While we have time, let us do good unto all men; and especially unto them who are of the household of Faith. Gal. 6. 10.

Whoso hath this World's Good, and feeth his Brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compaffion from him; how dwelleth the love of God in him? 1 Joh. 3.

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He that hath pity on the Poor, lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given, will he pay him again. Prov. 19. 17.

In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my Brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matth. 25. 40, 45.

God is not unrighteous, to forget your work and labour of Love, which ye bave shewed towards his Name; in that ye have ministred to the Saints, and do minister. Heb. 6.10.

Wherefore, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee. Break of thy fins by Righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the Poor. Dan. 4. 27

Sell that ye have, and give Alms: Provide your selves Bags which wax not old, a Treasure in the Heavens that faileth not; where no Thief approacheth, neither Moth corrupteth. Luk. 12. 33.

And make to your selves Friends of the Mammon of Unrighteousness; that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting Habitations. Luk. 16.9.

Blessed is he that confidereth the Poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of Trouble.

The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth; and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his Enemies.

The Lord will strengthen him

upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his Bed in his Sick

ness. Pfal. 41. 1, 2, 3.

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Come ye Blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the World.

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me Meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me Drink: I was a Stranger, and ye took me in :

Naked, and ye clothed me : I was Sick, and ye vifited me: I was in Prison, and ye came unto me. Matth. 25. 34, 35, 36.

Pure Religion, and undefiled before God and the Father, is this, To viht the Fatherless and Widows in their Affliction, and to keep wimfeif unspotted from the World. Jam. r. 27.

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Prayers concerning Alms

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Oft Gracious God, in

whom I Live, and Move,

and have my Being. Thou haft

plentifully provided for me ever

fince I came into this World. I enjoy not only the Neceffaries, but the Comforts and Conveniencies of this Life.

Blessed be thy Name, for this thy Goodnefs towards me.

From

Almighty Father, thouga vest me all my Worldly E-tlewell.

state, that I should employ it for the convenient support of my Self, and of my Family, and of the Poor and Needy.

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And when I come to Thee, I can have nothing to carry along with me, but a ftrict Account how I have laid it out.

I must now, in a very little time, give an Account of my Stewardship, for I must be no longer Steward.

BUT I acknowledge, Ilhave been a very unprofitable, and ungrateful Steward.

I have not only wasted thy Goods, by Luxury and Excess; But I have often neglected to Relieve thy Poor Members, when it hath been in my Power,

Lord, I Repent; and am heartily forry that I have thus offended thee.

Lord, Pardon and Forgive me, for the fake of Jesus Chrift, A

men.

ND fince I can no longer

A poffefs my flate,

(for

when I am gone, I shall return no more to my House, neither shall. my Place know me any more.) Let me now be so wife to make some Provision for my Self, as well as Others, by Distributing to the Foor, who are thy Re

cewers.

What I give to them, I give to thee; and thou hast gracioufly promised to Pay it again.

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