A sermon preach'd before in the Lord-Mayor and Court of Aldermen [and governors of the several hospitals], on ... April 23, 1728 / [Roger Altham].

  • Roger Altham
Date:
1728
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Credit: A sermon preach'd before in the Lord-Mayor and Court of Aldermen [and governors of the several hospitals], on ... April 23, 1728 / [Roger Altham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fiance from the Publick Stock, it looks too like - a Reflexion upon the Government, to find com¬ mon Beggary fo very clamoruos in our Streets, The prefent Occafion we are met upon feems to be intended as a ufeful Defign, to¬ wards the Curing of this Dilorder, for it ftrikes at the very Root of both the Evils aforemenT tinned,- Idienefs and Immorality > by giving Children inch an InftruCtion and Education, as teaches them not only their Duty towards God, by bringing them to a daily Attendance upon his Service i but alfo by informing them of their Duty to themfelves, wbilft their.Catechijm in- flru&s them, to learn and labour truly to get their own livings and to do their Duty in that ft ate of Life, unto which it {ball pleafe God to call them. And upon thele Accounts deferves our beft En¬ couragement, for thus we endeavour not only to luperfede the feverer Corrections of the Law, by cutting off the Occafions of them, which are Idlenefs and Immorality; but alfo come as near, as human Infirmity will give us leave to the height ot Chriftiarnty, and endeavour to practice that Leffon, which St. Paultaught his dilorderly Thefffllonians in a like Cafe. {g) IVe hear, he fays, that there are fome which walk among you disor¬ derly, working not at all, but are bufie• bodies > , now them that are fuch, we command and exhort by our Lord Jefus Chrift, that with quiet nefs they work, and eat their own bread. (§) 2ThelT. Hi. u, *
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