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heaven_n	moth_n	thief_n	treasure_n	2,143	5	9.3630	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12386	The sinners confession by Henrie Smith.	Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.	1593 (1593)	STC 22700.5; ESTC S2886	13,055	32

is still reiected If wee send to a great man we send an oxe for a present but if wee send to a poore man wee send a crust for an almes Therefore as Christ said to the Jewes that the Niniuites should rise in iudgement against them because they repēted at Jonas preaching so it may be said vnto vs that Zaccheus shal rise in iudgement against vs and condemne vs for hee shewed great mercie vppon the poore but wee are voyde of all compassion Thus you haue heard the first part of Zaccheus confession wherein you see his liberality to the poore Now you shall heare the second part of his confession wherein hee promiseth restitution of his vniust gotten goods Before Zaccheus gaue to the poore the half of that which was his owne now he restoreth that which is none of his to the right owners And because hee had detained their goods so long to their great losse and hinderaunce therfore he doth not onely restore the principal which he had taken from them but he alloweth them their costs and damages they had susteined As Ioram king of Israel caused to be restored to the Shunamite her house land with all the fruites and profites of the same which were wrongfully kept from hir seuen yeres together so Zaccheus the customer restoreth to those that he had oppressed their goods which hee had gotten from them by fraudulent dealing with all the fruites and profits that might come thereof during the time of his vniust possession So liberall was Zaccheus to the poore that hee gaue them halfe his goods and so little got Zaccheus by his vsurie and oppression that for euerie penie he restored foure If the vsurers and extortioners of our time woulde restore fourefold for that they haue wrongfully gotten I feare me they wold haue but a small halfe to giue to the poore and but a little left to help themselues There was no law to compel Zaccheus to make such restitution except he will confesse himself to be a thiefe because hee was an vsurer and then the lawe of God requireth such restitution And surely Zaccheus seemeth after a sort to confes his theft because he promiseth foure fold restitution If a man had stoln a sheep the law of God required that he should restore foure sheepe for one and the ancient Romans had this law that vsurers shuld forfeit foure times so much as they took for vsurie If the same law were now to vse against our theeuish vsurers as it was sometime among them we should not haue such complaining of the poore both in prisons streetes But if these great theeues I meane our biting vsurers that rob and spoile without ceasing when they haue no need might find no more fauor than those petty theeues which rob and steale sometime when they are driuen thereto by extreame necessitie then surely the commonwealth wold soone be disburdend of that pestilent brood of caterpillers wherewith it is pestered I wish them betimes to look to their own estate with Zaccheus to forsake their damnable trade If they haue liued hethertoo by the gaine of vsurie let them now lament theyr sinne and call to God for mercie forgiuenes let them make restitution of that they haue wrongfuly taken and greeue that they haue so long deteined that which is none of theirs For as no sinne is pardoned without repentance to God so vsurie is not pardond without repentance to God and as the sinne of theft is not remooued before restitution bee made to men if the partie bee able so the sinne of vsurie which is a secret theft is not remitted before restitution be made to those that are oppressed and spoiled by this secret theft Thus you haue seen how Zaccheus that was once a hoorder of his goods as our rich men are is now a liberall disposer of his goods as I wish they were He that lately was a Camell laden with riches and therfore vnapt to go through a needles eie hath now like the Camell cast off his rich lading and therfore may enter in at the narrow gate Some rich men wold rather haue lost their liues than forgone their goods for halfe that losse would haue proued very pensiue but this was the ioyfullest newes that euer came to Zaccheus house sweeter to him than all his gold siluer that where as before hee was in the state of damnation now saluation is promised to him and hys house and whereas before he was the seruant of Sathan now he is become the child of Abraham Now Zaccheus hous is become Gods house Zaccheus himselfe is the son of Abraham and therefore no cause whie Christ should not resort to Zaccheus house As Christ said to the penitent theife This day shalt thou be with me in Paradice so hee saith here to the penitent publican This day saluation is come vnto thy house and this daye thou art become the childe of Abraham Christ loueth not to be long in any mans debt for as he saith to Zaccheus To day I must abide at thy house so he saith to the same Zaccheus To day and hence forth for euer thou thy house must abide with mee in heauen Here is a happie change in stead of a little worldly treasure subiect to losse by theeues and to spoyle by rust and moths to haue all store of heauenly treasure which neyther theeues can steale nor canker can corrupt in stead of an earthly house subiect to fire and falling to haue a house giuen of God not made with handes but eternall in heauen 2. Cor. 5. 1. Who wold not rather chuse with Zaccheus to giue halfe his goods to the poore that he may be an heire of saluation and the sonne of Abraham to rest in his fathers bosome than with Diues to keep all from the poore to be tormented in those eternall flames That rich glutton that denied the crummes from his table challenged Abraham for his father but hee was refused because hee had not the faith nor workes of Abraham but Zaccheus though by nature he were not the childe of Abraham yet by grace hee is become the childe of Abraham because hee walked in the steps of that faithfull father Abraham beleeued before hee was circumcised so Zaccheus beleeued before hee was circumcised As Abraham left his countrey and all that he had when God called him so Zaccheus left his office and the most part of his riches when he was called by the sonne of God and as Abraham desired to see the day of Christ and sawe it and reioyced so Zaccheus desired to see Christ and hee saw him and reioyced Now is Zaccheus a Gentile become the childe of Abraham and not only he but his whole house also is become the house of Abraham for when Zaccheus is conuerted his whole house is conuerted As the master is such are the seruants if he be godly religious they proue godly and religious if he be an Atheist they prooue Atheists likewise Therfore keep no companie with the wicked for it is most pernicious but associate thy selfe with those that feare the Lord that thou also maist learn to fear the Lord who for his mercy grant that wee maye with Zaccheus bee desirous to see Christ ioyful to receiue Christ liberal to releeue the members of Christ and readie to make amends when we haue wronged anie of our brethren that so with Zaccheus we may be heires of saluation and the true sons of Abraham to reigne with Christ in heauen for euer by the meanes and merites of him that died and rose againe for vs. To whom with the Father and the holy Ghost be all glorie Amen FINIS 1. Sa. 15. 22. Psalm 29. Heb. 4. 12. Matth. 8. Ioh. 6. 44. Rom. 8. 30 1. Sam. 3. 7 Psalm 40. 7. Act. 9. Matt. 4. 1. Cor. 37. Rom. 1. Act. 13. 48. Hest. 7. Luc. 10. Matt. 11. 29. Luc. 6. 36. Luc. 16. Esa. 24. 5. Deut. 28. 15 Leuit. 26. 24 25. Matt. 11. 28. Luc. 10. 16. Ps. 119. 105. Matt. 20. 2. Cor. 9. 7. Gen. 18. Iohn 8. 39. Abraham Gen. 18. 3. Lot Gen. 19. 3. Matth. 25. Matth. 10. Luc. 16. Act. 12. 1. Sam. 25. Iob. 31. 32. Gen. 4. 10. Gen. 37 1. Sam. 18. Reuel 12. Iob. 1. 6. Act. 13. 50. Matt. 9. 13. Matt. 9. 12. Luc. 18. Matth. 23. Act. 23. 6. 1. Tim. 1. 15 Prou. 18. Luc. 18. Matt. 15. 7. Luke 11. 44 Luc. 12. 1. Act. 26. 5. Matt. 23. 25. 27. Matt. 5. 2● Matt. 10. Rom. 10. 10 Acts. 5. Luke 6. 49. 1. Tim. 6. Matt. 13. Luke 18. Luke 21. 1 Cor. 13. Gal. 5. 6. Leuit. 10. Deut. 23. Prou. 19. 17. Matt. 6. Eccle. 11. Psal. 133. Luke 10. 1 King 17. Luke 16. Matth. 12 2. King 8. Exod. 22. 1 2. Sam. 12. Matth. 19. Matt. 7. Luke 23. Matt. 6. Luc. 16. Iohn 8. 39. Rom. 4. 12. Gen. 12. 1. Act. 7. 3. Ioh. 8. 56. Psalm 18.