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A97258	The poores advocate in 8 parts. Shewing, what an incomparable favour it is to the rich: that there are poor to accept of their charity, had they the wit to know it. Wherein is also made plain, that bounty and frugality is the best and surest way to plenty: with many other rational, and strong inducements to make men liberal; were it but for their own ends. Being enough (with the blessing of God) to change even a Nabal into a Zaccheus. By R. Yonnge [sic], florilegus. Who most earnestly begs of all rich men especially, and that for the poors sake, for Christs and the Gospels sake, but most of all for their own (even if their bodies, names, estates, precious souls and posterities) sake; to lay to heart, what is herein propounded to them out of Gods word, touching the poor: and then certainly, they will neither spend so excessively, nor heap up wealth so unmeasurably as they do; when millions of their poor brethren (for whom God would become man and die to redeem) are in such want, that I want words to express it.	Younge, Richard.	1654 (1654)	Wing Y173; Thomason E1452_3; ESTC R209561	58,165	58

them such base and sluttish food as they would scarce offer unto their dogs But do these think we think them children of the same Father Yea members of the same body whereof Chr●sti●s the head and partakers in hope of the same precious promises with themselves Or which is more that in them they lend unto the Lord who j●s●ly scorneth our base refuse yea we lend to Jesus Christ himself and will we give unto him swill and swines meat who hath given himself unto us and vouchsafeth to nourish our souls and bodies with his most precious body and blood O consider this ye that so basely esteem of the poor and let what you give be worth the giving It is an honourable and generous custome that the Jews have who give to the poor th● b●st of what they have because God is to have the best and what is given to the poor for Gods sake is given to God It is to be feared that those Jews will one day rise up in judgement against the most of Christians in this last and worst Age. It is an uncharitable charity when men will give nothing to the poor but what they cannot make use of themselves The mouldiness gives their bread the Fly gives their meat the Moth gives their garments but will Christ accept of these for his poor members No he that accepteth and highly rewardeth a cup of cold water given for his Names sake where is no better thing to bestow Mark 10.42 will strictly call thee to an account for spoiling of his good creatures God hath given you much goods to the end you may do much good but you with-hold them from the owners thereof Proverbs 3.27 until they are unfit to give and every way unwholesome to use But with what measure ye mete Christ will measure to you again Matth. 7.2 You give his friends brethren and children the refuse of what you have And he when you shall stand in the greatest need of all at the last day will give you the refuse of what he hath viz. Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire Matth. 25.41 Minde and remember that And so much of the fourth general CHAP. XVIII FIfthly as touching the manner how what we give must be with alacrity and cheerfulness and not grudgingly whence it hath the title of giving given unto it As a gift is a free and liberal action done willingly and cheerfully and not grudgingly and repiningly the which the Lord forbiddeth and condemneth Deut. 15.10 but requireth the contrary often See 1 Pet. 4.9 Be ye harborors one towards another without grudging And the like 2 Cor. 9.7 Every man as he purposeth in his heart so let him give not grudgingly or of necessity for God loveth a cheerful giver Whence that short and pithy exhortation Be given to hospitality Rom. 12.13 1 Tim. 3.2 wherein the Apostle speaks as Menelaus in Homer few words but very fit expresse emphatical and significant For he saith not here as elswhere Be not forgetful to entertain strangers nor as Saint Peter Use hospitality but Be given to hospitality Yea he sayes not exercising but pursuing hospitality as Chrysostome noteth upon the place For the word in the original signifies eagerly to pursue and follow it Christians must be given to hospitality like Job Abraham and Lot For as the Apostle exhorts the Thessalonians to follow that which is good and the Hebrews to follow peace with all men and Timothy to follow after righteousness and the Corinthians to follow after charity So doth he exhort the Romanes to follow after hospitality Which vertue is also by St. Peter commended to the believing Jews and by St. John commended to Gaius and Demetrius and the contrary vice blamed and reproved in Diotrephes 3 John 5 6 8 9 10 12. It is said Rom. 12.8 He who sheweth mercy let him do it with cheerfulnesse And this the Lord chiefly respecteth and rewardeth for so it is said Prov. 11.25 The liberal soul shall be made fat not the hand but the soul and heart An example whereof we have in David who was accepted for his readinesse to build the Temple though he never performed it in act but only had a desire to build it 2 Sam. 7. And in the particular case of giving alms that if there be a willing minde it is accepted according to that a man hath and not according to that he hath not 2 Cor. 8.12 which chearfulnes was practised by the faithful the of Church of Corinth who were so forward in ministring to the poor Saints that the Apostle professeth it needless to remember them of it 2 Cor. 9.1 A bargain is valued by the worth of the thing bought but a gift by the minde of the party giving because of gifts the minde is the best part The gra●e of a benefit is voluntarinesse the freenesse of the minde and the opennesse of the heart Therefore Saint Paul commends the Corinthians for that they were willing and forward 2 Cor. 8.10 Gods people are a willing people Psal 110.3 And it 's a brave thing to be like Araunah who had but a subjects purse yet a Kings heart Wherefore do not afford thy riches and with-hold thy self which was Cains crime for he offered to God sua non se as one saith his goods not himself and therefore God rejected his oblation Non tua des te ipsum detineas as Augustine speaks God commands us to love mercy not shew it only he likes not that our alms should come from us as drops of blood from the heart It is not enough for us to do good and to be rich in good works unlesse we be also ready to distribute and willing to communicate as it is 1 Tim. 6.18 Besides his outward works of mercy are from an inward habit and th●refore it is no more painful or grievous unto him to do them then it is for the eye to see or the ear to hear Yea rather they are the delight of his soul and it is his meat and drink thus to do the will of his Father Works of mercy should not need to be drawn out of us through the importunity of suitors but kindly naturally and readily flow from the heart and inward fountain of bounty and benignity Alms should flow from us as water out of a spring as light from the Sun a● honey from the combe and not squeezed from us as juice out of an Orange or verjuice from a Crab so that we be glad of an opportuni-of doing good as the Cow of yielding her milk even seeking earnestly after an object that we be glad of an opportunity of shewing mercy And he that doth so shall easily heare of some that labour hard and yet cannot get clothes to put on nor bread to eat that have rags for their raiment and scarce straw to lie upon that drink water and live on wort leaves or pulse ye● on grains like a hog or scraps like a dog yea let us but go into some

own flesh Isai 58.7 11. and not to supply their wants to thy power is to be without natural affection 2 Tim. 3.3 yea hereby thou makest thy self guilty of all the sorrows and sufferings which thy not giving shall occasion them So that the poor will cry against thee and God will hear their cry and take their part Psal 72.12 12.5 Fiftly What thou givest is not lost but lent to the Lord upon usury who will not only repay it with an hundred fold increase here but with ten thousand fold increase hereafter Mark 10.30 Proverbs 19.17 The merciful man does good to his own soul Prov. 11.17 So that it is not more for want of grace then wit that worldly men are all for heaping up here since those things are worthy most esteem which are of most use and that is grace and peace and a good conscience for these will stand us in great stead at all times now and hereafter and in all cases in health sickness death day of judgement and to eternity Whereas wealth without grace hath no such vertue Indeed many will trust men with thousands but not God because they do not know him nor believe his Word Sixtly We should give because we may come to want our selves Give a portion to seven and also to eight for thou knowest not what evil shall come upon the earth Eccles 11 1 2. Fire may come thieves oppressours sword famine over-flowing of waters c. may come therefore make frriends by giving to the poor Luke 16.9 Seventhly Give because to give is the way to have Luke 6.38 as part the fourth plentifully proves As we sowe more or lesse so we shall reap more or lesse Prov. 11.25 2 Cor. 9.6 yea not to give is a cause of poverty To with-hold more then is meet tendeth to poverty Proverbs 11.24 25. He becommeth poor that dealeth with a slack hand Proverbs 10.4 Carnal reason will be apt to alleage I would give but I fear I shall want my self But the Lord saith He that giveth to the poor shall not lack Prov. 28.27 In the dayes of famine they shall have enough Job 5.20 Many in these our dayes have had great estates now they have them not yea they have not bread to put in their mouthes one cause is they did not supply the wants of others therefore they are taken from them and they are in great want themselves Eighthly By being unmerciful to the poor we not only bring the judgements of God upon our selves James 2.13 even all manner of miseries Psal 109.8 to 16. Job 20.19 to 25. 31.16 to 23. Amos 6.1.7 8 Jer. 5.28 2● But we bring plagues upon our posterity also Psal 109. Let his children be continually Vagabonds and beg Let there be none to extend mercy unto him neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children Let his posterity be cut off c. because he remembred not to shew mercy c. Verse 9. to 17. So that a man cannot more hurt himself and wrong his posterity then by not helping the poor members of Jesus Christ when they stand in need nor is there a sorer evil under the Sun then to love money better then our selves Eccles 5.13 Matth. 25.41 45. As knowing therefore the terrour of the Lord we perswade men 2 Cor. 5.11 But to whom shall I speak and give warning that they may hear Behold their eare is uncircumcised they cannot hearken Behold the Word of the Lord is to them a reproach they have no delight in it Jer. 6.10 But who so is wise will consider these things Prov. 29.7 And now to fall in where I left of Hast thou ability for unnecessary expences as drinking feasting recreations c. For he only is liberal according to his ability that bestows no less in works of mercy then he does in superfluous and needless expences and kindness to friends He that resembles the Th●ssalonians was were forward according to their ability and rather beyond it Or the Macedonians of whom the Apostle saith that in great trial of affl●ction their extream poverty abounded unto their rich liberality for not only to their power but beyond their power they were willing and prayed the Apostles with great instance that they would receive the grace and fellowship of the ministring which was towards the Saints 2 Cor. 8.2 to 6. And so much touching the quantity or proportion of what we are to give Here ends the second Part the other six follow In charity to the Poor and that to the blessings of this life all felicity in the next may be added these two Mites are given to the Rich. And that it may not be thought a begging businesse the Messenger is only to leave them with your Servant and go his way If you please to peruse these and the other six Parts both you and the Poor may have great gain by it and God the glory which is all the Authour aimes at