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             Of charity to the houshold of faith a sermon preach'd before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the aldermen, and governors of the several hospitals of the city, at St. Bridget's Church on Easter-Monday, 1698 : being one of the anniversary spittal-sermons / by the Right Reverend Father in God, Gilbert, Lord Bishop of Sarum.
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             1698.
          
           
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           Charity -- Sermons.
           Christian giving -- Sermons.
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           THE
           BISHOP
           of
           
             SALISBURY's
             EASTER
          
           SERMON
           ,
           1698.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           
             EDWIN
             Mayor
             .
          
        
         
           Cur
           '
           Special
           '
           tent
           '
           apud
           Domum
           Mansional
           '
           Jacobi
           Collett
           Mil
           '
           un
           '
           Vic'
           ,
           die
           Mercur
           '
           xxvij
           .
           die
           Aprilis
           in
           Hebdomada
           Paschae
           1698.
           
           Annoque
           R.
           Rs.
           Wilhelmi
           tertii
           Angliae
           ,
           &c.
           decimo
           .
        
         
           THIS
           Court
           doth
           desire
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           God
           ,
           the
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           
             Sarum
             ,
          
           to
           Print
           his
           Sermon
           preached
           on
           
             Monday
          
           last
           at
           the
           Parish-Church
           of
           St.
           
             Brides
             ,
          
           before
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           ,
           Aldermen
           and
           Governours
           of
           the
           several
           Hospitals
           of
           this
           City
           .
        
         
           
             GOODFELLOW
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           Of
           Charity
           to
           the
           Houshold
           of
           Faith.
           
        
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           before
           the
           RIGHT
           HONOURABLE
           THE
           LORD
           MAYOR
           ,
           THE
           ALDERMEN
           ,
           and
           Governors
           of
           the
           Several
           Hospitals
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           AT
           St.
           
             BRIDGET's
          
           CHURCH
           ,
           On
           
             Easter-Monday
             ,
          
           1698.
           
        
         
           Being
           one
           of
           the
           Anniversary
           Spittal-Sermons
           .
        
         
           By
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           GOD
           ,
           
             GILBERT
          
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           
             SARVM
             .
          
        
         
           
             LONDON
             :
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Ri.
             Chiswell
             ,
          
           at
           the
           
             Rose
          
           and
           
             Crown
          
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           .
           1698.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             GAL.
             VI.
             10.
             
          
           
             As
             we
             have
             therefore
             opportunity
             ,
             let
             us
             do
             good
             unto
             all
             men
             ,
             especially
             unto
             them
             who
             are
             of
             the
             houshold
             of
             Faith.
             
          
           Or
           according
           to
           the
           Old
           Translation
           ,
           
             While
             we
             have
             time
             ,
             let
             us
             —
          
        
         
           WHILE
           we
           are
           receiving
           the
           greatest
           Blessings
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           it
           is
           very
           seasonable
           to
           put
           us
           in
           mind
           of
           the
           most
           proper
           Returns
           that
           we
           can
           make
           for
           them
           .
           When
           we
           have
           the
           Pledges
           of
           the
           pardon
           of
           Sin
           and
           of
           a
           happy
           Immortality
           given
           us
           ,
           it
           becomes
           us
           also
           to
           
             bring
             our
             Gift
             ,
             and
             to
             leave
             it
             on
             the
             Altar
             .
          
           What
           can
           we
           render
           unto
           God
           ?
           
             Our
             Goodness
             extendeth
             not
             to
             him
             :
          
           but
           it
           may
           reach
           him
           in
           his
           Members
           ,
           for
           he
           reckons
           that
           what
           
             we
             do
             to
             the
             least
             of
             those
          
           whom
           he
           calls
           
             his
             Brethren
             ,
             we
             do
             it
             unto
             him
             .
          
        
         
         
           As
           this
           season
           of
           the
           year
           is
           the
           most
           proper
           for
           calling
           on
           those
           whom
           God
           has
           bless'd
           with
           a
           full
           measure
           of
           the
           good
           things
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           to
           
             give
             a
             portion
             to
             seven
             ,
          
           and
           also
           to
           
             eight
             ;
          
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           give
           not
           only
           according
           to
           regular
           proportions
           ,
           but
           even
           beyond
           them
           ,
           to
           
             lend
             a
             little
             to
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           for
           all
           the
           good
           things
           that
           he
           has
           given
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           after
           such
           a
           harvest
           of
           spiritual
           things
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           been
           reaping
           ,
           to
           call
           on
           such
           as
           want
           that
           with
           which
           they
           overflow
           ,
           to
           let
           them
           reap
           of
           their
           worldly
           things
           :
           So
           this
           
             time
          
           or
           
             season
             ,
          
           in
           a
           larger
           sense
           ,
           seems
           to
           
             provoke
             us
             to
             love
             and
             to
             good
             works
             .
          
        
         
           We
           have
           pass'd
           through
           great
           and
           threatning
           Dangers
           ;
           as
           well
           those
           of
           a
           long
           and
           slothful
           Peace
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           surfeits
           of
           luxurious
           Plenty
           ,
           as
           the
           more
           critical
           Turns
           of
           a
           devouring
           War
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           Charge
           and
           Losses
           that
           have
           accompanied
           it
           :
           while
           great
           Numbers
           of
           wicked
           Men
           engaged
           in
           a
           most
           desperate
           Conspiracy
           at
           home
           ,
           were
           at
           work
           in
           the
           corrupting
           our
           Coin
           ,
           to
           undermine
           us
           ,
           or
           to
           blow
           us
           up
           .
           We
           have
           got
           through
           all
           this
           ,
           though
           perhaps
           the
           scars
           that
           remain
           ,
           and
           the
           ill
           effects
           that
           follow
           it
           ,
           will
           not
           be
           so
           easily
           worn
           off
           .
           We
           are
           now
           like
           a
           man
           recovering
           out
           of
           a
           long
           sickness
           ,
           that
           had
           a
           great
           variety
           
           of
           symptoms
           with
           it
           ;
           these
           will
           hang
           about
           him
           ,
           even
           after
           the
           happy
           Crisis
           is
           past
           ;
           and
           the
           seeds
           of
           life
           ,
           being
           much
           weakned
           ,
           they
           ,
           in
           that
           tenderness
           ,
           will
           soon
           take
           a
           new
           ill
           ply
           ,
           and
           contract
           diseases
           ,
           as
           dangerous
           as
           those
           were
           ,
           out
           of
           which
           he
           thinks
           he
           is
           delivered
           .
        
         
           It
           may
           seem
           a
           very
           improper
           time
           to
           call
           on
           a
           City
           to
           a
           new
           Harvest
           of
           Charity
           ,
           that
           is
           yet
           struggling
           with
           great
           Difficulties
           .
           The
           Losses
           that
           many
           have
           suffered
           ,
           the
           Taxes
           that
           all
           are
           charged
           with
           ,
           and
           the
           stop
           in
           the
           Gains
           of
           most
           ,
           are
           such
           discouragements
           ,
           that
           unless
           the
           strength
           of
           the
           Argument
           for
           Charity
           were
           to
           be
           trusted
           to
           ,
           one
           could
           scarce
           hope
           to
           succeed
           in
           it
           ,
           where
           the
           Objections
           are
           so
           many
           and
           so
           sensible
           .
           But
           if
           the
           
             Sinner
          
           will
           remember
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           
             redeem
             his
             iniquities
             by
             giving
             alms
             to
             the
             poor
             ;
          
           if
           even
           the
           
             Covetous
          
           will
           consider
           how
           certain
           a
           Fund
           he
           deals
           in
           ,
           when
           he
           trusts
           his
           Wealth
           to
           God
           ;
           Both
           will
           conclude
           ,
           that
           the
           surest
           way
           to
           secure
           to
           us
           those
           Blessings
           that
           we
           still
           enjoy
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           procure
           new
           additions
           to
           them
           ,
           is
           to
           make
           the
           best
           use
           of
           what
           we
           do
           possess
           ,
           and
           so
           form
           the
           most
           generous
           Resolutions
           upon
           what
           further
           Increases
           God
           may
           bless
           us
           with
           .
        
         
         
           
             As
             we
             have
             opportunity
             ,
          
           or
           
             while
             we
             have
             time
             ▪
          
           we
           ought
           to
           
             do
             good
             ,
          
           and
           that
           in
           the
           most
           extended
           and
           largest
           manner
           ,
           
             to
             all
             men
             ;
          
           but
           with
           this
           specialty
           ,
           that
           the
           fullest
           measure
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           tenderest
           care
           in
           it
           ,
           ought
           to
           go
           to
           the
           
             Houshold
             of
             Faith
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           the
           Christians
           ,
           who
           in
           those
           days
           were
           but
           a
           small
           and
           select
           number
           .
           Now
           indeed
           all
           pass
           for
           such
           ;
           but
           if
           we
           may
           judge
           of
           those
           of
           the
           
             Houshold
             of
             Faith
             ,
          
           either
           by
           him
           who
           is
           the
           
             Author
          
           of
           it
           ,
           or
           by
           that
           Rule
           which
           he
           has
           made
           the
           measure
           of
           it
           ,
           we
           shall
           soon
           find
           ,
           that
           among
           those
           who
           carry
           the
           name
           of
           Christians
           ,
           and
           pass
           for
           the
           
             Domesticks
          
           of
           this
           
             Houshold
             ,
          
           there
           are
           few
           ,
           very
           few
           ,
           who
           deserve
           the
           Name
           ,
           or
           that
           answer
           the
           Obligations
           that
           belong
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             Here
             ,
             in
             General
             ,
             Beneficence
             is
             charged
             on
             us
             ,
             
               Let
               us
               do
               good
               .
            
          
           
             2.
             
             We
             see
             the
             Extent
             of
             it
             ,
             
               To
               all
               men
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             We
             have
             here
             a
             more
             particular
             Restriction
             ,
             
               Especially
               to
               the
               Houshold
               of
               Faith.
               
            
          
           
             4.
             
             This
             we
             ought
             to
             pursue
             ,
             
               as
               oft
               as
               we
               have
               opportunity
               ,
            
             or
             as
             long
             
               as
               we
               have
               time
               ;
            
             for
             the
             word
             signifies
             either
             a
             fit
             and
             proper
             
               season
               ,
            
             or
             
               time
            
             at
             large
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             as
             long
             as
             we
             live
             ,
             and
             can
             do
             good
             .
          
        
         
         
           It
           is
           needless
           to
           dwell
           long
           on
           the
           Character
           of
           Beneficence
           in
           general
           .
           Nothing
           makes
           a
           Man
           so
           truly
           great
           ,
           for
           nothing
           makes
           him
           so
           like
           God
           as
           to
           do
           much
           good
           .
           Nothing
           is
           more
           useful
           and
           amiable
           to
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           than
           a
           chearful
           and
           diffusive
           bounty
           :
           Nothing
           gives
           a
           Man
           a
           more
           solid
           Joy
           ,
           a
           truer
           Title
           to
           what
           he
           has
           ,
           and
           a
           better
           Relish
           of
           what
           he
           enjoys
           ,
           than
           a
           large
           and
           bountiful
           Heart
           ,
           with
           an
           open
           and
           liberal
           Hand
           .
           This
           is
           the
           best
           use
           Wealth
           can
           be
           put
           to
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           noblest
           part
           of
           the
           Distinction
           between
           the
           Rich
           and
           the
           Poor
           ;
           that
           the
           one
           must
           submit
           to
           the
           Humility
           of
           
             receiving
             ,
          
           while
           the
           other
           has
           the
           Blessing
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Glory
           of
           
             giving
             .
          
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           he
           that
           does
           not
           feel
           the
           Manly
           Pleasure
           that
           arises
           from
           doing
           good
           ,
           or
           that
           needs
           to
           be
           pressed
           to
           it
           ,
           has
           a
           Soul
           of
           a
           very
           degenerate
           Make
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           like
           to
           be
           moved
           much
           by
           Argument
           .
           Vanity
           or
           Interest
           may
           draw
           somewhat
           from
           him
           ,
           but
           if
           he
           has
           not
           this
           Principle
           of
           Charity
           within
           him
           ,
           though
           he
           should
           
             give
             all
             his
             Goods
             to
             the
             Poor
             ,
          
           yet
           he
           is
           
             nothing
          
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           he
           has
           nothing
           ,
           he
           has
           no
           reason
           to
           expect
           the
           rewards
           of
           true
           Charity
           ,
           if
           what
           he
           does
           is
           only
           to
           be
           seen
           of
           Men
           ,
           or
           to
           trade
           
           and
           truck
           with
           God.
           To
           be
           good
           ,
           and
           to
           do
           Good
           ,
           is
           the
           greatest
           Perfection
           of
           the
           Human
           Nature
           ,
           as
           it
           carries
           in
           it
           the
           highest
           Idea
           that
           we
           can
           form
           of
           the
           Divinity
           .
        
         
           But
           though
           the
           Characters
           of
           this
           noble
           and
           heroical
           Temper
           of
           Mind
           seem
           very
           inviting
           ,
           yet
           the
           extent
           that
           is
           here
           given
           to
           it
           ,
           may
           justly
           affright
           us
           .
        
         
           
             To
             do
             good
             to
             all
             ,
          
           is
           too
           great
           a
           compass
           for
           any
           Goodness
           that
           is
           not
           Infinite
           .
           It
           is
           certainly
           a
           peculiar
           Character
           to
           which
           no
           Creature
           can
           arrive
           ,
           that
           God's
           Goodness
           is
           over
           all
           his
           Works
           .
           We
           are
           limited
           Beings
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           narrow
           Sphere
           as
           well
           as
           a
           short
           Time.
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           the
           Charity
           of
           our
           Affections
           ,
           of
           our
           good
           Wishes
           and
           our
           Prayers
           ,
           of
           our
           Bowels
           ,
           and
           our
           Compassions
           ,
           ought
           to
           be
           enlarged
           to
           all
           Mankind
           :
           We
           ought
           to
           pray
           for
           the
           whole
           Race
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           tender
           when
           any
           Object
           is
           before
           us
           that
           may
           be
           either
           relieved
           by
           us
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           comforted
           by
           our
           Sympathy
           .
           We
           ought
           to
           exclude
           none
           by
           Prejudices
           ,
           Aversions
           ,
           or
           Passions
           ;
           but
           must
           carry
           about
           us
           a
           constant
           Disposition
           to
           do
           all
           the
           good
           we
           can
           ,
           and
           that
           to
           as
           many
           Persons
           ,
           and
           upon
           as
           many
           Occasions
           as
           it
           is
           possible
           for
           us
           to
           overtake
           .
        
         
         
           The
           
             Iews
          
           thought
           they
           owed
           a
           great
           deal
           to
           all
           the
           Race
           of
           
             Abraham
             ,
          
           and
           to
           the
           
             Strangers
          
           that
           sojourned
           among
           them
           ,
           by
           whom
           they
           understood
           such
           Proselites
           as
           came
           under
           the
           Obligations
           of
           their
           Law.
           There
           was
           a
           liberal
           Provision
           made
           of
           a
           whole
           Tenth
           ,
           with
           the
           Gleanings
           in
           Harvest
           which
           were
           copious
           ,
           for
           the
           
             Poor
             ,
          
           the
           
             Widow
             ,
          
           the
           
             Fatherless
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Strangers
             ,
          
           besides
           the
           Community
           that
           was
           every
           Seventh
           Year
           of
           all
           that
           sprung
           out
           of
           the
           Earth
           .
           But
           this
           was
           confined
           to
           their
           Country
           ,
           or
           to
           their
           Religion
           ,
           to
           such
           as
           were
           Strangers
           to
           both
           ,
           they
           were
           so
           sullen
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           do
           them
           the
           most
           common
           Favour
           ;
           to
           
             shew
          
           Travellers
           the
           way
           ,
           or
           tell
           them
           where
           a
           Spring
           of
           Water
           might
           be
           found
           .
           This
           Inclosure
           is
           pulled
           up
           by
           the
           Christian
           Doctrine
           ;
           we
           are
           not
           to
           confine
           our
           Charities
           to
           any
           Religion
           ,
           or
           Country
           ,
           or
           to
           any
           Form
           or
           Division
           in
           Religion
           ;
           every
           Man
           has
           a
           right
           to
           some
           share
           in
           them
           .
           For
           though
           in
           the
           larger
           Effusions
           of
           our
           Bounty
           ,
           we
           may
           prefer
           some
           to
           others
           ,
           yet
           in
           the
           Supplies
           of
           pressing
           Necessities
           ,
           none
           ought
           to
           be
           excluded
           ,
           all
           have
           the
           Human
           Nature
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           some
           degrees
           of
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           on
           them
           .
        
         
         
           The
           more
           enlarged
           our
           Inclinations
           and
           Dispositions
           are
           ,
           it
           argues
           the
           greater
           Extent
           and
           Elevation
           of
           Goodness
           .
           We
           have
           indeed
           a
           small
           proportion
           of
           help
           to
           afford
           ;
           but
           there
           are
           several
           Channels
           in
           which
           that
           may
           flow
           .
           Those
           of
           great
           Talents
           may
           subdue
           the
           World
           by
           their
           Reason
           ,
           they
           may
           triumph
           over
           Men
           by
           Argument
           ,
           and
           overcome
           them
           by
           Persuasion
           :
           Instruction
           ,
           Conduct
           ,
           and
           Advice
           ,
           are
           Charities
           that
           cost
           little
           to
           him
           that
           gives
           them
           ,
           and
           yet
           may
           be
           more
           beneficial
           to
           those
           who
           receive
           them
           ,
           than
           the
           profusest
           Liberalities
           .
           Men
           of
           Authority
           can
           protect
           and
           encourage
           the
           oppressed
           ,
           and
           that
           often
           at
           a
           small
           cost
           :
           A
           little
           countenance
           and
           some
           distinction
           of
           Behaviour
           may
           be
           of
           more
           use
           than
           a
           large
           Distribution
           .
           So
           there
           are
           great
           varieties
           of
           
             doing
             good
          
           according
           to
           Mens
           different
           Capacities
           and
           Stations
           .
           He
           who
           studies
           to
           do
           all
           the
           good
           he
           can
           to
           the
           Neighbourhood
           ,
           by
           setting
           a
           good
           Example
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           maintaining
           Love
           and
           Peace
           among
           Men
           ,
           by
           observing
           order
           ,
           and
           living
           regularly
           ,
           is
           a
           great
           Benefactor
           ,
           how
           narrow
           soever
           his
           Fortunes
           ,
           and
           how
           small
           soever
           his
           Capacity
           may
           be
           of
           doing
           great
           Charities
           .
        
         
         
           Besides
           all
           this
           ,
           such
           as
           abound
           in
           Wealth
           ,
           chiefly
           if
           they
           have
           not
           a
           numerous
           Posterity
           to
           share
           it
           to
           ,
           most
           particularly
           those
           whose
           Wealth
           has
           been
           of
           their
           own
           acquisition
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Effect
           of
           the
           Blessings
           of
           Providence
           ,
           favouring
           their
           Endeavours
           ,
           ought
           to
           be
           ,
           of
           all
           others
           ,
           the
           most
           forward
           in
           the
           largesses
           of
           Charity
           .
           Those
           who
           see
           many
           who
           did
           set
           out
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           perhaps
           upon
           great
           Advantages
           beyond
           them
           ,
           and
           who
           have
           been
           both
           as
           skilful
           and
           industrious
           as
           themselves
           ,
           and
           yet
           have
           long
           struggled
           with
           great
           Difficulties
           ,
           and
           have
           at
           last
           sunk
           under
           them
           ,
           ought
           ,
           when
           they
           reflect
           on
           their
           own
           happier
           Circumstances
           ,
           think
           
             who
             it
             is
             that
             has
             made
             the
             difference
             ?
          
           and
           for
           what
           end
           has
           he
           made
           it
           ?
           They
           ought
           to
           consider
           ,
           that
           in
           all
           accounts
           ,
           a
           Balance
           must
           be
           stated
           between
           Receipts
           and
           Disbursements
           .
           They
           must
           give
           an
           account
           ,
           not
           according
           to
           what
           others
           have
           received
           ,
           but
           according
           to
           what
           they
           themselves
           have
           received
           ;
           and
           to
           the
           Charge
           they
           stand
           under
           ,
           and
           the
           Circumstances
           they
           are
           in
           .
        
         
           Much
           will
           be
           required
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           whom
           much
           is
           given
           ;
           and
           if
           we
           expect
           a
           
             full
             reward
             ,
             a
             measure
             shaken
             together
             and
             press'd
             down
             ,
          
           
           we
           must
           
             abound
             in
             the
             riches
             of
             our
             liberality
             .
             The
             liberal
             man
             deviseth
             liberal
             things
             ,
             and
             by
             liberal
             things
             he
             shall
             stand
             .
          
           These
           may
           seem
           at
           present
           to
           dissipate
           his
           Stock
           ,
           but
           they
           bring
           large
           Returns
           .
           There
           cannot
           come
           a
           nobler
           Meditation
           into
           the
           Mind
           of
           a
           Man
           whom
           God
           has
           eminently
           bless'd
           ,
           than
           to
           think
           often
           within
           himself
           ,
           
             What
             shall
             I
             render
             unto
             God
             for
             all
             his
             benefits
             towards
             me
             ?
          
           Our
           first
           Returns
           ought
           to
           be
           Praise
           and
           Thanksgiving
           :
           but
           our
           next
           ought
           to
           be
           ,
           to
           lay
           out
           our
           Plenty
           in
           the
           best
           manner
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           best
           uses
           we
           can
           .
           Many
           have
           such
           an
           abundance
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           a
           trouble
           to
           them
           either
           to
           keep
           it
           ,
           or
           to
           use
           it
           .
           They
           might
           ease
           themselves
           of
           the
           trouble
           ,
           and
           trust
           it
           to
           God's
           keeping
           ;
           who
           will
           either
           return
           it
           to
           them
           again
           ,
           or
           preserve
           it
           to
           set
           it
           to
           their
           account
           ,
           in
           that
           great
           Reckoning
           that
           all
           must
           come
           to
           .
        
         
           Happy
           they
           who
           to
           their
           strength
           ,
           yea
           and
           beyond
           their
           strength
           ,
           are
           ever
           imployed
           in
           doing
           Good.
           The
           heighth
           of
           Charity
           ,
           is
           to
           give
           not
           only
           of
           our
           
             abundance
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           out
           of
           that
           which
           is
           over
           and
           above
           what
           we
           need
           ,
           but
           to
           give
           out
           of
           our
           
             penury
             ;
          
           to
           abridge
           a
           narrow
           condition
           ,
           and
           study
           to
           be
           
           without
           many
           things
           that
           we
           thought
           we
           needed
           ,
           but
           find
           we
           can
           live
           without
           them
           ;
           that
           so
           shortning
           even
           a
           scanty
           allowance
           ,
           we
           may
           give
           some
           relief
           to
           those
           who
           languish
           under
           the
           Extremities
           of
           Want.
           
        
         
           After
           all
           the
           good
           we
           can
           do
           to
           any
           that
           are
           oppressed
           with
           Misery
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           strain
           of
           doing
           good
           that
           is
           far
           above
           it
           :
           and
           to
           this
           the
           Charity
           to
           their
           Persons
           may
           be
           a
           great
           furtherance
           .
           The
           greatest
           Charity
           is
           the
           delivering
           Men
           from
           the
           extreamest
           Dangers
           :
           If
           to
           save
           a
           Life
           is
           a
           noble
           piece
           of
           Charity
           ,
           how
           much
           more
           to
           save
           a
           Soul
           ?
           If
           we
           can
           be
           the
           happy
           Instruments
           of
           bringing
           those
           who
           have
           gone
           astray
           ,
           to
           love
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           to
           follow
           it
           ;
           if
           we
           can
           allarm
           an
           impenitent
           Sinner
           ,
           or
           reclaim
           one
           that
           is
           engaged
           in
           ill
           Courses
           ;
           if
           we
           can
           help
           Men
           to
           live
           Religiously
           ,
           and
           to
           die
           comfortably
           ,
           then
           we
           may
           reckon
           that
           we
           are
           exalted
           to
           the
           greatest
           Honour
           that
           our
           Natures
           are
           capable
           of
           ,
           in
           being
           Instruments
           of
           the
           greatest
           Good
           ,
           that
           either
           we
           can
           do
           ,
           or
           that
           others
           can
           receive
           .
           This
           is
           indeed
           to
           be
           managed
           with
           discretion
           ,
           and
           without
           affectation
           ;
           with
           zeal
           ,
           but
           without
           heat
           .
           Happy
           those
           who
           find
           out
           the
           best
           Methods
           ,
           and
           the
           properest
           
           Times
           for
           it
           !
           This
           is
           both
           the
           greatest
           Charity
           and
           the
           noblest
           Employment
           we
           are
           capable
           of
           .
        
         
           But
           since
           our
           Capacities
           as
           well
           as
           our
           Fortunes
           ,
           and
           our
           Strength
           as
           well
           as
           our
           Time
           ,
           are
           limited
           ,
           we
           ought
           to
           see
           what
           Objects
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           what
           Acts
           of
           Charity
           we
           must
           prefer
           to
           all
           others
           .
           That
           proportion
           of
           our
           Time
           ,
           of
           our
           Talents
           and
           our
           Fortunes
           ,
           that
           we
           can
           bestow
           on
           others
           ,
           ought
           to
           be
           so
           well
           managed
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           be
           applied
           both
           to
           the
           best
           Persons
           and
           the
           best
           Purposes
           that
           may
           be
           .
           While
           therefore
           all
           Mankind
           have
           title
           to
           such
           a
           share
           ,
           as
           extream
           Misery
           may
           give
           them
           a
           right
           even
           to
           demand
           of
           us
           ,
           there
           is
           still
           a
           great
           distinction
           to
           be
           made
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           somewhat
           of
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           on
           all
           Men
           ;
           but
           there
           is
           a
           more
           peculiar
           measure
           of
           it
           on
           those
           who
           are
           made
           
             conformable
             to
             Christ.
          
           All
           men
           have
           the
           same
           common
           Nature
           ;
           but
           the
           Regenerate
           have
           in
           them
           ,
           besides
           that
           ,
           a
           participation
           of
           the
           
             Divine
             Nature
             .
          
           We
           who
           are
           Christians
           ,
           are
           
             born
             again
             ,
          
           and
           in
           that
           we
           acquire
           a
           new
           relation
           :
           We
           are
           all
           Brethren
           ,
           
             joint-heirs
             of
             the
             same
             common
             salvation
             :
          
           We
           are
           members
           of
           the
           same
           
             body
             ;
          
           we
           have
           
             one
             head
             ,
          
           and
           ought
           also
           
           to
           
             have
             one
             heart
             .
          
           We
           are
           all
           sharers
           in
           one
           common
           
             Baptism
             ;
             The
             bread
             that
             we
             break
             is
             the
             communion
             of
             his
             body
             ,
             and
             the
             cup
             that
             we
             bless
             ,
             is
             the
             communion
             of
             his
             blood
             ,
          
           by
           whom
           we
           are
           called
           .
           We
           hope
           to
           live
           to
           all
           Eternity
           together
           ,
           
             partakers
             of
             the
             Inheritance
             of
             the
             Saints
             in
             light
             .
          
           These
           are
           Relations
           of
           so
           close
           a
           Nature
           ,
           that
           as
           they
           tie
           us
           much
           more
           firmly
           to
           one
           another
           ,
           so
           they
           ought
           to
           give
           us
           a
           more
           particular
           concern
           in
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           therefore
           there
           is
           a
           peculiar
           strain
           of
           Charity
           that
           ought
           to
           be
           reserved
           to
           such
           as
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           believe
           are
           of
           this
           Houshold
           .
           In
           the
           beginnings
           of
           Christianity
           the
           number
           was
           small
           ,
           but
           their
           Zeal
           and
           their
           Charity
           was
           then
           in
           its
           first
           fervour
           .
           Then
           the
           Widows
           and
           the
           Fatherless
           were
           supplied
           by
           a
           
             daily
             Ministration
             :
          
           Such
           was
           the
           Zeal
           of
           their
           Charity
           ,
           and
           such
           were
           the
           Necessities
           of
           that
           time
           ,
           that
           the
           Rich
           
             sold
             their
             lands
             and
             possessions
             ,
             and
             laid
             the
             price
             of
             them
             down
             at
             the
             Apostles
             feet
             .
          
           That
           seems
           peculiar
           to
           that
           time
           and
           place
           ,
           for
           in
           the
           Epistles
           to
           the
           other
           Churches
           ,
           mention
           is
           oft
           made
           of
           the
           
             Rich
          
           that
           were
           among
           them
           .
        
         
         
           The
           Enemies
           of
           our
           Faith
           made
           this
           a
           part
           of
           their
           Satyr
           against
           it
           ,
           that
           the
           Bounty
           with
           which
           the
           Rich
           supplied
           the
           Poor
           ,
           made
           that
           the
           Poor
           seemed
           as
           hired
           to
           come
           among
           them
           .
           They
           acknowledge
           the
           Charity
           of
           the
           Christians
           was
           not
           restrained
           to
           those
           of
           the
           same
           Faith
           ,
           but
           was
           extended
           even
           to
           Strangers
           and
           Enemies
           .
           If
           the
           carrying
           the
           name
           Christian
           ,
           or
           the
           being
           baptized
           into
           it
           ,
           makes
           all
           to
           be
           of
           the
           
             Houshold
             of
             Faith
             ,
          
           then
           we
           have
           no
           more
           this
           restriction
           to
           our
           Charity
           .
           All
           ,
           or
           almost
           all
           ,
           among
           us
           are
           of
           this
           sort
           .
           But
           this
           is
           more
           the
           effect
           of
           Law
           or
           Custom
           ,
           than
           of
           Choice
           :
           therefore
           we
           must
           now
           take
           other
           measures
           ,
           for
           judging
           who
           are
           of
           the
           
             Houshold
             of
             Faith.
             
          
        
         
           Can
           those
           who
           are
           a
           Reproach
           to
           it
           by
           their
           most
           unchristian
           Lives
           ,
           and
           who
           seem
           weary
           of
           the
           very
           Name
           ,
           which
           they
           are
           ready
           to
           throw
           off
           ,
           if
           they
           could
           do
           it
           without
           hazard
           to
           their
           worldly
           Interests
           ,
           be
           esteemed
           a
           part
           of
           this
           Houshold
           ?
           If
           they
           are
           ,
           then
           this
           is
           fulfilled
           ,
           
             that
             a
             mans
             enemies
             are
             those
             of
             his
             own
             houshold
             .
          
        
         
           Oh
           ,
           the
           Venom
           that
           is
           daily
           thrown
           out
           by
           them
           against
           that
           Faith
           which
           would
           reform
           
           form
           and
           save
           the
           World
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           sincerely
           believed
           and
           follow'd
           by
           it
           !
           They
           judge
           of
           it
           by
           the
           effects
           it
           has
           on
           themselves
           ,
           and
           on
           such
           as
           themselves
           :
           and
           having
           never
           felt
           more
           in
           it
           than
           a
           Form
           of
           Words
           ,
           or
           a
           Set
           of
           Rites
           and
           Performances
           ,
           they
           call
           it
           
             foolishness
             :
          
           But
           let
           them
           Blaspheme
           that
           Worthy
           Name
           as
           much
           as
           they
           will
           ,
           
             Christ
             is
             to
             all
             who
             are
             called
             of
             God
             ,
             both
             the
             power
             and
             the
             wisdom
             of
             God.
          
           They
           discern
           a
           Wisdom
           in
           his
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           they
           feel
           a
           Power
           in
           it
           ,
           overcoming
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           subduing
           their
           Appetites
           ,
           changing
           their
           Natures
           ,
           and
           governing
           their
           Actions
           .
        
         
           Those
           of
           this
           
             Houshold
          
           do
           not
           only
           wear
           its
           Livery
           ,
           and
           carry
           its
           outward
           Appearances
           ;
           they
           are
           faithful
           to
           their
           Trust
           ,
           zealous
           for
           the
           Honour
           of
           their
           Master
           ,
           and
           careful
           of
           every
           thing
           that
           concerns
           the
           good
           ,
           either
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           or
           of
           any
           particular
           Member
           of
           it
           .
           They
           study
           to
           keep
           it
           in
           Peace
           ,
           and
           to
           maintain
           the
           Honour
           and
           Dignity
           of
           their
           Profession
           .
           They
           endeavour
           to
           resemble
           the
           Master
           whom
           they
           serve
           ,
           and
           to
           walk
           in
           all
           things
           ,
           even
           as
           he
           walked
           .
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           whensoever
           we
           see
           these
           Characters
           in
           any
           that
           calls
           himself
           of
           this
           
           Houshold
           ,
           even
           though
           they
           are
           yet
           but
           defective
           ,
           we
           ought
           to
           judge
           charitably
           ,
           and
           to
           conclude
           that
           such
           a
           Person
           either
           already
           is
           ,
           or
           may
           become
           truly
           one
           of
           this
           
             Houshold
             ;
          
           and
           that
           therefore
           he
           has
           a
           right
           to
           the
           more
           endearing
           specialties
           of
           our
           Love.
           We
           ought
           not
           to
           judge
           too
           severely
           of
           any
           ,
           nor
           quite
           to
           exclude
           them
           ,
           though
           we
           may
           see
           good
           reason
           still
           to
           give
           others
           the
           preference
           ,
           and
           a
           double
           Portion
           in
           our
           Charity
           .
           If
           we
           love
           our
           Brethren
           from
           the
           Motive
           of
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           from
           Principles
           of
           true
           Charity
           ,
           we
           will
           feel
           the
           Consideration
           of
           a
           higher
           measure
           of
           God's
           Image
           ,
           and
           a
           nearer
           Conformity
           to
           his
           Nature
           ,
           the
           strongest
           of
           all
           ties
           .
        
         
           This
           will
           melt
           and
           overcome
           every
           devout
           Mind
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           rather
           ,
           because
           such
           Persons
           are
           not
           clamorous
           and
           importunate
           :
           they
           do
           not
           publish
           their
           Necessities
           till
           the
           last
           extremity
           forces
           it
           .
           Nor
           do
           they
           attack
           us
           with
           violence
           .
           They
           are
           patient
           and
           modest
           ,
           hardly
           brought
           to
           trouble
           others
           ,
           and
           soon
           dashed
           when
           they
           do
           it
           :
           And
           indeed
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           what
           of
           right
           should
           be
           reserved
           for
           them
           ,
           is
           oft
           intercepted
           by
           the
           noise
           and
           importunity
           ,
           the
           affected
           Looks
           and
           Voices
           
           of
           a
           sort
           of
           people
           ,
           that
           go
           about
           ,
           with
           too
           much
           success
           ,
           while
           others
           are
           starving
           at
           home
           in
           silence
           .
           This
           is
           one
           of
           the
           justest
           Reproaches
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           Authority
           that
           Law
           gives
           to
           Magistrates
           for
           correcting
           it
           ,
           yet
           a
           false
           compassion
           ,
           and
           a
           feebleness
           of
           good
           nature
           ,
           proves
           too
           hard
           ,
           even
           for
           the
           Law
           ,
           in
           its
           execution
           .
           It
           is
           the
           Honour
           of
           Magistracy
           to
           be
           vigilant
           and
           severe
           in
           executing
           Laws
           ,
           that
           how
           unacceptable
           soever
           the
           first
           prosecution
           of
           them
           may
           seem
           to
           be
           ,
           yet
           are
           as
           Charitable
           as
           they
           are
           Just.
           There
           are
           tender
           Mercies
           that
           are
           Cruel
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Severities
           that
           have
           Charity
           and
           Kindness
           in
           them
           .
        
         
           Among
           all
           the
           Objects
           of
           Charity
           ,
           as
           there
           are
           none
           that
           are
           more
           helpless
           ,
           or
           more
           crying
           than
           young
           Children
           ,
           who
           are
           initiated
           into
           this
           Houshold
           ,
           and
           have
           not
           yet
           forfeited
           that
           Innocence
           to
           which
           the
           sacred
           Rites
           have
           restored
           them
           ;
           so
           there
           are
           none
           from
           whom
           we
           may
           so
           reasonably
           expect
           the
           Returns
           of
           thirty
           ,
           sixty
           ,
           or
           an
           hundred-fold
           :
           A
           Child
           well
           educated
           may
           become
           an
           industrious
           ,
           vertuous
           and
           religious
           Man.
           His
           Education
           may
           follow
           him
           down
           through
           the
           whole
           course
           of
           his
           Life
           ,
           and
           go
           to
           his
           
           Posterity
           after
           him
           .
           This
           is
           always
           the
           most
           hopeful
           and
           most
           fruitful
           Application
           of
           Charity
           .
           Next
           to
           these
           ,
           the
           most
           pressing
           are
           those
           who
           are
           under
           the
           double
           Misery
           both
           of
           Poverty
           ,
           and
           of
           Sickness
           or
           Pain
           :
           who
           may
           be
           near
           the
           giving
           their
           last
           accounts
           ;
           and
           therefore
           need
           more
           than
           at
           any
           time
           ,
           to
           be
           freed
           from
           Temptations
           ,
           and
           every
           other
           burden
           except
           that
           which
           the
           ill
           state
           of
           their
           Body
           brings
           them
           necessarily
           under
           ;
           and
           even
           in
           that
           ,
           need
           most
           of
           all
           to
           be
           so
           supplied
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           be
           either
           quite
           relieved
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           that
           their
           burden
           may
           be
           lightned
           ,
           and
           their
           last
           Agonies
           made
           less
           dreadful
           and
           more
           tolerable
           to
           them
           .
           The
           reducing
           ill
           people
           by
           the
           severity
           of
           discipline
           to
           a
           better
           course
           of
           life
           ,
           is
           a
           Charity
           well
           becoming
           that
           Religion
           which
           regards
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Soul
           in
           the
           first
           place
           .
           And
           the
           care
           of
           the
           Lunaticks
           and
           Franticks
           has
           so
           much
           of
           a
           just
           Compassion
           in
           it
           ,
           that
           humane
           Nature
           is
           at
           first
           sight
           struck
           with
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           Pious
           Provision
           ,
           and
           Royal
           and
           Noble
           Endowments
           for
           these
           Ends
           ,
           are
           to
           be
           reckoned
           among
           the
           chief
           Securities
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           fairest
           Ornaments
           and
           Glories
           of
           this
           Great
           City
           .
           But
           the
           overflowings
           of
           Charity
           
           here
           ,
           which
           support
           these
           Foundations
           in
           an
           Expence
           far
           beyond
           their
           certain
           Revenues
           ,
           is
           the
           peculiar
           Glory
           of
           the
           present
           Inhabitants
           ,
           as
           well
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           the
           City's
           chief
           Preservative
           .
           What
           but
           some
           such
           Acts
           of
           Love
           could
           cover
           such
           a
           multitude
           of
           Sins
           ,
           secure
           us
           so
           long
           from
           the
           Returns
           of
           sweeping
           Plagues
           and
           consuming
           Fires
           ?
           What
           has
           preserved
           us
           from
           all
           that
           Train
           of
           Mischief
           ,
           both
           from
           within
           and
           without
           ,
           that
           had
           long
           ago
           wrought
           our
           Ruin
           ,
           if
           the
           happy
           Interpositions
           of
           Providence
           had
           not
           been
           always
           at
           hand
           to
           give
           us
           a
           fresh
           Deliverance
           ,
           as
           often
           as
           we
           were
           threatned
           with
           a
           new
           Mischief
           ?
           What
           could
           resist
           so
           loud
           a
           Cry
           of
           so
           much
           Impiety
           ,
           such
           bold
           Attempts
           against
           our
           God
           and
           his
           Christ
           ,
           as
           are
           too
           common
           ?
           What
           else
           could
           keep
           off
           those
           Judgments
           ,
           which
           our
           adding
           new
           and
           unheard-of
           Abominations
           to
           the
           old
           stock
           of
           our
           former
           crying
           Sins
           ,
           must
           have
           brought
           down
           upon
           us
           ,
           even
           in
           Fire
           and
           Brimstone
           ?
           In
           opposition
           to
           all
           these
           ,
           by
           which
           we
           are
           filling
           up
           the
           measure
           of
           our
           Iniquities
           ,
           we
           have
           still
           the
           Tears
           and
           Prayers
           of
           many
           in
           and
           about
           this
           Great
           City
           ,
           which
           support
           and
           preserve
           it
           ,
           more
           than
           even
           the
           Trade
           and
           Industry
           of
           the
           Citizens
           .
           We
           have
           
           the
           Noble
           Charities
           of
           those
           whom
           God
           has
           bless'd
           among
           us
           ,
           which
           ascend
           before
           the
           Throne
           as
           a
           sweet-smelling
           Savour
           ;
           We
           have
           the
           grateful
           Prayers
           and
           Thanksgivings
           of
           such
           as
           having
           no
           other
           Returns
           to
           make
           for
           what
           they
           receive
           ,
           may
           be
           supposed
           to
           offer
           these
           up
           heartily
           for
           their
           Benefactors
           ,
           and
           for
           this
           City
           in
           which
           they
           find
           such
           mighty
           Comfort
           and
           Relief
           .
           These
           do
           still
           keep
           off
           the
           Judgments
           that
           otherwise
           we
           should
           long
           ago
           have
           smarted
           under
           ;
           and
           therefore
           here
           is
           a
           proper
           place
           to
           make
           a
           stand
           ,
           and
           to
           set
           before
           you
           what
           the
           Worthy
           Governors
           of
           those
           Endowments
           have
           done
           for
           this
           last
           Year
           ,
           that
           so
           those
           whom
           God
           has
           eminently
           bless'd
           ,
           may
           see
           what
           is
           reserved
           for
           them
           yet
           to
           do
           .
        
         
           
             A
             True
             REPORT
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             It
             remains
             now
             to
             consider
             the
             Measure
             by
             which
             we
             ought
             to
             pursue
             our
             Charity
             :
             
               As
               we
               have
               opportunity
               ,
            
             or
             according
             to
             the
             other
             Reading
             ,
             
               While
               we
               have
               time
               .
            
             Every
             time
             of
             our
             receiving
             special
             Blessings
             from
             God
             ,
             whether
             in
             our
             Spiritual
             or
             Temporal
             Concerns
             ,
             chiefly
             when
             unlook'd
             for
             ,
             and
             great
             Successes
             
             in
             our
             Affairs
             ,
             do
             as
             it
             were
             surprize
             us
             ,
             we
             ought
             to
             reckon
             a
             special
             Opportunity
             for
             doing
             Good
             :
             We
             have
             then
             a
             new
             Capacity
             put
             in
             our
             hands
             .
             If
             those
             who
             meet
             with
             particular
             Blessings
             are
             yet
             so
             straitned
             ,
             that
             they
             having
             nothing
             to
             spare
             ,
             express
             their
             willingness
             to
             give
             liberally
             if
             it
             were
             in
             their
             power
             ,
             even
             that
             will
             be
             accepted
             by
             him
             who
             in
             such
             a
             case
             does
             certainly
             take
             the
             
               will
               for
               the
               deed
               ;
            
             but
             that
             is
             never
             to
             be
             expected
             ,
             when
             it
             is
             in
             our
             power
             to
             do
             as
             well
             as
             to
             will
             :
             then
             not
             to
             do
             ,
             and
             only
             to
             pretend
             to
             will
             ,
             is
             but
             to
             mock
             God.
             
          
           
             When
             fit
             Occasions
             and
             proper
             Objects
             come
             in
             our
             way
             ,
             at
             a
             time
             when
             we
             feel
             we
             have
             it
             in
             our
             power
             to
             do
             good
             ,
             we
             ought
             to
             look
             upon
             that
             as
             a
             determination
             of
             Providence
             ,
             to
             lodge
             the
             Good
             that
             we
             are
             disposed
             to
             do
             ,
             on
             such
             Objects
             :
             When
             at
             any
             time
             we
             re-double
             our
             Prayers
             with
             more
             than
             ordinary
             Vehemence
             ,
             for
             any
             Deliverance
             or
             Blessing
             ,
             we
             ought
             to
             proportion
             some
             overplus
             in
             our
             Charity
             ,
             to
             the
             Grace
             that
             we
             then
             beg
             from
             God.
             We
             may
             expect
             that
             our
             Prayers
             shall
             be
             best
             heard
             ,
             when
             we
             open
             our
             Ears
             and
             our
             Hands
             to
             those
             who
             call
             to
             us
             .
             As
             we
             would
             desire
             
             that
             God
             should
             prevent
             us
             with
             his
             Favour
             ,
             we
             ought
             to
             seek
             out
             the
             Necessitous
             ,
             chiefly
             the
             Domesticks
             of
             this
             Family
             ,
             to
             prevent
             them
             with
             our
             Liberality
             .
             We
             ought
             not
             to
             shake
             off
             pressing
             Occasions
             ,
             that
             call
             for
             present
             Help
             .
             In
             such
             cases
             often
             a
             Delay
             is
             a
             Denial
             ;
             the
             Opportunity
             may
             be
             lost
             for
             ever
             .
             The
             Invitations
             of
             Providence
             ,
             in
             some
             happy
             Encounters
             ,
             are
             to
             be
             tenderly
             received
             as
             special
             Favours
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             carefully
             managed
             .
             So
             far
             we
             ought
             to
             be
             from
             letting
             them
             slip
             from
             us
             ,
             that
             we
             ought
             to
             seek
             them
             out
             ,
             and
             to
             wait
             for
             them
             .
             The
             improving
             these
             ,
             is
             as
             it
             were
             the
             putting
             God
             in
             our
             debt
             ,
             or
             rather
             the
             putting
             us
             out
             of
             his
             .
             We
             ought
             to
             reckon
             it
             a
             Favour
             when
             he
             sends
             any
             of
             his
             Family
             to
             us
             in
             his
             Name
             .
             We
             ought
             to
             receive
             them
             well
             ,
             and
             to
             dismiss
             them
             the
             better
             for
             his
             sake
             ,
             in
             whose
             Name
             they
             come
             .
             Under
             all
             our
             Plenty
             ,
             we
             cannot
             have
             a
             surer
             Indication
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             sent
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             bless'd
             of
             God
             ,
             than
             that
             we
             have
             it
             in
             our
             Will
             as
             much
             as
             it
             is
             in
             our
             Power
             ,
             or
             rather
             more
             than
             our
             Power
             reaches
             to
             ,
             to
             do
             all
             the
             Good
             with
             it
             that
             possibly
             we
             can
             .
             This
             is
             one
             Article
             in
             making
             up
             our
             accounts
             ,
             which
             we
             may
             then
             do
             with
             
             joy
             ,
             when
             we
             feel
             a
             heartiness
             in
             our
             Bounty
             ;
             that
             we
             part
             with
             it
             ,
             not
             only
             easily
             ,
             but
             cheerfully
             ;
             that
             it
             is
             not
             extorted
             from
             us
             by
             Importunity
             or
             Decency
             ,
             but
             is
             given
             with
             a
             willing
             Heart
             ;
             and
             that
             in
             the
             Measure
             of
             it
             ,
             we
             feel
             a
             disposition
             to
             give
             rather
             more
             than
             less
             than
             our
             Condition
             can
             afford
             .
             Nor
             are
             we
             to
             complain
             that
             Opportunities
             return
             too
             thick
             upon
             us
             ;
             but
             are
             rather
             to
             rejoice
             ,
             that
             when
             we
             have
             dispersed
             abroad
             ,
             a
             new
             Harvest
             returns
             soon
             after
             that
             sowing
             .
             After
             all
             ,
             there
             is
             Prudence
             and
             Discretion
             even
             in
             this
             ,
             and
             Bounds
             must
             be
             set
             to
             it
             ,
             within
             which
             we
             ought
             to
             restrain
             our selves
             :
             but
             so
             few
             are
             apt
             to
             exceed
             on
             this
             hand
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             little
             occasion
             to
             insist
             much
             upon
             it
             .
          
           
             The
             other
             reading
             of
             the
             word
             is
             ,
             
               While
               we
               have
               time
               :
            
             As
             long
             as
             we
             live
             ,
             and
             have
             the
             free
             use
             of
             that
             Plenty
             with
             which
             God
             blesses
             us
             .
             Death
             will
             quickly
             come
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             then
             perhaps
             a
             fraudulent
             Man
             or
             an
             Usurer
             ,
             when
             he
             can
             enjoy
             his
             Wealth
             no
             longer
             ,
             will
             think
             of
             
               redeeming
               his
               iniquities
            
             by
             some
             Endowment
             ,
             in
             which
             he
             may
             intend
             both
             to
             gratify
             his
             Vanity
             ,
             and
             to
             quiet
             the
             Horrors
             of
             his
             Conscience
             ;
             but
             Restitution
             were
             the
             better
             and
             the
             more
             necessary
             Cure
             ,
             since
             it
             is
             as
             it
             
             were
             a
             calling
             God
             to
             share
             with
             them
             in
             their
             unlawful
             Gains
             ,
             when
             they
             offer
             him
             some
             part
             of
             them
             ,
             before
             they
             have
             endeavoured
             to
             make
             restitution
             to
             the
             righteous
             Owners
             ,
             whom
             they
             had
             defrauded
             .
             Such
             Endowments
             coming
             from
             defiled
             Hands
             ,
             will
             not
             be
             accepted
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             true
             ,
             if
             a
             special
             Restitution
             ,
             after
             a
             Life
             of
             numberless
             and
             small
             Injustices
             ,
             cannot
             be
             made
             ,
             a
             liberal
             Distribution
             will
             be
             accepted
             of
             God
             ,
             if
             made
             without
             the
             superstitious
             Conceit
             of
             compounding
             with
             Him
             :
             Yet
             that
             which
             is
             made
             by
             Men
             in
             Health
             ,
             who
             outlive
             their
             parting
             with
             it
             ,
             looks
             liker
             a
             willing
             Sacrifice
             ,
             than
             that
             which
             is
             only
             let
             go
             to
             pious
             Uses
             ,
             when
             they
             can
             hold
             it
             no
             longer
             .
             It
             savours
             too
             little
             of
             Charity
             ,
             and
             too
             rankly
             of
             Vanity
             ,
             to
             hoard
             up
             and
             to
             give
             nothing
             during
             one's
             Life
             ,
             that
             he
             may
             have
             wherewith
             to
             leave
             some
             splendid
             piece
             of
             Magnificence
             at
             his
             Death
             .
             While
             
               we
               have
               time
            
             therefore
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             while
             we
             live
             and
             are
             in
             Health
             ;
             while
             we
             see
             Objects
             that
             call
             aloud
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             that
             perhaps
             perish
             for
             the
             want
             of
             that
             which
             is
             in
             our
             power
             to
             give
             them
             ;
             Let
             us
             shew
             a
             Pleasure
             as
             well
             as
             a
             Zeal
             in
             Good
             Works
             ;
             for
             this
             is
             the
             
             only
             part
             of
             our
             Wealth
             that
             we
             may
             be
             said
             in
             some
             sort
             to
             carry
             along
             with
             us
             into
             another
             World
             ;
             
               our
               works
               will
               follow
               us
               ;
            
             and
             the
             
               Friends
            
             whom
             we
             have
             made
             by
             our
             
               Mammon
               ,
               will
               be
               ready
               to
               receive
               us
               into
               their
               eternal
               habitations
               .
            
          
           
             Another
             view
             of
             the
             word
             
               while
               we
               have
               time
               ,
            
             is
             ,
             In
             this
             
               our
               day
               ,
               knowing
               the
               time
               .
            
             We
             are
             now
             again
             in
             Peace
             ,
             and
             all
             things
             considered
             ,
             in
             a
             high
             degree
             of
             Plenty
             .
             We
             do
             not
             know
             how
             long
             the
             present
             Quiet
             shall
             continue
             ,
             or
             how
             soon
             the
             Clouds
             shall
             return
             after
             all
             the
             Rain
             that
             is
             fallen
             .
             Whatsoever
             our
             Dangers
             or
             Difficulties
             have
             been
             ,
             they
             are
             now
             over
             ,
             and
             we
             forget
             them
             ,
             and
             take
             little
             care
             to
             provide
             for
             the
             Evil
             Day
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             much
             nearer
             than
             we
             will
             suffer
             our selves
             to
             think
             it
             is
             .
             A
             shaking
             may
             come
             that
             may
             drive
             us
             from
             our
             Seats
             and
             our
             Wealth
             :
             It
             is
             not
             hard
             to
             apprehend
             from
             what
             Accidents
             ,
             and
             by
             what
             Hands
             the
             Evil
             Day
             may
             come
             .
          
           
             The
             best
             way
             to
             prevent
             it
             ,
             is
             to
             think
             often
             that
             it
             may
             come
             ;
             and
             instead
             of
             hoarding
             up
             a
             great
             deal
             ,
             which
             may
             prove
             only
             the
             heaping
             up
             of
             Treasure
             ,
             both
             to
             invite
             and
             to
             glut
             our
             Enemies
             ,
             instead
             of
             the
             profusion
             
             of
             Waste
             and
             Riot
             ,
             of
             Luxury
             and
             Vanity
             ,
             to
             be
             laying
             it
             up
             in
             such
             Acts
             of
             Charity
             as
             will
             stand
             us
             in
             more
             stead
             in
             the
             Evil
             day
             ,
             than
             the
             best
             secured
             Wealth
             we
             have
             ;
             we
             will
             then
             the
             more
             easily
             bear
             Want
             if
             we
             use
             our
             present
             Abundance
             well
             .
             Have
             other
             National
             Churches
             been
             plucked
             up
             by
             the
             Roots
             ,
             and
             scattered
             all
             about
             in
             strange
             Countries
             ,
             and
             why
             may
             not
             we
             expect
             some
             such
             dreadful
             Sentence
             ,
             
               Cut
               it
               down
               ,
               why
               cumbreth
               it
               the
               ground
               ?
            
             It
             will
             be
             the
             easier
             to
             us
             to
             encounter
             some
             such
             Calamity
             ,
             if
             while
             we
             have
             now
             both
             Time
             and
             Plenty
             ,
             we
             use
             it
             prudently
             ,
             and
             bestow
             it
             Charitably
             :
             We
             may
             then
             with
             confidence
             trust
             that
             God
             will
             raise
             up
             ,
             even
             in
             strange
             Countries
             ,
             Benefactors
             to
             us
             ,
             if
             we
             do
             now
             
               deal
               our
               bread
               to
               the
               hungry
               ,
               and
               hide
               not
               our selves
               from
               our
               own
               flesh
               .
            
          
           
             In
             a
             word
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             the
             more
             easy
             to
             part
             with
             the
             Remnants
             of
             our
             Wealth
             when
             we
             have
             accustomed
             our selves
             before-hand
             to
             make
             liberal
             Distributions
             out
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             live
             upon
             a
             small
             part
             of
             it
             ,
             especially
             for
             those
             who
             have
             secured
             the
             best
             part
             of
             it
             ,
             where
             
               neither
               rust
               nor
               moth
               doth
               corrupt
               ,
               nor
               thieves
               break
               through
               and
               steal
               ;
            
             and
             so
             have
             
             the
             
               promises
               both
               of
               this
               life
               ,
               and
               of
               that
               which
               is
               to
               come
               .
            
             To
             conclude
             with
             the
             Words
             that
             go
             before
             my
             Text
             ,
             
               Whatsoever
               a
               man
               soweth
               ,
               that
               shall
               he
               also
               reap
               .
               For
               he
               that
               soweth
               to
               his
               flesh
               ,
               shall
               of
               his
               flesh
               reap
               corruption
               :
               but
               he
               that
               soweth
               to
               the
               spirit
               ,
               shall
               of
               the
               spirit
               reap
               life
               everlasting
               .
               Therefore
               let
               us
               not
               be
               weary
               in
               well-doing
               ,
               for
               in
               due
               season
               we
               shall
               reap
               ,
               if
               we
               faint
               not
               .
            
          
        
         
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