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The booke of conscience opened and read in a sermon preached at the Spittle on Easter-Tuesday, being April 12, 1642 / by John Jackson.
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Jackson, John.
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Wing J76; ESTC R36019
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word THY two other Rules are implyed 1. That works of mercy must be founded on justice 2. They must also be founded on industry and diligence in our particular callings for OUR bread and MY bread and THY bread in Scripture-Phrase are opposed to a two-fold bread which are the bread of others not our owne to wit 1. The bread of deceit the cheat-loaves of fraud 2. The bread of Idlenesse 3. In the word BREAD is expressed the matter of right Almes we must give unto the indigent not a serpent but fish not a stone but bread that is to say such things as will help truly to support relieve their poore and low condition for by the word Bread both in the Lords Prayer and other Texts of Scripture all things necessary are to be understood Mercifull Christians must both fill the bellies and clothe the backs and cover the heads of the hungry and naked harbourless else they give but crummes or crusts not bread 4. In the words UPON THE WATERS there are two notable Rules more for if Waters be referred to the Giver or Almoner then this Rule will thence arise That we must afford pitie as well as pietie sympathy and condolencie of affection as well as reliefe We must weepe with those that weepe as well as wipe away teares from their eyes And if you meane the waters of the receiver or poore man then it sets out the proper object of Almes namely he whose head is a fountaine and his eyes conduits of teares to bewaile his low and miserable condition And the Rule is this that Miserie is the proper object of Mercy 5. In the last words the Promise of FINDING againe this Rule lyes hid That Almes must be given in faith That God will both accept them and reward them though not for the works sake yet for his mercies sake and for his Christs sake Therefore it is notable that our Saviour in the Gospel having exhorted to Almes in the very next words bids Get bags The inference seemes but weake first to poure out and give away and then get bags rather let a man scrape and corrade and then get bags but the sense is That the more bountifull we are in discreet charitable Almes the more abundant shall Gods blessings be both spirituall and temporall Therefore Whilgift Arch-bishop of Canterbury after he had finished hi Hospitall at Croyden said he could not perceive That therby he was in his estate a peny the poorer These are the Rules of Almes-deeds The Embleme of Almes I promised you is this A naked Boy with a cheerefull Countenance feeding with hony a Bee without wings Play the Pierius upon this Hieroglyphick 1. This Boy is naked because Charitie seeketh not her own 2. With a cheerefull Countenance because God loves a cheerfull giver 3. Giving hony hony not gall bread not stones We must give good things to those that aske 4. To a Bee not a droane to a labourer not a loyterer 5. Without wings that is all one as to the trembling hand in MOSES his Law to such an one as God hath disabled by sicknesse lamenesse great incumbencies old age or the like For 't is a good distinction I find in the Book of Martyrs in a Sermon of B. Ridly before K. Edward 6. of poore of Gods making and poor of their own making by Idlenesse thriftlesnesse riot c. for the latter a Bride-well or house of correction is the best Almes for the former Cast thy Bread upon the waters c. Now lastly for Examples and Presidents of Almes-deeds we see daily faire ones How God enlargeth and expanseth the hearts of his Saints to shew their faith by their workes I referre you to a Treatise written by Dr Willet wherein he undertaketh by instance to shew how farre the charitable deeds of Protestants since the Reformation of Religion have both in number and greatnesse even in these places exceeded those of the Papists in a farre longer tract of time It is a thing worth the considering both to silence their obloquie of us in calling us Solifidians and their arrogancie of themselves as if they onely were full of good works It is now divers yeeres since Dr Willet wrote that I wish some knowing hand would perfect it and adde unto it what hath been done since not to the pompe or pride of any either persons or places but to The honour of God who gives grace unto men And here is a fit place to commemorate those publike Acts of Charitie which have been ordered in this City for this last yeere viz. CHildren kept and maintained at this present at the charge of Christs Hospitall in the aid House in divers places of this City and Suburbs and with sundry Nurses in the Country 975 The naâ—â—es of all which are registred in the Books kept in Christs Hospitall there to be seen from what Parishes and by what meanes they have been from time to time admitted Children put forth Apprentices discharged and dead this yeare last past 112 THere hath been cured this yeare last past at the charge of Saint Bartholomews Hospitall of Souldiers and other diseased people to the number of 847 All which were relieved with money and other necessaries at their departure Buried this yeare after much charge in their sicknesse 161 Remaining under cure at this present at the charge of the said Hospitall 345 THere hath been cured this yeare last past at the charge of Saint Thomas Hospitall of Souldiers and other diseased people 1013 All which were relieved with money and other necessaries at their departure Buried out of the said Hospitall this yeare 184 Remaining under cure at this present 319 THere hath been brought to the Hospitall of Bridewell within the spâ—ce of one â—ere of wandring Souldiers and other Vagrants to the number of 684 Whereof some have beene clothed and sent beyond the Seas And of which number many have been chargeable for the time of their being there which cannot be avoyded by reason of their necessities nor passed away without charge There is maintained and kept in the said Hospitall in Arts Occupations and other works and labours Apprentices taken up â—ut of divers Parishes and streets of this City to the number of 170 For all which Glory be to God on high due praise to the Founders and Benefactors and Governours Comfort to the relieved and Imitation according to our abilities from us Amen FINIS a {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} b {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ☜ a {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} b Conscientiam à diis immortalibus accepimus 〈◊〉 divelli à nobis non â—otest Cic. pâ—o Cluent c Juveâ— Sat. 13. a Mos erar antiquis niveis atrisqâ— lapillis bis damnare râ—os illis absolvere culpâ Ovid Met. b {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} d {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman}