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             The
             Excellency
             of
             Publick
             Charity
          
           .
        
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           before
           the
           UNIVERSITY
           OF
           OXFORD
           ,
           IN
           NEW-COLLEGE-CHAPPEL
           ,
           ON
           THE
           Feast
           of
           the
           Annuntiation
           ,
           1697.
           
        
         
           By
           H.
           DOWNES
           ,
           M.
           A.
           
             and
             Fellow
             of
             the
             said
             College
             .
          
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             Charles
             Harper
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Flower-de-Luce
           over
           against
           St.
           
           Dunstan's
           Church
           in
           Fleetstreet
           .
           M
           DC
           XCVII
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             PSALM
             cxii
             .
             Vers
             .
             9
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             He
             hath
             dispersed
             abroad
             ,
             he
             hath
             given
             to
             the
             poor
             ,
             his
             Righteousness
             endureth
             for
             ever
             ,
             his
             horn
             shall
             be
             exalted
             with
             honour
             .
             The
             Wicked
             shall
             see
             it
             and
             be
             grieved
             ,
             he
             shall
             gnash
             with
             his
             teeth
             and
             melt
             away
             ,
             the
             desire
             of
             the
             ungodly
             shall
             perish
             .
          
        
         
           TO
           Consider
           the
           Excellency
           of
           Charity
           in
           general
           ,
           and
           that
           variety
           of
           strong
           Motives
           which
           engage
           to
           the
           Practice
           of
           it
           ;
           how
           powerful
           the
           Language
           of
           Nature
           is
           on
           its
           behalf
           ,
           and
           how
           much
           more
           so
           the
           
             Word
             of
             God
          
           ;
           To
           consider
           ,
           that
           to
           refresh
           the
           Bowels
           of
           our
           Brethren
           is
           to
           give
           Ease
           and
           Comfort
           to
           our
           own
           ,
           and
           to
           shew
           Compassion
           to
           others
           an
           happy
           Means
           of
           taking
           Pity
           on
           our
           selves
           ;
           Nay
           that
           our
           
             Bounty
             to
             the
             Poor
          
           is
           truly
           
             Lending
             unto
             the
             Lord
          
           ,
           and
           relieving
           those
           Wants
           which
           he
           is
           pleas'd
           to
           tender
           as
           his
           own
           ;
           To
           consider
           what
           good
           Dispositions
           this
           
             Excellent
             Grace
          
           argues
           ,
           and
           what
           good
           Effects
           it
           every
           where
           occasions
           ;
           how
           great
           the
           
           present
           Reward
           of
           it
           is
           ,
           and
           how
           much
           more
           so
           its
           future
           shall
           be
           .
           This
           would
           be
           of
           too
           large
           a
           compass
           for
           a
           single
           Discourse
           of
           this
           Nature
           ,
           I
           shall
           therefore
           confine
           my self
           to
           the
           Consideration
           of
           the
           peculiar
           Excellency
           of
           
             publick
             Charity
          
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           not
           be
           improper
           in
           this
           Place
           ,
           at
           this
           Time
           ,
           and
           on
           this
           Occasion
           ,
           to
           attempt
           to
           shew
           the
           great
           Charity
           of
           
             public
             Foundations
          
           ,
           particularly
           of
           that
           kind
           ,
           the
           Benefit
           of
           which
           most
           that
           hear
           me
           this
           day
           enjoy
           .
        
         
           
             He
             who
             hath
          
           in
           these
           respects
           
             dispersed
             abroad
             and
             hath
             given
             to
             the
             Poor
             ,
             his
             Righteousness
             endureth
             for
             ever
             ,
             his
             Horn
             shall
             be
             exalted
             with
             Honour
             ,
             though
             the
             Wicked
             shall
             see
             it
             and
             be
             grieved
             .
          
        
         
           From
           whence
           I
           shall
           take
           occasion
           to
           discourse
           ,
        
         
           First
           ,
           
             Of
             the
             great
             Charity
             of
             publick
             Foundations
             ,
             especially
             of
             those
             which
             are
             Nurseries
             of
             Learning
             and
             Religion
             .
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           
             Of
             the
             peculiar
             Honours
             they
             reflect
             upon
             the
             Founders
             of
             them
             .
          
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           I
           shall
           enquire
           into
           the
           Reasons
           why
           ,
           
             notwithstanding
             all
             this
             ,
             these
             Places
             and
             the
             Persons
             who
             more
             immediately
             enjoy
             the
             Benefit
             of
             them
             ,
             have
             been
             in
             all
             Ages
             ,
             and
             still
             are
             the
             Objects
          
           
           
             of
             many
             Peoples
             Hatred
             ,
             Envy
             and
             Ill-will
          
           ;
           of
           these
           in
           their
           Order
           .
        
         
           And
           First
           ,
           
             Of
             the
             great
             Charity
             of
             publick
             Foundations
             .
          
           As
           God
           has
           put
           strong
           Principles
           in
           every
           Man
           to
           engage
           him
           in
           the
           great
           Work
           of
           his
           
             own
             Preservation
          
           ,
           so
           ,
           (
           because
           in
           some
           Cases
           he
           may
           in
           no
           sense
           be
           able
           of
           himself
           to
           help
           himself
           )
           he
           has
           both
           by
           Instinct
           and
           Precept
           subjoin'd
           the
           Care
           of
           others
           to
           his
           own
           ;
           making
           Men
           
             mutual
             Assistants
          
           to
           one
           another
           towards
           the
           Support
           and
           
             Well
             being
          
           of
           the
           whole
           .
        
         
           Now
           those
           Persons
           who
           to
           this
           purpose
           do
           most
           effectually
           labour
           for
           the
           
             Publick
             Good
          
           ,
           not
           only
           seeking
           their
           own
           but
           others
           Welfare
           ,
           and
           do
           the
           most
           to
           repair
           the
           Ruines
           which
           Sin
           has
           made
           ,
           these
           are
           the
           great
           Benefactors
           to
           Mankind
           ,
           the
           Supporters
           of
           Kingdoms
           and
           the
           Pillars
           of
           the
           World.
           Of
           this
           sort
           are
           they
           who
           not
           content
           to
           extend
           their
           Beneficence
           to
           some
           few
           round
           about
           them
           ,
           move
           in
           a
           larger
           Sphere
           ,
           and
           consult
           the
           Good
           of
           Multitudes
           not
           only
           of
           the
           present
           but
           of
           
             future
             Generations
          
           ;
           who
           desire
           and
           endeavour
           that
           the
           Effects
           of
           their
           Charity
           may
           endure
           as
           long
           as
           the
           Wants
           of
           
           Men
           ,
           and
           that
           their
           Miseries
           may
           not
           outlive
           the
           Provision
           which
           these
           make
           against
           them
           ;
           Who
           provide
           
             lasting
             Encouragement
          
           to
           labour
           ,
           or
           a
           
             sure
             Refuge
          
           to
           those
           that
           cannot
           work
           ;
           that
           contrive
           the
           most
           effectual
           ways
           that
           no
           Man
           may
           be
           useless
           ,
           but
           serviceable
           ,
           at
           least
           not
           a
           Burthen
           to
           the
           Commonwealth
           ;
           
             Who
             are
          
           (
           as
           Holy
           Job
           was
           )
           
             eyes
             to
             the
             blind
             ,
             and
             feet
             to
             the
             lame
             ,
          
           and
           a
           present
           help
           to
           those
           whom
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           has
           thrown
           upon
           the
           Mercy
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           made
           it
           both
           a
           Duty
           and
           Pleasure
           to
           administer
           to
           their
           Necessities
           .
        
         
           I
           believe
           I
           need
           not
           say
           much
           to
           evince
           the
           great
           Charity
           of
           Erecting
           Hospitals
           ,
           and
           such
           
             public
             Edifices
          
           for
           their
           Relief
           whom
           
           God's
           Providence
           has
           disabled
           from
           relieving
           themselves
           ;
           their
           Miseries
           are
           apt
           to
           make
           deep
           Impressions
           upon
           our
           Souls
           ,
           and
           we
           easily
           see
           and
           feel
           the
           Excellency
           of
           that
           Charity
           which
           removes
           such
           pitiable
           Objects
           out
           of
           common
           view
           ,
           which
           
             binds
             up
             their
             sores
             ,
             pours
             oyl
             into
             their
             wounds
             ,
          
           and
           prevents
           their
           Infirmities
           from
           being
           afflictive
           to
           others
           ,
           and
           as
           much
           as
           may
           be
           from
           being
           grievous
           to
           those
           that
           bear
           them
           .
           Now
           the
           yernings
           within
           our
           own
           bowels
           do
           
           not
           speak
           as
           much
           on
           the
           behalf
           of
           other
           works
           of
           
             publick
             Charity
          
           ,
           as
           this
           ;
           yet
           't
           is
           certain
           that
           the
           Conveniences
           and
           good
           Effects
           that
           attend
           them
           do
           .
           Thus
           the
           Charity
           of
           employing
           the
           Poor
           ,
           and
           furnishing
           them
           with
           work
           ,
           which
           may
           redound
           to
           their
           Profit
           and
           the
           Benefit
           of
           others
           ,
           is
           very
           advantageous
           to
           the
           Good
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           and
           this
           sort
           of
           Charity
           guided
           with
           Discretion
           has
           a
           large
           Influence
           upon
           the
           Happiness
           of
           any
           People
           ;
           for
           it
           much
           increases
           the
           
             Strength
             ,
             Wealth
          
           and
           Grandeur
           of
           a
           Nation
           ,
           and
           upon
           this
           it
           is
           that
           the
           most
           Civiliz'd
           Nations
           have
           been
           the
           most
           flourishing
           ,
           and
           the
           Effects
           of
           their
           Wisdom
           have
           been
           seen
           in
           the
           Prosperity
           of
           the
           People
           .
        
         
           How
           barbarous
           and
           sadly
           miserable
           are
           those
           Nations
           where
           the
           People
           are
           ignorant
           of
           the
           ways
           and
           means
           to
           provide
           against
           their
           
             own
             Wants
          
           ,
           and
           are
           left
           open
           without
           fence
           to
           the
           Miseries
           of
           this
           World
           ;
           who
           
             know
             not
          
           how
           to
           employ
           their
           Strength
           to
           their
           Advantage
           or
           Security
           ,
           nor
           for
           what
           purposes
           God
           made
           them
           what
           they
           are
           ;
           certainly
           in
           this
           regard
           
             they
             may
             be
             compar'd
             unto
             the
             beasts
             that
             perish
             ,
          
           and
           are
           in
           other
           respects
           more
           miserable
           than
           they
           .
        
         
         
           Again
           ,
           How
           remarkably
           weak
           and
           poor
           are
           those
           Kingdoms
           and
           even
           nigh
           unto
           Desolation
           where
           Sloth
           and
           Idleness
           prevail
           and
           Industry
           hath
           no
           place
           ?
           Who
           suffer
           their
           Faculties
           to
           gather
           Rust
           for
           want
           of
           Exercise
           ,
           and
           take
           no
           care
           to
           apply
           their
           Abilities
           to
           the
           Ends
           they
           were
           given
           .
           Sacred
           History
           mentions
           
             abundance
             of
             Idleness
          
           as
           one
           great
           Sin
           ,
           and
           occasion
           of
           the
           Ruin
           of
           Sodom
           ,
           and
           Profane
           History
           informs
           us
           that
           Idleness
           ,
           neglect
           of
           
             Tillage
             ,
             Mechanic
             Arts
          
           and
           Merchandise
           ,
           brought
           swift
           Destruction
           upon
           the
           great
           Persian
           Monarchy
           ,
           and
           indeed
           the
           same
           Cause
           will
           have
           the
           same
           Effects
           upon
           all
           States
           and
           Empires
           whatsoever
           ;
           
             Idle
             Persons
          
           being
           like
           
             dead
             Branches
          
           ,
           which
           serve
           neither
           for
           Vse
           nor
           Ornament
           ,
           but
           are
           an
           heavy
           burthen
           to
           that
           Body
           that
           bears
           them
           .
        
         
           Whereas
           in
           those
           Kingdoms
           ,
           where
           every
           Man
           is
           put
           and
           kept
           in
           a
           way
           to
           be
           serviceable
           in
           his
           Generation
           ,
           and
           the
           Strength
           of
           every
           Member
           is
           apply'd
           as
           near
           as
           may
           be
           to
           the
           Sustenance
           and
           Support
           of
           the
           whole
           Body
           ,
           what
           can
           arise
           from
           hence
           but
           Beauty
           and
           Strength
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           easily
           to
           be
           shaken
           by
           Disorders
           from
           within
           or
           by
           Violence
           from
           without
           ,
           but
           is
           very
           
           much
           secur'd
           from
           the
           Force
           of
           both
           :
           A
           Nation
           thus
           improv'd
           is
           like
           a
           stately
           Fabrick
           well
           laid
           together
           ,
           wherein
           every
           Material
           is
           dispos'd
           in
           its
           
             proper
             Place
          
           and
           Order
           ,
           whence
           arises
           the
           Comeliness
           (
           I
           had
           almost
           said
           the
           Life
           )
           of
           the
           whole
           ;
           but
           a
           
             rude
             ,
             unpolish'd
             ,
             unimprov'd
          
           People
           are
           like
           the
           same
           Materials
           ,
           
             rough
             ▪
             hewn
             ,
             unprepar'd
          
           for
           Use
           ,
           out
           of
           which
           indeed
           fine
           things
           might
           be
           wrought
           ,
           were
           there
           but
           Artificers
           to
           put
           their
           hands
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           Skill
           of
           the
           Workman
           to
           form
           them
           into
           Vsefulness
           and
           Beauty
           .
        
         
           Now
           by
           nothing
           is
           this
           so
           great
           and
           
             good
             Design
          
           more
           effectually
           promoted
           than
           by
           setting
           up
           
             Work-houses
             ,
             Manufactures
          
           ,
           and
           Schools
           preparatory
           thereunto
           ;
           this
           is
           the
           End
           which
           they
           aim
           at
           ,
           and
           they
           cannot
           generally
           fail
           of
           Success
           ;
           herein
           many
           Persons
           have
           an
           
             ingenuous
             Education
          
           freely
           bestow'd
           upon
           them
           ,
           which
           otherwise
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           Narrowness
           of
           their
           Circumstances
           they
           must
           have
           wanted
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           are
           train'd
           up
           to
           be
           truly
           useful
           to
           others
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           profitable
           to
           themselves
           ;
           by
           these
           means
           a
           Spirit
           of
           Ingenuity
           spreads
           itself
           throughout
           a
           
             whole
             Nation
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Improvements
           
           Men
           from
           thence
           receive
           are
           to
           the
           Advantage
           of
           
             many
             Generations
          
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           very
           certain
           that
           Man
           even
           in
           this
           
             degenerate
             State
          
           is
           still
           capable
           of
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           Perfection
           ,
           but
           it
           must
           be
           wrought
           out
           ,
           and
           almost
           any
           manner
           of
           Wisdom
           must
           be
           
             digg'd
             for
             as
             for
             hid
             Treasure
          
           ;
           for
           't
           is
           observable
           ,
           that
           things
           of
           
             greatest
             Value
          
           are
           not
           to
           be
           found
           near
           the
           Surface
           .
           His
           Faculties
           are
           not
           utterly
           lost
           ,
           but
           only
           unwieldy
           and
           benum'd
           for
           want
           of
           Vse
           ,
           he
           does
           not
           so
           properly
           want
           Power
           ,
           as
           Management
           ,
           neither
           is
           he
           deficient
           in
           his
           Talents
           but
           in
           his
           Improvement
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           this
           Defect
           which
           those
           
             publick
             Works
          
           I
           have
           been
           mentioning
           ,
           do
           always
           design
           to
           provide
           against
           ,
           and
           do
           often
           effect
           :
           Which
           makes
           such
           
             publick
             Charities
          
           well
           ordered
           ,
           
             publick
             Blessings
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Authors
           of
           them
           are
           very
           deservedly
           call'd
           Benefactors
           ;
           Benefactors
           not
           only
           to
           those
           who
           immediately
           enjoy
           the
           Effects
           of
           their
           Charity
           ,
           but
           to
           as
           many
           as
           the
           
             wide
             Influence
          
           of
           it
           can
           reach
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           am
           more
           particularly
           concern'd
           to
           insist
           upon
           the
           great
           Charity
           of
           those
           
             publick
             Foundations
          
           which
           are
           Nurseries
           of
           Learning
           and
           Religion
           .
           This
           sort
           of
           Charity
           has
           that
           in
           common
           
           with
           other
           
             publick
             Charities
          
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           very
           extensive
           in
           its
           Design
           and
           Vsefulness
           ,
           reaching
           to
           Multitudes
           not
           only
           of
           this
           but
           of
           future
           Ages
           ,
           making
           a
           suitable
           Provision
           against
           those
           Evils
           which
           are
           likely
           to
           last
           
             as
             long
             as
             the
             Sun
             and
             Moon
             endureth
          
           ;
           but
           in
           other
           Cases
           it
           far
           exceeds
           them
           ,
           they
           directly
           aim
           at
           the
           temporal
           good
           of
           Men
           ,
           this
           chiefly
           regards
           their
           spiritual
           and
           eternal
           Interest
           ,
           the
           Improvement
           of
           the
           Mind
           into
           the
           Likeness
           of
           God
           here
           ,
           and
           an
           happy
           Enjoyment
           of
           him
           hereafter
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           other
           Foundations
           Men
           are
           bred
           up
           to
           a
           
             regular
             Vse
          
           of
           the
           Powers
           of
           their
           `
           Bodies
           ,
           in
           these
           to
           a
           
             due
             Exercise
          
           of
           the
           Faculties
           of
           their
           Souls
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           for
           their
           
             own
             Benefit
          
           alone
           but
           for
           the
           Use
           of
           others
           ,
           that
           the
           
             unspeakable
             Advantage
          
           of
           their
           Improvement
           may
           redound
           unto
           all
           .
        
         
           Herein
           those
           who
           excel
           others
           in
           the
           Goods
           of
           Fortune
           are
           shown
           the
           way
           to
           do
           it
           as
           much
           in
           the
           Goods
           of
           Nature
           and
           of
           Grace
           ,
           and
           to
           adorn
           their
           
             high
             Stations
          
           with
           such
           
             worthy
             Actions
          
           as
           may
           make
           them
           the
           Glory
           of
           their
           Times
           :
           Herein
           they
           are
           instructed
           how
           to
           manage
           and
           improve
           the
           Time
           they
           are
           so
           much
           
           Masters
           of
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           Talents
           they
           enjoy
           ,
           to
           their
           
             own
             Advantage
          
           and
           the
           
             Publick
             Good
          
           ,
           that
           their
           Leisure
           and
           Wealth
           may
           be
           to
           them
           Opportunities
           of
           Vertue
           and
           Goodness
           ,
           which
           are
           to
           many
           others
           strong
           Temptations
           to
           Sin
           ,
           and
           sad
           Occasions
           of
           Falling
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           very
           fit
           that
           those
           Persons
           who
           either
           by
           the
           Priviledge
           of
           their
           Birth
           ,
           or
           the
           Choice
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           are
           often
           called
           to
           that
           important
           Business
           of
           
             making
             Laws
          
           ;
           at
           least
           have
           a
           
             mighty
             Influence
          
           on
           all
           that
           are
           round
           about
           them
           ,
           should
           learn
           betimes
           for
           what
           purposes
           they
           are
           by
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           so
           highly
           advanced
           ,
           and
           be
           taught
           to
           fill
           up
           their
           several
           Orbs
           with
           a
           
             suitable
             Glory
          
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           dispence
           
             Warmth
             ,
             Light
          
           ,
           and
           Fruitfulness
           to
           the
           Earth
           .
           And
           how
           much
           these
           Places
           conduce
           to
           these
           Ends
           ,
           let
           those
           in
           Gratitude
           declare
           who
           have
           partaken
           of
           the
           Advantages
           of
           them
           ;
           sure
           I
           am
           ,
           there
           never
           was
           any
           that
           truly
           answered
           the
           ends
           of
           his
           coming
           hither
           ,
           that
           had
           ever
           reason
           to
           repent
           of
           so
           easie
           a
           Purchase
           of
           that
           Education
           which
           others
           graciously
           enjoy
           .
        
         
         
           For
           herein
           also
           many
           have
           the
           Advantages
           of
           a
           
             Liberal
             Education
          
           ,
           for
           want
           of
           which
           ,
           those
           who
           have
           been
           Men
           of
           Renown
           in
           the
           
             Learned
             World
          
           ,
           might
           have
           been
           forced
           to
           submit
           to
           more
           
             servile
             Employments
          
           ,
           whilst
           the
           Necessities
           of
           
             this
             corruptible
             Body
             had
             pressed
             down
             the
             Soul
             which
             museth
             upon
             many
             things
          
           ;
           and
           the
           finiteness
           of
           their
           Thoughts
           had
           gone
           off
           in
           the
           sweat
           of
           their
           Brows
           .
           But
           to
           bring
           those
           of
           a
           lower
           Condition
           almost
           to
           a
           Level
           with
           those
           of
           a
           higher
           with
           respect
           to
           the
           Improvement
           of
           their
           Natures
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Advancement
           of
           Learning
           and
           Religion
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           herein
           even
           these
           Persons
           have
           from
           the
           Charity
           of
           others
           great
           Opportunities
           ,
           great
           Encouragement
           ,
           and
           great
           Obligations
           to
           those
           Purposes
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           in
           these
           Foundations
           they
           have
           great
           Opportunities
           of
           Learning
           and
           Religion
           :
           Indeed
           ,
           Time
           and
           Leisure
           are
           valuable
           Advantages
           ,
           for
           to
           the
           purposes
           I
           am
           speaking
           of
           ,
           Time
           and
           Leisure
           are
           much
           required
           .
           It
           is
           well
           known
           how
           laborious
           the
           search
           after
           Truth
           is
           ,
           and
           for
           any
           one
           that
           would
           make
           any
           considerable
           Progress
           in
           any
           Science
           ,
           how
           necessary
           it
           is
           he
           should
           attend
           upon
           it
           
             without
             Distraction
          
           ,
           be
           free
           
           from
           the
           necessity
           of
           working
           with
           his
           hands
           ,
           while
           his
           head
           is
           thus
           employ'd
           ,
           and
           exempt
           from
           the
           Labours
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           whilst
           he
           would
           apply
           himself
           to
           those
           of
           the
           Mind
           .
           But
           besides
           ,
           these
           men
           from
           hence
           receive
           the
           best
           Direction
           how
           to
           improve
           their
           Time
           and
           Leisure
           to
           the
           best
           purposes
           ,
           without
           which
           ,
           Time
           and
           Leisure
           would
           be
           of
           little
           value
           .
           For
           Man
           is
           so
           little
           able
           of
           himself
           ,
           
             to
             refuse
             the
             evil
             ,
             and
             choose
             the
             good
             ,
          
           that
           without
           being
           brought
           up
           
             at
             the
             Feet
             of
             some
          
           Gamaliel
           ,
           
             he
             might
             be
             ever
             learning
             ,
             and
             yet
             never
             come
             to
             the
             Knowledge
             of
             the
             Truth
             :
          
           but
           being
           well
           informed
           by
           those
           whose
           Experience
           qualifies
           them
           for
           the
           instruction
           of
           others
           ,
           having
           Pilots
           to
           guide
           them
           in
           these
           
             dangerous
             Waters
          
           ,
           they
           make
           their
           Voyage
           with
           a
           great
           deal
           more
           Safety
           and
           Pleasure
           ,
           and
           much
           sooner
           and
           easier
           
             arrive
             at
             the
             Haven
             where
             they
             would
             be
          
           ;
           which
           without
           such
           
             publick
             Foundations
          
           would
           necessarily
           be
           the
           Privilege
           but
           of
           a
           few
           .
           Moreover
           ,
           by
           such
           
             publick
             Nurseries
          
           of
           Learning
           and
           Religion
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           much
           more
           
             free
             ,
             open
          
           ,
           and
           manly
           Spirit
           communicated
           from
           one
           to
           another
           ,
           and
           what
           by
           Emulation
           and
           other
           
             nobler
             Motives
          
           ,
           
           they
           are
           brought
           to
           aspire
           to
           
             greater
             Heights
          
           than
           a
           
             private
             Education
          
           would
           ordinarily
           excite
           them
           to
           .
           Besides
           ,
           by
           means
           of
           a
           
             publick
             Education
          
           ,
           Men
           become
           (
           as
           Quintilian
           observes
           )
           more
           meet
           for
           the
           Converse
           of
           the
           World
           with
           which
           they
           must
           have
           to
           do
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           whilst
           I
           behold
           the
           Rivulets
           from
           these
           Fountains
           ,
           spreading
           themselves
           throughout
           the
           Land
           to
           
             make
             glad
             the
             City
             of
             God
          
           ;
           whilst
           I
           behold
           Church
           and
           State
           refreshed
           with
           these
           Waters
           which
           from
           hence
           plentifully
           flow
           ;
           I
           cannot
           but
           bless
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           by
           these
           means
           so
           liberally
           
             provideth
             for
             the
             Earth
          
           ,
           and
           admire
           that
           Charity
           which
           is
           so
           diffusive
           of
           its
           Blessings
           from
           one
           end
           of
           the
           World
           unto
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           Hence
           proceed
           Men
           who
           by
           their
           Wisdom
           and
           
             Learning
             ,
             are
             meet
             for
             the
             People
             ,
             to
             turn
             them
             from
             Darkness
             to
             Light
             ,
             from
             the
             Power
             of
             Satan
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
             to
             be
             Ambassadors
             for
             Christ
             ,
             and
             to
             beseech
             Men
             in
             his
             stead
             to
             be
             reconciled
             unto
             God
             ,
          
           that
           they
           may
           grow
           in
           his
           Favour
           ,
           by
           the
           Practice
           of
           those
           Vertues
           ,
           which
           tho'
           the
           Laws
           and
           Reason
           of
           Men
           have
           generally
           required
           ,
           yet
           Christianity
           alone
           could
           sufficiently
           enforce
           .
           Not
           but
           that
           
           even
           
             these
             Laws
          
           have
           their
           singular
           Vse
           ,
           and
           will
           be
           necessary
           as
           long
           as
           there
           are
           others
           besides
           
             the
             Meek
             that
             inherit
             the
             Earth
             ,
          
           who
           must
           have
           their
           
             bounds
             set
             which
             they
             should
             not
             pass
             .
          
           And
           this
           is
           another
           Advantage
           of
           these
           
             publick
             Foundations
          
           ,
           that
           require
           and
           encourage
           the
           Study
           of
           the
           Laws
           of
           Nature
           ,
           and
           Nations
           which
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           Foundation
           of
           all
           other
           ,
           directing
           a
           more
           
             especial
             Regard
          
           to
           those
           Civil
           and
           
             Imperial
             Laws
          
           which
           have
           been
           generally
           suppos'd
           to
           come
           nearest
           to
           the
           first
           Principles
           ,
           and
           have
           long
           obtained
           in
           the
           World
           upon
           that
           Account
           :
           Many
           of
           our
           
             Pious
             Benefactors
          
           had
           a
           particular
           Eye
           to
           the
           Advancement
           of
           this
           sort
           of
           Learning
           ,
           which
           enables
           Men
           to
           set
           an
           Inclosure
           round
           each
           others
           Property
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           true
           Basis
           of
           Righteousness
           and
           Peace
           .
        
         
           Hence
           proceed
           others
           also
           ,
           who
           searching
           into
           the
           Works
           of
           God
           for
           those
           Antidotes
           which
           his
           Wisdom
           has
           provided
           in
           secret
           against
           the
           Miseries
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           do
           mightily
           support
           the
           Health
           and
           Welfare
           of
           the
           Body
           ;
           by
           the
           strength
           of
           
             other
             Beings
          
           ,
           they
           sustain
           the
           Weakness
           of
           Man
           ,
           and
           in
           great
           measure
           stifle
           
           the
           seeds
           of
           Corruption
           which
           mingle
           themselves
           with
           ,
           and
           often
           choak
           the
           seeds
           of
           Life
           which
           they
           support
           ,
           and
           as
           long
           as
           Man
           is
           subject
           to
           so
           many
           disorders
           from
           within
           ,
           and
           injuries
           from
           without
           ,
           those
           that
           study
           their
           Cure
           ,
           and
           employ
           their
           many
           Talents
           to
           so
           good
           an
           end
           ,
           will
           never
           be
           esteemed
           
             unprofitable
             Servants
          
           ,
           nor
           those
           Places
           that
           encourage
           them
           useless
           to
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           I
           might
           mention
           others
           likewise
           ,
           who
           applying
           their
           Studies
           to
           other
           purposes
           ,
           have
           proved
           exceeding
           useful
           in
           their
           Generations
           :
           Witness
           those
           
             Mathematical
             Heads
          
           ,
           who
           by
           a
           
             Morning
             Thought
          
           have
           sav'd
           the
           Labour
           of
           so
           many
           Ages
           ;
           and
           have
           shewn
           Men
           by
           their
           
             profitable
             Inventions
          
           ,
           the
           
             readiest
             ways
          
           to
           supply
           themselves
           with
           the
           Necessaries
           and
           Conveniences
           of
           Life
           with
           abundantly
           greater
           ease
           ,
           thereby
           abating
           much
           of
           that
           part
           of
           the
           Curse
           on
           Man
           
             In
             the
             Sweat
             of
             thy
             `
             Brows
             shalt
             thou
             eat
             Bread
          
           ;
           whilst
           these
           men
           by
           examining
           into
           the
           Laws
           of
           Motion
           and
           Mechanism
           ,
           do
           perfect
           those
           Arts
           which
           are
           so
           necessary
           for
           the
           Well-being
           of
           Kingdoms
           ,
           and
           the
           Employment
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           they
           do
           more
           good
           to
           any
           Nation
           ,
           than
           if
           they
           
           had
           sprang
           a
           Mine
           of
           Gold
           ,
           or
           
             pointed
             out
             the
             Place
             of
             Silver
             where
             they
             find
             it
             .
          
           For
           as
           there
           is
           great
           Force
           in
           Nature
           ,
           almost
           to
           any
           purposes
           ;
           so
           those
           that
           search
           into
           this
           
             great
             Depth
          
           ,
           and
           vigorously
           endeavour
           to
           apply
           it
           to
           the
           
             Vses
             of
             Life
          
           ,
           may
           be
           ,
           and
           often
           are
           very
           instrumental
           to
           the
           Good
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           and
           a
           more
           than
           
             common
             Blessing
          
           to
           the
           Earth
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           those
           that
           apply
           themselves
           to
           the
           
             speculative
             Parts
          
           of
           those
           Studies
           ,
           I
           believe
           these
           also
           meet
           with
           a
           
             suitable
             Reward
          
           to
           all
           their
           Labours
           in
           the
           delightful
           Enlargement
           of
           their
           Minds
           ,
           and
           more
           extended
           Capacity
           of
           Thought
           ;
           which
           qualifies
           them
           the
           better
           to
           launch
           out
           into
           the
           deep
           Abyss
           of
           Truth
           ,
           and
           to
           maintain
           a
           Commerce
           with
           the
           far
           distant
           Regions
           of
           the
           
             Intellectual
             World.
          
           Besides
           these
           Studies
           ,
           which
           are
           esteemed
           by
           many
           as
           Dry
           and
           Barren
           ,
           may
           be
           directly
           exceeding
           fruitful
           of
           
             good
             Thoughts
          
           in
           the
           Soul
           ,
           whilst
           in
           the
           strange
           Harmony
           of
           Numbers
           ,
           and
           the
           wonderful
           ,
           but
           pleasing
           Proportion
           of
           Lines
           and
           Figures
           ,
           it
           has
           a
           clear
           er
           View
           ,
           and
           
             more
             affecting
          
           Prospect
           of
           his
           adorable
           Perfections
           
             who
             made
             all
             things
             in
             Number
             ,
             Weight
             ,
             and
             Measure
             .
          
        
         
         
           But
           I
           am
           insensibly
           sliding
           into
           a
           
             large
             Field
          
           of
           Matter
           ,
           when
           I
           have
           not
           Time
           to
           shew
           the
           great
           Vsefulness
           of
           all
           the
           
             particular
             Branches
          
           of
           Learning
           ,
           tho'
           this
           would
           most
           effectually
           evince
           the
           
             great
             Charity
          
           of
           these
           Foundations
           which
           happily
           promote
           them
           ;
           but
           this
           is
           less
           necessary
           in
           this
           place
           ,
           where
           Mens
           Experience
           speaks
           more
           feelingly
           upon
           this
           Matter
           than
           Words
           can
           .
        
         
           Then
           as
           for
           Religion
           in
           such
           
             Charitable
             Foundations
          
           ;
           How
           are
           Men
           brought
           up
           ,
           not
           only
           under
           a
           
             continual
             Sense
          
           ,
           but
           Exercise
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           they
           must
           be
           Proof
           against
           very
           great
           
             Means
             of
             Grace
          
           that
           are
           not
           profited
           thereby
           .
           The
           
             publick
             Duties
          
           of
           a
           Christian
           so
           often
           and
           solemnly
           performed
           ,
           must
           naturally
           have
           a
           great
           ,
           Force
           upon
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           tend
           to
           make
           Religion
           Habitual
           by
           the
           
             constant
             Practice
          
           of
           it
           :
           Herein
           Men
           have
           
             strict
             Precepts
          
           ,
           and
           
             frequent
             Opportunities
          
           of
           Practice
           ,
           good
           Instructions
           ,
           and
           good
           Examples
           set
           before
           them
           ;
           the
           one
           representing
           the
           Reasonableness
           ,
           the
           other
           the
           Practicableness
           of
           true
           Goodness
           ;
           and
           it
           can
           be
           no
           
             easie
             matter
          
           to
           
             rebel
             against
          
           so
           much
           Light
           ,
           and
           to
           stifle
           all
           those
           
             good
             Motions
          
           which
           the
           
             happy
             Circumstances
          
           
           of
           their
           Life
           do
           force
           upon
           them
           .
        
         
           But
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           Men
           may
           effectually
           Labour
           to
           these
           
             great
             Purposes
          
           ,
           they
           here
           find
           an
           agreeable
           Encouragement
           attending
           upon
           their
           Labours
           ;
           the
           Conveniences
           of
           Life
           which
           
             these
             Foundations
          
           afford
           ,
           are
           a
           
             great
             Encouragement
          
           to
           make
           themselves
           
             meet
             to
             receive
             them
          
           .
           It
           is
           indeed
           a
           Reproach
           to
           our
           Natures
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           stand
           in
           need
           of
           any
           
             additional
             Encouragement
          
           to
           be
           Wise
           and
           Good
           ;
           Wisdom
           and
           Goodness
           being
           themselves
           a
           
             sufficient
             Reward
          
           ,
           and
           
             strong
             Incentives
          
           to
           the
           Pursuit
           of
           them
           :
           but
           yet
           the
           
             general
             Backwardness
          
           of
           Man
           to
           these
           things
           ,
           makes
           it
           necessary
           to
           add
           the
           force
           of
           
             other
             Motives
          
           ;
           besides
           it
           is
           very
           fit
           for
           the
           Credit
           and
           Reputation
           of
           Learning
           and
           Vertue
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           as
           
             happy
             Circumstances
          
           should
           attend
           them
           ,
           as
           any
           other
           Employment
           :
           Therefore
           it
           is
           provided
           ,
           that
           they
           who
           set
           themselves
           
             to
             seek
             after
             Wisdom
          
           ,
           should
           
             have
             their
             Reward
          
           ;
           the
           Possession
           of
           those
           Advantages
           ,
           (
           the
           hopes
           of
           which
           are
           a
           Spur
           to
           some
           )
           should
           be
           a
           greater
           Encouragement
           to
           others
           ,
           and
           strong
           Motives
           to
           Diligence
           and
           Industry
           ,
           which
           first
           qualifie
           them
           for
           ,
           and
           then
           render
           them
           worthy
           of
           these
           Enjoyments
           ▪
        
         
         
           But
           further
           ,
           the
           Countenance
           which
           is
           here
           given
           to
           Learning
           ,
           by
           that
           Fellowship
           in
           Study
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Privilege
           of
           these
           publick
           Places
           of
           Education
           ,
           may
           be
           thought
           no
           inconsiderable
           
             Encouragement
             .
             Company
          
           makes
           any
           kind
           of
           Labour
           go
           down
           with
           Chearfulness
           ,
           and
           abates
           much
           of
           the
           fatigue
           of
           any
           Work
           ;
           this
           renders
           that
           Business
           a
           Pleasure
           ,
           which
           would
           be
           esteemed
           a
           Burden
           and
           Toil
           were
           we
           alone
           .
           Companions
           in
           this
           ,
           as
           in
           any
           other
           Travel
           ,
           insensibly
           cheat
           us
           of
           the
           tediousness
           of
           our
           Journey
           ,
           and
           make
           us
           less
           mindful
           of
           our
           Weariness
           ,
           and
           more
           unwilling
           to
           complain
           of
           it
           ;
           for
           there
           is
           some
           aversion
           in
           our
           Natures
           to
           being
           out-done
           by
           our
           Equals
           ,
           or
           distanced
           by
           those
           who
           have
           only
           the
           same
           Advantages
           in
           common
           with
           our selves
           .
        
         
           What
           need
           is
           there
           in
           the
           Third
           Place
           ,
           particularly
           to
           mention
           the
           great
           Obligations
           which
           
             these
             Places
          
           lay
           upon
           Men
           to
           excel
           in
           the
           Knowledge
           and
           Practice
           of
           Vertue
           and
           Goodness
           :
           This
           has
           been
           in
           some
           measure
           hinted
           at
           already
           ,
           for
           their
           Opportunities
           are
           Obligations
           ;
           their
           
             Encouragements
             ,
             Obligations
             ,
             Time
          
           and
           Leisure
           ,
           and
           the
           Priviledges
           they
           enjoy
           ,
           the
           Ends
           and
           Designs
           
           of
           their
           Benefactors
           ,
           and
           the
           Necessities
           of
           their
           Country
           ,
           are
           all
           of
           them
           Obligations
           ,
           and
           loudly
           call
           for
           an
           Improvement
           of
           their
           Talents
           .
           Chorazin
           and
           Bethsaida
           ,
           Cities
           that
           had
           greater
           Opportunities
           ,
           and
           Means
           of
           Instruction
           ,
           according
           to
           our
           Saviour's
           Argument
           ,
           have
           more
           to
           answer
           for
           ,
           than
           Tyre
           and
           Sidon
           that
           wanted
           those
           Advantages
           which
           the
           others
           enjoyed
        
         
           It
           is
           very
           natural
           (
           at
           least
           ,
           it
           is
           very
           reasonable
           )
           for
           any
           one
           to
           consider
           why
           he
           is
           plac'd
           in
           such
           or
           such
           a
           station
           ,
           that
           
             remembring
             the
             end
             ,
             he
             may
             not
             do
             amiss
             ,
          
           and
           whilst
           he
           does
           consider
           what
           the
           Design
           is
           for
           which
           those
           Privileges
           were
           given
           ,
           how
           much
           the
           matter
           of
           his
           Calling
           requires
           Diligence
           and
           Application
           ,
           and
           how
           great
           the
           Necessities
           which
           must
           be
           served
           by
           it
           :
           this
           Person
           if
           he
           was
           
             under
             no
             Law
          
           ,
           would
           be
           a
           
             Law
             unto
             himself
          
           ,
           and
           endeavour
           to
           improve
           that
           Time
           which
           is
           so
           pretious
           ,
           not
           only
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           himself
           ,
           but
           of
           others
           too
           .
        
         
           Upon
           the
           Whole
           therefore
           ,
           Since
           Learning
           and
           Religion
           are
           so
           highly
           advantageous
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           since
           the
           several
           Branches
           of
           them
           
           do
           aim
           at
           the
           reparation
           of
           those
           Mischiefs
           which
           were
           occasioned
           by
           the
           Fall
           ,
           with
           reference
           either
           to
           our
           Bodies
           ,
           or
           our
           Souls
           ;
           and
           since
           the
           Advancement
           of
           Knowledge
           and
           Piety
           is
           much
           furthered
           by
           these
           
             publick
             Foundations
          
           ,
           which
           afford
           great
           Opportunities
           ,
           great
           Encouragements
           ,
           and
           great
           Obligations
           to
           these
           Purposes
           ;
           this
           shews
           the
           abundant
           Excellency
           of
           that
           
             publick
             Charity
          
           ,
           from
           which
           such
           
             publick
             Benefits
          
           do
           arise
           :
           and
           surely
           what
           is
           pregnant
           with
           such
           great
           and
           
             good
             Designs
          
           ,
           and
           produces
           such
           
             blessed
             Effects
          
           ,
           will
           not
           ordinarily
           fail
           of
           the
           Praise
           of
           Men
           ,
           at
           least
           not
           of
           the
           Approbation
           and
           Praise
           of
           God.
           Which
           leads
           me
           to
           the
           next
           
             general
             Head
          
           of
           my
           Discourse
           ,
           under
           which
           ,
           I
           am
           to
           shew
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           
             peculiar
             Honour
          
           ,
           which
           such
           
             publick
             Works
          
           of
           Charity
           reflect
           upon
           him
           that
           doth
           them
           ,
           
             His
             righteousness
             endureth
             for
             ever
             ,
             his
             Horn
             shall
             be
             exalted
             with
             Honour
             .
          
           Every
           Man
           is
           more
           or
           less
           
             truly
             Honorable
          
           ,
           as
           he
           is
           more
           or
           less
           like
           unto
           God
           ,
           in
           whose
           Image
           he
           was
           made
           ;
           
             true
             Worth
          
           claims
           Esteem
           ,
           and
           any
           real
           Excellency
           ●s
           a
           Patent
           for
           Honour
           .
           Now
           there
           is
           no
           Body
           that
           expresses
           fairer
           Features
           
           of
           the
           Divinity
           ,
           than
           the
           
             Charitable
             Person
          
           I
           am
           speaking
           of
           ,
           and
           consequently
           ,
           no
           one
           can
           stand
           fairer
           for
           the
           good
           Opinion
           of
           Men
           ,
           or
           is
           more
           sure
           to
           meet
           with
           Honour
           from
           the
           Fountain
           of
           it
           .
           Whilst
           men
           behold
           such
           
             stately
             Edifices
          
           as
           these
           ,
           how
           naturally
           are
           they
           lead
           to
           consider
           the
           largeness
           of
           his
           Mind
           from
           whence
           they
           sprang
           ,
           and
           whilst
           they
           consider
           the
           purposes
           for
           which
           they
           serve
           ,
           admire
           the
           
             extensive
             Goodness
          
           of
           his
           Design
           ,
           who
           for
           those
           purposes
           ordained
           them
           ;
           who
           like
           his
           Creator
           so
           happily
           laboured
           to
           rescue
           Man
           out
           of
           the
           Misery
           into
           which
           he
           was
           fallen
           ,
           and
           had
           so
           great
           a
           Desire
           for
           ,
           and
           
             Pleasure
             in
             the
             Prosperity
             of
             his
             Servants
             :
          
           Certainly
           ,
           the
           best
           way
           to
           measure
           the
           Excellency
           of
           Charity
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           Faith
           ,
           is
           by
           the
           Works
           of
           it
           ;
           most
           Men
           will
           inwardly
           esteem
           his
           Vertues
           ,
           of
           which
           they
           see
           such
           
             glorious
             Effects
          
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           Justice
           to
           his
           Character
           ,
           will
           endeavour
           to
           
             set
             forth
             all
             his
             Praise
          
           .
        
         
           Lo
           !
           this
           is
           the
           Man
           which
           
             trusted
             not
             in
             the
             multitude
             of
             his
             Riches
             ,
          
           but
           according
           to
           
           Solomon's
           Precept
           ,
           
             honoured
             the
             Lord
             with
             his
             Substance
             ,
          
           and
           with
           more
           than
           
             the
             First-fruits
             of
             his
             Increase
          
           .
           
           This
           is
           the
           Man
           who
           made
           to
           himself
           
             Friends
             of
             the
             Mammon
             of
             Vrighteousness
          
           ;
           who
           when
           
             Riches
             increased
             ,
             set
             not
             his
             heart
             upon
             them
             ,
          
           but
           dispersed
           them
           abroad
           for
           the
           Service
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ;
           this
           is
           the
           Man
           who
           was
           Proof
           against
           all
           the
           Temptations
           which
           Riches
           bring
           along
           with
           them
           ,
           was
           neither
           tempted
           by
           them
           to
           Luxury
           ,
           nor
           Covetousness
           ;
           neither
           to
           
             the
             Lusts
             of
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             nor
             to
             the
             Lusts
             of
             the
             Eyes
             ,
             nor
             the
             Pride
             of
             Life
          
           ;
           but
           was
           a
           faithful
           Steward
           of
           these
           
             dangerous
             Gifts
          
           of
           God.
           Such
           
             inward
             Veneration
          
           must
           good
           Men
           have
           of
           so
           much
           Worth
           ,
           and
           by
           such
           Approbations
           will
           they
           express
           what
           they
           
             inwardly
             admire
          
           .
           Even
           in
           this
           respect
           ,
           
             his
             Righteousness
             endureth
             for
             ever
          
           upon
           the
           Hearts
           and
           Tongues
           of
           these
           Men
           ,
           and
           will
           be
           as
           lasting
           as
           the
           Effects
           of
           it
           ,
           even
           
             from
             Generation
             to
             Generation
          
           :
           To
           this
           purpose
           we
           read
           in
           holy
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           
             the
             Memory
             of
             the
             Just
             is
             blessed
          
           ;
           he
           cannot
           well
           be
           remembred
           without
           a
           kind
           of
           Gayety
           of
           Thought
           ,
           and
           
             Blessing
             is
             upon
             the
             Head
          
           of
           him
           ,
           through
           whom
           so
           many
           are
           truly
           Blessed
           :
           
             Whilst
             the
             Memory
             of
             the
             Wicked
             shall
             rot
             ,
          
           that
           of
           
             the
             Just
             shall
             live
             for
             evermore
          
           ;
           and
           as
           it
           is
           written
           
           Two
           or
           Three
           Verses
           above
           this
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           
             the
             Righteous
             shall
             be
             had
             in
             everlasting
             Remembrance
             .
          
           But
           then
           ,
           if
           in
           this
           respect
           ,
           the
           
             Witness
             of
             Men
          
           is
           great
           ,
           the
           
             Witness
             of
             Angels
          
           and
           
             of
             God
          
           himself
           is
           much
           greater
           :
           If
           
             the
             Honour
             that
             cometh
             from
             Men
          
           is
           so
           very
           valuable
           ,
           much
           more
           that
           which
           cometh
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           from
           
             those
             which
             are
             round
             about
             him
             .
          
           How
           may
           we
           imagin
           ,
           will
           that
           Heavenly
           Hierarchy
           who
           rejoyce
           at
           the
           
             Conversion
             of
             Sinners
          
           ,
           pronounce
           an
           Euge
           upon
           him
           who
           has
           so
           much
           further'd
           their
           Conversion
           !
           How
           will
           they
           welcome
           him
           into
           the
           Regions
           of
           Glory
           ,
           who
           has
           laboured
           with
           them
           in
           the
           great
           Design
           of
           bringing
           
             many
             unto
             Righteousness
          
           ,
           who
           has
           been
           their
           Fellow-helper
           
             in
             ministring
             to
             the
             Necessities
             of
             the
             Saints
             ,
          
           and
           in
           forwarding
           their
           Progress
           toward
           the
           End
           of
           their
           Hopes
           
             who
             are
             Heirs
             of
             Salvation
          
           .
           How
           will
           they
           embrace
           such
           an
           one
           in
           the
           Arms
           of
           Love
           ,
           and
           be
           never
           better
           pleased
           ,
           than
           when
           they
           are
           summoned
           by
           their
           Maker
           to
           
             set
             a
             Crown
             of
             pure
             Gold
             upon
             his
             Head.
             
          
        
         
           For
           whereas
           God
           hath
           expresly
           declared
           ,
           that
           they
           
             that
             honour
             him
             ,
             he
             will
             honour
          
           ;
           how
           must
           the
           
             Administration
             of
             this
             Service
          
           ,
           which
           is
           
           
             abundant
             by
             many
             Thanksgivings
             unto
             God
             ,
          
           obtain
           from
           him
           a
           more
           than
           ordinary
           
             Recompence
             of
             Reward
          
           .
           Such
           
             glorious
             Works
          
           are
           a
           great
           Credit
           to
           Religion
           ,
           and
           a
           most
           sensible
           Demonstration
           of
           its
           Power
           :
           Many
           are
           hence
           perswaded
           to
           adore
           and
           reverence
           God
           ,
           whilst
           they
           observe
           what
           others
           do
           for
           his
           Name
           ;
           whilst
           
             their
             Light
             so
             shines
             before
             Men
             ,
          
           and
           they
           cannot
           but
           see
           
             their
             good
             Works
          
           ,
           they
           are
           more
           easily
           led
           to
           
             glorifie
             their
             Father
             which
             is
             in
             Heaven
          
           ;
           and
           consequently
           we
           may
           be
           assured
           ,
           that
           such
           
             Righteous
             Men
          
           ,
           shall
           not
           fail
           of
           the
           
             Righteous
             Man's
             Reward
          
           .
           They
           who
           are
           thus
           Instrumental
           in
           
             turning
             many
             unto
             Righteousness
             ,
             shall
          
           (
           according
           to
           that
           in
           the
           Prophet
           )
           
             shine
             as
             the
             Stars
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
          
           ;
           and
           those
           who
           by
           their
           Means
           are
           converted
           unto
           the
           Lord
           ,
           shall
           add
           
             new
             Stars
          
           to
           their
           Crown
           ,
           and
           be
           a
           
             continual
             Accession
          
           to
           their
           Glory
           :
           So
           that
           whereas
           most
           others
           can
           
             work
             out
             their
             Salvation
          
           only
           while
           they
           are
           here
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           
             Night
             cometh
             on
          
           them
           
             when
             no
             Man
             can
             work
          
           :
           these
           great
           and
           glorious
           Benefactors
           to
           Man-kind
           ,
           leave
           as
           it
           were
           an
           
             increasing
             Stock
          
           behind
           them
           ,
           which
           is
           still
           improving
           by
           Posterity
           to
           their
           Advantage
           .
           
           In
           this
           Sense
           more
           especially
           
             their
             Righteousness
             endureth
             for
             ever
          
           ,
           their
           Works
           of
           Charity
           shall
           
             follow
             them
          
           into
           the
           other
           World
           ,
           to
           the
           mighty
           Increase
           of
           their
           Reward
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           kind
           of
           Charity
           (
           as
           most
           other
           good
           Designs
           )
           hath
           a
           dark
           as
           well
           as
           bright
           side
           .
           This
           Vertue
           ,
           and
           the
           Subjects
           and
           Effects
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           are
           of
           so
           
             high
             a
             Price
          
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           
             good
             Men
          
           ,
           of
           the
           
             glorious
             Angels
          
           ,
           and
           of
           
             God
             the
             Judge
             of
             all
          
           ,
           have
           yet
           some
           that
           cast
           
             sour
             Looks
          
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           can
           neither
           afford
           them
           a
           good
           
             Thought
             ,
             Word
          
           ,
           or
           Deed.
           
        
         
           But
           I
           am
           in
           the
           Third
           and
           Last
           Place
           to
           account
           for
           the
           Behaviour
           of
           these
           Men
           ,
           and
           to
           enquire
           why
           ,
           notwithstanding
           what
           has
           been
           said
           ,
           these
           Places
           and
           the
           Persons
           who
           more
           immediately
           enjoy
           the
           Benefit
           of
           them
           ,
           
             have
             been
          
           in
           all
           Ages
           ,
           and
           still
           are
           the
           Objects
           of
           some
           Peoples
           
             Envy
             ,
             Hatred
          
           ,
           and
           Ill-will
           .
           Why
           the
           Wicked
           ,
           when
           they
           see
           them
           are
           grieved
           .
           Some
           there
           are
           of
           that
           unhappy
           Temper
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           never
           well
           at
           ease
           when
           others
           are
           so
           ,
           and
           are
           truly
           miserable
           ,
           because
           those
           about
           them
           are
           truly
           happy
           ;
           they
           catch
           Infection
           from
           the
           Health
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           sight
           of
           their
           
           Prosperity
           grow
           sick
           and
           pine
           away
           :
           and
           then
           it
           is
           no
           wonder
           if
           such
           Places
           as
           these
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           such
           
             large
             Provision
          
           made
           for
           the
           Happiness
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           be
           
             evil-spoken
             of
          
           ,
           and
           
             evil
             intreated
          
           by
           such
           Men.
           This
           
             unchristian
             Temper
          
           ,
           must
           necessarily
           grudge
           and
           fret
           it self
           at
           these
           things
           ;
           whilst
           the
           eldest
           Son
           of
           Wickedness
           which
           
             ruleth
             in
             the
             Children
             of
             Disobedience
             ,
          
           observes
           how
           much
           these
           Foundations
           contribute
           to
           the
           over-throw
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           ,
           it
           cannot
           be
           strange
           ,
           if
           he
           set
           his
           Agents
           on
           work
           in
           all
           places
           ,
           by
           all
           means
           to
           weaken
           their
           Force
           ,
           and
           by
           raising
           
             Prejudices
             ,
             Calumnies
          
           ,
           and
           Jealousies
           against
           them
           ,
           lessen
           their
           Power
           .
        
         
           Some
           there
           are
           ,
           who
           either
           over-looking
           their
           
             own
             Faults
          
           ,
           more
           easily
           espy
           those
           of
           other
           Men
           ,
           and
           
             discern
             a
             Mote
          
           in
           anothers
           ,
           sooner
           than
           
             a
             beam
             in
             their
             own
             Eye
             :
          
           Or
           being
           uncapable
           of
           making
           just
           allowances
           for
           the
           Corruption
           of
           
             Human
             Nature
          
           ,
           and
           Heat
           of
           Youth
           ,
           and
           the
           Strength
           which
           many
           Temptations
           receive
           from
           it
           ,
           do
           from
           the
           miscarriage
           of
           some
           few
           (
           most
           of
           which
           ,
           perhaps
           brought
           the
           Infection
           along
           with
           them
           ,
           or
           caught
           it
           else-where
           )
           unreasonably
           condemn
           these
           Places
           for
           
             their
             Defects
          
           ,
           
           as
           the
           Unhealthiness
           of
           the
           Child
           ,
           is
           very
           often
           without
           Cause
           thrown
           upon
           the
           Nurse
           .
           But
           
             such
             Societies
          
           ought
           not
           in
           reason
           to
           bear
           the
           blame
           ,
           for
           the
           Vnfruitfulness
           of
           some
           of
           their
           Members
           ,
           any
           more
           than
           Religion
           it self
           ,
           for
           the
           Barrenness
           of
           some
           of
           the
           Professors
           of
           it
           .
           Do
           Men
           judge
           of
           the
           soundness
           of
           a
           Tree
           from
           the
           decay
           of
           Two
           or
           Three
           of
           its
           Branches
           ?
           ought
           not
           rather
           the
           
             flourishing
             Condition
          
           of
           the
           other
           Boughs
           to
           shadow
           
             lesser
             Defects
          
           ?
           and
           also
           be
           a
           
             sufficient
             Proof
          
           ,
           that
           the
           Fault
           is
           not
           in
           the
           Stock
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           
             particular
             Indisposition
          
           of
           some
           Parts
           which
           are
           unapt
           to
           receive
           Nourishment
           from
           it
           .
           Indeed
           considering
           the
           great
           unsteadiness
           of
           Youth
           ,
           and
           the
           Claim
           and
           Right
           to
           Liberty
           they
           at
           those
           Years
           pretend
           to
           ,
           and
           the
           Dangers
           which
           arise
           from
           the
           first
           Exercise
           of
           it
           ;
           considering
           how
           the
           Temptations
           they
           then
           meet
           with
           ,
           are
           suited
           to
           the
           very
           briskness
           of
           their
           Blood
           ,
           and
           gaiety
           of
           their
           Complexion
           ;
           it
           is
           an
           Honour
           to
           these
           Foundations
           ,
           that
           so
           many
           are
           herein
           preserved
           from
           the
           Pollutions
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           and
           that
           by
           instilling
           
             good
             Principles
          
           ,
           and
           encouraging
           
             good
             Practices
          
           ,
           they
           are
           able
           in
           so
           great
           a
           measure
           to
           ballance
           the
           
           Weight
           of
           Corruption
           and
           Sin.
           And
           if
           there
           should
           be
           those
           who
           so
           ill
           requite
           the
           Charity
           and
           Care
           of
           others
           ,
           as
           not
           sensibly
           to
           be
           better'd
           thereby
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           a
           strong
           Argument
           of
           the
           
             wonderful
             Degeneracy
          
           of
           some
           Natures
           ,
           but
           none
           at
           all
           of
           the
           Vselesness
           of
           those
           Foundations
           ,
           which
           endeavour
           ,
           tho'
           ineffectually
           ,
           to
           restrain
           them
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           others
           there
           are
           ,
           who
           considering
           how
           much
           the
           Advancement
           of
           Trade
           and
           Labour
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           ,
           is
           to
           the
           advantage
           of
           any
           Nation
           ,
           having
           their
           Heads
           full
           of
           variety
           of
           Projects
           of
           this
           Nature
           ,
           fondly
           magnifie
           one
           Way
           of
           Charity
           to
           the
           depression
           of
           another
           ;
           and
           whilst
           their
           Thoughts
           are
           warm'd
           with
           
             these
             Things
          
           ,
           they
           forthwith
           decry
           all
           Persons
           as
           useless
           to
           the
           Publick
           ,
           which
           are
           not
           serviceable
           to
           it
           in
           their
           way
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           in
           most
           Men
           a
           great
           Partiality
           to
           their
           own
           Fancies
           ,
           so
           great
           ,
           that
           they
           think
           they
           cannot
           do
           Justice
           to
           the
           things
           they
           admire
           ,
           without
           doing
           Injustice
           to
           every
           thing
           else
           ;
           and
           the
           Reputation
           of
           
             their
             Designs
          
           must
           be
           built
           upon
           the
           Ruin
           of
           all
           other
           .
           The
           Reason
           of
           this
           ,
           I
           suppose
           may
           be
           that
           having
           a
           
             strong
             Affection
          
           
           toward
           the
           Off-spring
           of
           their
           Brain
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           any
           other
           ,
           and
           turning
           
             those
             things
             that
             please
             them
          
           often
           over
           in
           
             their
             Thoughts
          
           ,
           they
           see
           
             the
             Length
             ,
             and
             Breadth
             ,
             and
             Depth
             ,
             and
             Height
          
           of
           their
           Vsefulness
           ,
           whilst
           
             other
             matters
          
           which
           have
           but
           a
           
             transitory
             Glance
          
           cast
           upon
           them
           ,
           are
           not
           so
           well
           esteem'd
           ,
           because
           not
           so
           well
           understood
           ,
           and
           their
           Beauty
           for
           want
           of
           a
           
             Closer
             View
          
           does
           not
           affect
           them
           .
           Yet
           one
           would
           imagine
           that
           amongst
           a
           
             Civilized
             People
          
           ,
           it
           might
           be
           a
           hard
           matter
           to
           find
           any
           ,
           that
           should
           only
           value
           Men
           as
           they
           do
           their
           Beasts
           ,
           meerly
           from
           the
           Strength
           of
           their
           Limbs
           .
        
         
           Indeed
           it
           will
           easily
           be
           allowed
           ,
           that
           where
           these
           
             Publick
             Foundations
          
           which
           are
           Nurseries
           of
           Learning
           and
           Religion
           ,
           bear
           no
           Proportion
           or
           Regard
           to
           the
           Necessities
           of
           the
           People
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           too
           many
           in
           Number
           ,
           or
           are
           as
           so
           many
           
             Priviledged
             Places
          
           for
           men
           to
           shelter
           themselves
           in
           from
           the
           Service
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           then
           indeed
           ,
           as
           our
           
             Neighbouring
             Countries
          
           can
           sadly
           testifie
           ,
           they
           may
           become
           a
           Burthen
           to
           a
           Land
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           Grievance
           instead
           of
           Advantage
           to
           the
           People
           .
           For
           according
           to
           S.
           
           Paul's
           
           Argument
           ,
           
             If
             the
             whole
             Body
             were
             an
             Eye
             ,
             where
             were
             the
             Hearing
             ?
          
           In
           the
           
             Body
             Politick
          
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Natural
           ,
           there
           are
           different
           Members
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           not
           fit
           ,
           that
           every
           Member
           should
           have
           the
           
             same
             Office
          
           ,
           for
           then
           how
           is
           it
           possible
           that
           the
           
             different
             Necessities
          
           of
           it
           should
           be
           served
           ?
           But
           in
           this
           Nation
           ,
           the
           Number
           of
           these
           
             Religious
             Houses
          
           can
           now
           be
           no
           just
           ground
           of
           Offence
           ,
           much
           less
           their
           Disservice
           to
           the
           Publick
           ,
           as
           was
           shewn
           above
           .
           As
           therefore
           
             the
             Eye
             cannot
             say
             to
             the
             Hand
             ,
             I
             have
             no
             need
             of
             thee
             ,
          
           so
           much
           less
           can
           
             the
             Hand
             say
             to
             the
             Eye
             ,
             I
             have
             no
             need
             of
             you
          
           ;
           and
           consequently
           ,
           they
           that
           extol
           some
           Works
           of
           Charity
           ,
           to
           the
           exclusion
           of
           others
           ,
           plead
           for
           a
           Schism
           in
           the
           Body
           ,
           which
           naturally
           tends
           to
           its
           Destruction
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           fear
           ,
           the
           
             chief
             Ground
          
           of
           Hatred
           lies
           still
           behind
           ,
           I
           am
           verily
           perswaded
           ,
           that
           nothing
           makes
           these
           Places
           ,
           or
           those
           that
           sow
           or
           reap
           the
           Benefit
           of
           them
           ,
           so
           much
           spoken
           against
           by
           
             different
             Parties
          
           ,
           as
           the
           Opposition
           their
           Errors
           and
           Superstitions
           from
           hence
           meet
           with
           on
           all
           Occasions
           :
           (
           It
           is
           
             the
             Wicked
          
           ,
           which
           when
           they
           see
           them
           ,
           are
           grieved
           ,
           the
           Enemies
           of
           the
           
             Doctrine
             ,
             Discipline
          
           ,
           or
           Practice
           of
           Christianity
           .
           )
           
           As
           Truth
           will
           have
           its
           Opposers
           ,
           so
           those
           that
           defend
           its
           Cause
           ,
           will
           have
           Adversaries
           enough
           ,
           who
           will
           be
           sure
           to
           spare
           nothing
           which
           may
           blacken
           their
           Characters
           ,
           that
           their
           Wisdom
           and
           
             Learning
             ,
             may
             have
          
           less
           Efficacy
           upon
           the
           Minds
           of
           the
           People
           :
           Whilst
           from
           
             such
             Places
          
           proceed
           Men
           who
           are
           ever
           ready
           to
           stand
           in
           the
           Gap
           against
           those
           who
           would
           either
           undermine
           our
           Faith
           ,
           or
           break
           our
           Communion
           ;
           this
           will
           open
           the
           Mouths
           of
           the
           Gainsayers
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           in
           the
           Language
           of
           the
           
             Children
             of
          
           Edom
           
             in
             the
             Day
             of
          
           Jerusalem
           ,
           cry
           ,
           
             down
             with
             them
             ,
             down
             with
             them
             ,
             even
             to
             the
             Ground
             .
          
        
         
           If
           the
           Thoughts
           of
           some
           Men
           were
           Visible
           ,
           we
           should
           plainly
           see
           ,
           that
           their
           Opposition
           to
           Vniversities
           ,
           generally
           proceeds
           from
           the
           Opposition
           of
           these
           to
           their
           Errors
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           only
           out
           of
           Humor
           with
           these
           Constitutions
           ,
           because
           they
           will
           not
           favour
           their
           Principles
           .
           I
           know
           something
           of
           a
           more
           
             odious
             Aspect
          
           is
           often
           pretended
           ,
           but
           this
           is
           but
           a
           Pretence
           ,
           the
           other
           is
           generally
           at
           the
           bottom
           .
           T
           is
           really
           their
           Enmity
           to
           our
           Church
           ,
           that
           makes
           them
           Enemies
           to
           the
           Seminaries
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           tho'
           they
           may
           
           urge
           other
           grounds
           to
           the
           People
           ,
           yet
           they
           go
           upon
           these
           themselves
           :
           But
           this
           is
           so
           far
           from
           being
           their
           Reproach
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           their
           Honour
           .
           For
           this
           puts
           the
           Vsefulness
           of
           these
           Foundations
           at
           present
           ,
           upon
           the
           same
           Issue
           with
           the
           Vsefulness
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           I
           think
           a
           fairer
           need
           not
           be
           desired
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           I
           shall
           leave
           them
           both
           united
           in
           their
           
             common
             Interests
          
           ,
           to
           the
           Protection
           of
           GOD
           ,
           against
           all
           their
           Enemies
           round
           about
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           both
           become
           
             the
             Glory
             and
             Praise
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             whilst
             the
             Wicked
             shall
             see
             it
             and
             be
             grieved
             ,
             he
             shall
             gnash
             with
             his
             Teeth
             ,
             and
             melt
             away
             ;
             the
             Desire
             of
             the
             Vngodly
             shall
             perish
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .