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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42084	Charity and integrity of life the pure essentials of Christian religion: or meditations on James I. 27. By T.G. M.A	Gregory, Thomas, 1668 or 9-1706.	1696 (1696)	Wing G1931; ESTC R215986	12,284	31

value upon the true the pure the undefiled Religion of Christ That Religion which we contend for before God that which spreads it self through all the parts of the Soul engaging the whole man in a fix'd steady and constant course of Righteousness And now I am come to speak of the parts which are Essential to it the First of which is Charity to the Needy Upon which the Holy Scriptures throughout do give a higher preference than any other Duty Solomon himself the richest Monarch that ever reigned in Jerusalem and the wisest of the Eastern Sophies no less a Prophet then a King teacheth us Eccles 11.4 Cast thy Bread upon the Waters and after many days shalt thou find it Commentators agree that these Words of the Preacher Cast thy Bread upon the Waters exhort us to the Relief of all such as are distressed We may find that Bread may be taken for Alms if we converse with the Hebrews the Original 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lehem which we commonly translate Bread is taken in the Scripture for all sorts of Provisions in that sense you may read in Deut. 8.3 Lehem signifies the Flesh of Beasts sacrificed Lev. 3.11 It is used for the Fruit of Trees Jer. 11.19 Lehem is taken for the Fodder of Cattle Psal 14.7 because the Hebrew Language consisting of few words one Word did bear many Significations So that this word Lehem amongst the Jews did import all manner of Subsistence every thing that Man or Beast us'd to live upon In which sense it is taken in the Lord's Prayer and in a larger sense there implying not only the Necessaries of our Body but also that Angels food that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Luke 12.13 the Blessed Sacrament by which our Souls are nourish'd to Eternity The word Waters also admits of divers Interpretations Yet without doubt all Objects of Charity are here design'd by it that is the several parts of Mankind all such as appear poor infirm or any way miserable all that are destitute of Friends and Comfort that with dejected Countenances implore your Pity You shall find it after many days For encouragement their are present Remunerations for those that are Charitable they shall have their Wishes very much gratify'd in this World and in the World to come their Hopes shall expire in a happy Fruition Thou shalt live many days to do Good with thy Riches and when thou hast finished thy Course of multiplying good Offices to thy Brethren then after many days thou shalt find an Heavenly Treasure to the Accomplishment of thy felicity If we come into the New Testament we shall see it full and replenisht with frequent Exhortations to this Duty and proportionable Rewards annexed If you are pleased to read over the Writings of St. Paul especially his 13th Chapter of his first Epistle to the Corinthians you will find that the glorious Fabrick of Christianity is founded upon Charity 't is not only a single Grace without but all the Virtues wrapt up in one Word This does all the Work It is the Salt wherewith we are seasoned Without Charity we can neither be good Christians nor dutiful Subjects Without this we do expunge our selves even out of the Catalogue of Christians de facto put our selves into that of Infidels So true is that of the Eloquent Apostle If we have all other things in a most ample exquisite manner and have not Charity we are as sounding Brass and a tinkling Cymbal But it is not my design to speak of Charity in so large a sense as it condemns all unmerciful censuring of other mens Actions or as it forbids every pitiful Unchristian Revenge but as it particularly relates to the Relief of our Brothers Necessities and that taken in this sense is a considerable Branch of our Religion But some may peradventure think that Rich Men are only concern'd in this Duty as having wherewithal to exercise their Charity and consequently that the poorer sort are excluded from having any share in it being themselves meer Objects of Pity But did we allow of this foolish way of arguing we should be forc'd to confess that our Saviour Christ was the most miserable Person upon Earth who was so very poor that he had not where to lay his Head Past all peradventure God who is the Author of our Faculties every Man in some measure may be beneficial to Mankind Insomuch that Men of all qualities high and low rich and poor are to their power concerned to consult the Necessities of mankind Many are the Afflictions which are incident to Man in this Life When the unjust Man enters into the Field of the Fatherless and removes the Old Land-mark Here is an opportunity for the States-man to shew himself a Pattern of Good Works in being like God who helps those to Right who suffer Wrong When the Simple is out of the way that is an occasion offer'd to the Learned to recover a Soul which our Saviour died for Let him restore such a one in the Spirit of Meekness by Advice and Counsel Let him endeavour to turn the Hearts of the Disobedient to the Wisdom of the Just This is to be like him who came to Preach the Gospel who came not to call the Righteous but Sinners to Repentance and went about doing Good When the Aged and Orphans are in want then let the Rich Man glory in his Riches by filling the empty Bowels and relieving the gaping Necessities of the Poor and to lay up a good Foundation for the time to come And now what can the Fatherless and Widow do are these poor Creatures capable of being useful in their Generation can they make any grateful Compensation or Return to their Benefactors Yes certainly the meanest Peasant in his Cottage may in some sense oblige the Prince in his Throne that is by their Prayers to which the Divine Goodness seemeth to bear an extraordinary regard in Scripture Psal 69.33 The Lord heareth the Prayer of the poor and destitute and their Cry is not hid from him And did we thus in our several Stations and Capacities study and delight to do good and promote the welfare of our Brethren how happy should we be There would be no leading into Captivity no just matter of Complaint in our Streets 'T is our duty to act thus 1 st As we are Men. 2 dly As we are Christians First Nature it self hath made such alliance between Man and Man as are not to be broken upon every trifling disagreement If there were no other tie than that of common Humanity it is plain that that will highly oblige us to stand in the Gap to prevent if we can a Brother's ruine 'T is not below any Man to stoop to kind and neighbourly Offices Nam pari sorte nascimur Virtute distinguimur Nature hath plac'd all Mankind upon a Level Though Providence for some wise and necessary ends hath distinguish'd our Stations placing some upon plain others upon rising Ground Some in a high others