The works of charity. In a spittal sermon preach'd before ... the Lord Mayor ... and governors of the several hospitals of the city of London ... on Tuesday in Easter-week, 1710 / [White Kennett].

  • Kennett, White, 1660-1728
Date:
1710
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Credit: The works of charity. In a spittal sermon preach'd before ... the Lord Mayor ... and governors of the several hospitals of the city of London ... on Tuesday in Easter-week, 1710 / [White Kennett]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    cy and Beneficence ^ A Miracle of Feeding the Hungry, of Satisfying FiveThoufand empty Souls witli a little Portion fpread and multiplied upon them’, with five bafly Loaves^ and two [mail Fifijes, 1. From hence I beg you to obferve. That Mofl of the miraculous Works of our Saviour were of this Generous and Graci¬ ous Nature: They were done not barely to exert a Power, but to fix an Obliga¬ tion * to fhew Mercy, Love, and Kindnefs ^ to do not fo much the great as the good things: Not for Oftentacion, but for Ufe and Service 5 to relieve the Wants and ♦ fupply the Neceflities of Mankind, As here, the mighty Work was not to furprize and amaze the Multitude with fome new and ftrange thing 5 but it was to refrefii and reple’nifli them with Food and Gladnefs. This now fiiould have an Influence up¬ on all our Adions and Attempts ; We ihould labour not to look Great, but to do Good: We fliould pleafe our felves more in Ihewing Mercy and Pity, than in any way of ferting forth our other Abili¬ ties or Fortunes, our Wit, or Wealth, or Authority; One Deed of Charity may be more ferviceable to our Souls, than all the Atchievments in this World. If we - .; have