succour them Pro. 13. 21. Zac. 7. 8. Mich. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6 If we doe not hinder what we may the cruelty of others there is grieuous punishment threatned Pro. 24. 10. 11. 12. 1 Sam. 14. 45. 7 This want of bounty is a meanes to shorten the dayes of men as Pro. 55. 23. Psal. 140. 11. 12. Psal. 11. 26. 8 Heereby men doe expose themselues to the curses of the poore Pro. 11. 26. Exod. 22. 23. 24. which God will take notice of and auenge 9 Yea this is the meanes to bring a curse not onely on themselues but on their posteritie Psalm 109. 6. Nehem 5. 10 Sodaine death is likewise a fruit of this sinne 1 Sam 25. 9. Psal. 73. 19. 20. 11 Yea it is the cause of a most shamefull and dishonourable death Ierem. 22. 13. Esay 14. 3. 4. 5. 6. and that such shall become a prouerbe and by-word to all posterity Abac 2. 6. 12 This was one of the sinnes for which Sodom was so destroyed Ezec. 16. 49. the old world drowned Gen. 6. 13. 13 The vnmercifull person is no better then a rotten braunch cut off from the true Communion of Christ howsoeuer hee be in the Church and in shew a member thereof 1 Cor. 11. 1 Tim. 6. 5 14 The couetous person shall not inherit the Kingdome of heauen 1 Cor. 6. 10. Ephes. 5. 5. Psal. 17. 14. 1 Tim. 6. 9. 10. Psal. 69. 22. Iam. 2. 13. iudgement mercilesse Math. 25. 41. 42. 15 Hereby a wicked man doth most resemble his father the diuell Iohn 8. and so hath his condemnation already 16 It transformes men into bruite beasts so the holy Ghost calls oppressors Amos 4. Psal. 10. to a Lion c. CHAP. XVI Heere then is a Glasse for diuers sorts of men to looke their faces in 1 FOr those that rob their Ministers in tithes and offerings Mal. 1. 2