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<HEAD TYPE="sub">By the directions of the Scriptures, and the examples of our ble&s;&s;ed Lord and Saviour Je&s;us Chri&s;t. Written for the good of all &s;orts of peo|ple, both rich and poore, in this mi&s;erable time of nece&s;&s;ity.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of <HI>Ayme not too high.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>YOu that the Lord have ble&s;t with riches &s;tore,</L>
<L>Slight not Gods word, but thinke upon the poor.</L>
<L>Bow down your earss of pitty to the plaints,</L>
<L>Of them which now for want of &s;uccour faints.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let charity be dealt abroad with &s;peed,</L>
<L>among&s;t &s;uch people as are in great need,</L>
<L>Who&s;e hunger &s;tarved &s;oules are like to peri&s;h.</L>
<L>Through want of food, their children for to cheri&s;h.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Scriptures bids us daily to take heed,</L>
<L>And have a care the hungry for to feed,</L>
<L>To cloath the naked in their deep di&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="2 letters">e&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>And to give harbour to the harbourle&s;&s;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But rich mens hearts of late are grown &s;o hard,</L>
<L>That poore folkes wants they never a jot regard:</L>
<L>Nor will they li&s;ten to the wofull cry,</L>
<L>Of them that are through hunger like to dye.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Do not we &s;ee poore aged men complaine.</L>
<L>For want of food their hunger to &s;u&s;tain,</L>
<L>Begging of bread of every one they meet,</L>
<L>Till &s;ome have fallen down dead in open &s;treet,</L>
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<LG>
<L>Do we not &s;ee poor widowes in di&s;tre&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>Who through had times are now made husbanle&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>Their outward &s;orrows and heart-breaking moan,</L>
<L>Is powred out, and to the world made known,</L>
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<LG>
<L>And do not many friendle&s;&s;e children lye:</L>
<L>I'th fields and under &s;talls in mi&s;ery,</L>
<L>Each night being ready to be &s;tarv'd with cold,</L>
<L>And hunger which is wor&s;e a thou&s;and fold.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>There are but few regards the pri&s;oners greif,</L>
<L>And fewer that gives almes for their releife,</L>
<L>Altho tis known there can no means be wrought</L>
<L>They can have nothing but whats to them brought</L>
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<LG>
<L>Yet many men heaven knows, that have too much,</L>
<L>Who&s;e humours and who&s;e qualities are &s;uch</L>
<L>Rather then to helpe poore folke to broken meate,</L>
<L>Theyle ca&s;t it under feet for dogs to eate.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Some &s;ervants al&s;o are &s;o extreame proud,</L>
<L>Though by their wa&s;tres daily are allou'd,</L>
<L>Some certaine &s;craps to give unto the poore,</L>
<L>Theyle rather tak't and ca&s;t it out o'th door.</L>
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<LG>
<L>BY this we &s;ee, Gods word is di&s;obey'd,</L>
<L>Con&s;cience is dead, and charity is decay'd</L>
<L>Rich men that &s;hould the poor mans wants releive,</L>
<L>Will &s;ooner from them take then to them give,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This &s;in, all other &s;innes on earth controles,</L>
<L>When men are &s;o regardle&s;&s;e of their &s;oules,</L>
<L>They will not deale according to Gods word,</L>
<L>Nor yet take coun&s;ell of the living Lord,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Wherefore deare Chri&s;tians: you that are in health</L>
<L>Having your limbs, your liberty and wealth,</L>
<L>I do de&s;ire you all for Chri&s;t his &s;ake,</L>
<L>Some pitty on poor people for to take.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Chri&s;t came into the world to do us good,</L>
<L>And &s;hed as many drops of precious blood</L>
<L>even for the poore&s;t wretch that goes oth ground,</L>
<L>as for the riche&s;t man that can be found,</L>
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<LG>
<L>Whil&s;t in this world our Saviour did remain,</L>
<L>He never &s;pent one houres time in vaine.</L>
<L>He preacht the Go&s;pell freely unto all,</L>
<L>That would give eare and hearken to his call,</L>
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<LG>
<L>The tydings of &s;alvation &s;weet he taught,</L>
<L>And many miracles to pa&s;&s;e he brought,</L>
<L>His bounty &s;till he gave unto the poor,</L>
<L>And did releive the needy more and more.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Five thou&s;and poor folks on one day he fed,</L>
<L>With five &s;mall fi&s;hes and two loaves of bread,</L>
<L>Whereby that all the world might truly know,</L>
<L>None but him&s;elfe &s;uch miracles could do.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The poor man that was born blind likewi&s;e,</L>
<L>When once our Saviour had but toucht his eyes,</L>
<L>Immediately he did receive his fight,</L>
<L>Which wonder &s;trange was don by Chri&s;t his might</L>
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<LG>
<L>He made the deafe to hear, the dumb to talke,</L>
<L>Hee made the &s;ick take up his bed and walk.</L>
<L>He cur<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">d the lame, and heal'd the Leapers evills,</L>
<L>And by his heavenly power he ca&s;t out devills.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Poore <HI>Lazarus</HI> when he had lain four dayes in grave</L>
<L>Whom no man could from death pre&s;erve or &s;ave,</L>
<L>Our Saviour did re&s;tore his life againe,</L>
<L>The holy Go&s;pell doth expre&s;&s;e it plaine.</L>
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<LG>
<L>This was our ble&s;&s;ed Saviours charity,</L>
<L>Be&s;towed upon the poore continually,</L>
<L><HI>A</HI> &s;w&eacute;et example he hath left behinde,</L>
<L>That rich folke &s;hould have poore folks &s;till in mind</L>
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<LG>
<L>And thus the word of God hath been decreed.</L>
<L>How they that help poore people at their need.</L>
<L>Shall live in bli&s;&s;e, after this earthly trouble,</L>
<L>And be with heavenly <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">oyes rewarded double</L>
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<CLOSER><SIGNED>L. P.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>Finis.</TRAILER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>Francis Grove</HI> on Snow-Hill.</P>
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