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The Works of John Robinson (1); Pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers
The Works of John Robinson Pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers - 1 Author:John Robinson Volume: 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1851 Original Publisher: John Snow Subjects: Congregational churches Theology Religion / Christianity / History Religion / Sermons / Christian Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christian Theology / History Religion / Christian Theolog... more »y / Systematic Religion / Christianity / General Religion / Theology Religion / Christianity / United Church of Christ (Congregational) Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: 22 tation of their smaller mensure, which nn ill nature, as we speak, so much obseures, as it ean searee be seen of other men ; though the Lord's eye pierees through all such human prejudices. It is the main order, which God hath set both in grace, and nature, that the superior should do good to the inferior. So, God doth good to all, and receives good from none : our "goodness reachcth not to him." Psa. xvi. 2. The sun and stars give their light, and influence to the earth, Psa- exxxvi. 8, 0, but receive nothing back from it : " parents Iny up for their children, not children for their parents." ä Cor. jii. 14. And for this end God bestows good things, both inward and outward, upon some above others, in ample measure, that their abundance might supply the others want. It were good for other men, that tho mighty of the earth, duly, considered this ; but better for themselves, as it is better to do good to others, than to receive good from them. But this most wise and equal order of God is perverted everywhere, by man's iniquity ; and they who are less able, must still bo adding to tho greater's heap :so as, if accounts were diligently kept, it would bo found in most places of the world, that the meaner sort...« less