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A87192 Londons charity inlarged, stilling the orphans cry. By the liberality of the Parliament, in granting two houses by Act, and giving a thousand pound towards the work for the imployment of the poor, and education of poor children, who many of them are destroyed in their youth for want of being under a good government and education, whereby they may be made serviceable for God, and the Commonwealth. Also this good work is much encouraged by the liberall contributions of many well-affected citizens of London, for the better carrying it on for the glory of God, the honor of the nation, and comfort of the helples poor. With a platform, how many officers needfull to govern 100 children in a work-house, with laws and orders for the schoolmaster to read to the children once a day for a time, afterwards twice a month, whereby they may be kept under a godly and civill government, to the great joy of good peopl. With other observations worthy the reading. / By S.H. a well-wisher to the nations prosperity, and the poors comfort. Hartlib, Samuel, d. 1662. 1650 (1650) Wing H993; Thomason E598_4; ESTC R206315 18,731 24

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may not be set at liberty as formerly they have been for within a Moneth or lesse they have fallen to their old course of stealing and brought to Prison againe therefore that such upon the discharge out of Prison may be brought to the Houses of Correction whether it be London Westminster Middlesex or Surrey where the party lived or the these committed or else imployed in the Shipps and Busses for the fishing Trade the better to make them serviceable to the Common-wealth by reforming their ungodly life 5. They will endeavour that such as are incouragable to have power from the Parliament to send them to the Plantations belonging to the English beyond the Seas to see whither God will be pleased to turne them 6. I hope they will take care that poore Children may be taught to write and read two houres in a day so that by that time the Boys come to the age of 12.14 or 16. they will be able to read and write fit for Apprentices but such as are quick witted to make Schollars and accomptants or what they delight in either for Sea or Land And I hope also they will endeavour that such poor that are willing to worke at home with their Children that they may have Hempe Flax Cotten-wool other materials to work upon at their own dwellings they leaving a pawn or bringing a friend for their security to returne such materialls againe to the Steward of the Corporation and not to sell it or pawne it away for Ale and strong Beere as some poor have done their Masters worke 7. I hope they will indeavour to use all meanes some of them being Justices of the Peace to prevent such Familys from poverty who are made poor by common drunken Husbands such drunkards bring misery and poverty in the Common-wealth in three relations 1. By it they make their Familys poor 2. By it they are apt to charge and burthen their Parishes 3. By it they impoverish the plenty of the Nation by spending the plenty of it wastfully and so threaten a Famine upon us for two drunkards will spend more in drunkennesse in one night then will serve two moderate men halfe a weeke 8. I could wish for the better sanctifying of the Lords Day for so I call it especially from Christs Resurrection because then our enemy death was overcome and our full redemption wrought that the Schoolmaster on every such Sabboath keepe the Children and others belonging to the Work-house from wandring the Streets and Feilds in Sermon time by exercising his gifts of Prayer reading of Chapters singing of Psalmes Catechising them in such a Cathecisme appoynted by Authority that Children may be prevented from errors especially that of Free-will for a man is not saved by his owne works but the chiefest hopes assurancet of his Salvation standeth upon these helps ensuing 1. By the free grace of God that pardoneth a sinner of his sins as a mercifull Creditor forgiveth a poor man a Debt when he hath nothing to pay as Christ makes the comparison of the Creditor and the two Debtors that when they had nothing to pay the Creditor forgave them Luke 7.4 Meaning God the Creditor and the two Debtors were Jew and Gentile the Gentile was the greatest Debtor for he was for a time a Prodigall yea without God in the World having no feare of God before his eyes but now the worke of grace by Christ Jesus hath wrought a great reformation in many a poor Gentiles soul 2. As God is the forgiver of sin so he is the giver of power against sin that is by his holy and good spirit in converting a sinner which makes the Saints to rejoyce and wonder when the strong holds of Satan in a sinner are throwne downe 3. Means we are saved by faith that is beleiving that Christ Jesus was the best Sacrifice that ever was offered to take away sin from sinners therefore Christ hath gotten him this honour that he is called the unspotted Lambe of God that taketh away the sins of the World that whosoever beleiveth on him should never perish but have everlasting life 4. Meanes of Salvation is a mans works where God hath given him some measure of his spirit for to act Therefore a man must be carefull not to deny his spirit by despising it nor he must not greive the spirit nor quench the spirit if any doe God will be angry with such for he hath made man a rationall Creature therefore the Apostle saith we are the workmanship of God created unto good works yet we are to know that without Christ we can doe nothing that is good no more then a body can live when the spirit of life is departed from him these are speciall things for a School-master to instruct and season Children with on Sabboath-days Also the reading of good Sermons are very profitable which I desire may consist of these heads 1. A Sermon concerning the holy Trinity in their offices and attributes needfull to be knowne in these erring times for some deny a Trinity some deny Christ and some deny a unity or spirituall union 2. Sermon of faith 3. Of Love 4. Humblenesse of mind in these proud times 5. Of sobriety and chastity in these drunken and unchast dayes 6. Self-denyall that is denying ungodlinesse and Worldly lusts we may live righteously and soberly c. 7. Of the excellency of patience that makes a man intire 8. Of contentednesse in a low condition and affl●ction for godlynesse with content is great gaine 9. Of the excellency of truth which will cast out of a man lying and stealing 10. Of the excellent Joys of Heaven and chiefly wherein Viz. In beholding the beauty of God and Christ as a Bridegroome delights in the faire beauty of his Bride above all her riches 11. The horror of Hell and chiefly wherein Viz. The losse of the glorious presence of God and his love and favour this is a hell beyond the unquenchable fire The Lord deliver us from it 12. A Sermon not to be idle but labour with our hands for the good of the Common-wealth T●se Sermons being read and the blessing of Gods spirit carrying on young and old to the practise of it who can tell but this may be a meanes to beget abundance of the poorer sort of people and their Children to a holy knowledge and obedience to God in life and conversation and consider if any shall scruple at the reading of these things I Answer it is ordained of God as well as preaching See these places in Scripture which doe confirme it Deut. 31.11 Josh. 8.34 35. Jer. 36.6 Dan. 3.16.17 Luk. 4.16 Act. 8.30 31. Act. 13.27 2 Cor. 1.13 Collos. 4.16 1 Thess. 5.27 Rev. 5.4 9. Is in relation to their imployment 1. Upon the fishing Trade this will not onely imploy many thousands but also be a meanes to bring in food for the great releife of the poore There is a Booke lately come forth very usefull to imploy housands