A sermon, preached before His Grace Charles, Duke of Richmond, Lenox, and Aubigny, President; and the governors of the London Infirmary, in Goodman's-Fields, for the relief of all sick and diseased persons, especially manufacturers, and seamen in merchant-service, &c. at the Parish Church of St. Lawrence-Jewry, on Tuesday, March 31, 1747 / By ... Thomas Lord Archbishop of York.

  • Herring, Thomas, 1693-1757.
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[1747]
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Credit: A sermon, preached before His Grace Charles, Duke of Richmond, Lenox, and Aubigny, President; and the governors of the London Infirmary, in Goodman's-Fields, for the relief of all sick and diseased persons, especially manufacturers, and seamen in merchant-service, &c. at the Parish Church of St. Lawrence-Jewry, on Tuesday, March 31, 1747 / By ... Thomas Lord Archbishop of York. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a Ghriftian, not to be over-forward upon the Point, not to haften to be rich, out of a vain Con¬ ceit of our own Virtue and Abilities to ufe Riches well, but rather to lit down contented, and wait the Iffues of God’s Providence, and if he thinks fit to blefs our Induftry, and enlarge our Circum- fiances, it is then Time enough to adjuft our Charity. I know this is a Matter, that rich Men are not ufually much concerned about; but, I am fure, if the Gofpel tells us Truth, they have no fmall Affair upon their Hands, to make a good and chriftian Ufe of their great Fortunes—Our Bleffed Saviour intimates, that it was an happy Thing to be rich, but then the Reafon is (a ve¬ ry diftafteful one to the Generality of Men) that it is more bleffed to give than to receive ; the Cha¬ rity of the Rich is their great Privilege and Ad¬ vantage. And agreeably to this, St. Paul gives a very folemn Charge to us, 7hat thofe, who are rich in this Worlds be fure to do Good, to be rich in good IVorks, glad to dijlribute, willing to com¬ municate. And St. fames fpeaks very freely, but affedtingly, when he obferves the Unmercifulnefs of wealthy People ; Go to now ye rich Men, weep and howl for your Miferies that jhall come upon you, your Riches are corrupted, and your Gar¬ ments moth-eaten, your Gold and Silver is can¬ kered, and the Rufl of them Jhall be a Witnefs againf you. And in the Account which our Sa- D 2 . viour