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The Ready Way to Good Works

Published: 1635
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The ready way to good works, or, A treatise of charitie wherein, besides many other things, is shewed how wee may bee alwayes readie, and prepared both in affection and action to give cheerefully to the poor and to pious uses never heretofore published. By Richard Bernard, rector of the Parish of Batcombe in Sommerset-shire.

London Printed by Felyx Kyngston, and are to be sold by Edward Blackmore, at the signe of the Angell in Pauls Church-yard 1635.

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DedicationTO THE WORTHILY HONOURED SIR JOHN WRAY, Knight Baronet, and to his vertuous LADY, all true happineſſe here…
DedicationTO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL, GEORGE STROUD Eſquire, and WILLIAM his brother, the reward of well doing.
Table of contentsA TABLE OF THE principall heads, and contents of this enſuing Treatiſe.
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Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of the introduction to the inſuing diſcourſe, and of the dutie of Ministers in the act of Charitie.

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Chapter 5CHAP. V. That Widdowes are to doe good Workes.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. That wives are to doe good workes.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. The more Religious wee are the more Charitable wee ſhould be.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. What is to be learned of them who doe good Workes, and how they are to bee qualified.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Of motivs to Charitie, and to Works.
Section 11. Reaſons drawne from God as our Father.
Section 22. Reaſons from Jeſus Chriſt.
Section 33. Reaſons from God the holie Ghoſt.
Section 44. Reaſons from the Poore and diſtreſſed perſons.
Section 55. Motive from the perſon of the Giver.
Section 66. Reaſons from riches themſelves.
Section 77. Reaſons from the Creatures of God.
Section 88. Reaſons from our Communion and fellowſhip one with another,
Section 99. Reaſons from the nature, excellencie, acts, titles and benefits of Charity.
Section 1010. Reaſons from Gods large Promiſes.
Section 1111. Reaſons from the examples of other Charitable men.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. How to be prepared in affection to doe good Workes.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI How to bee alwaies readie and prepared in Action to doe good workes of Mercie.
SectionWhen to lay aſide.
SectionHow to lay aſide.
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Of what wee muſt give.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Of the manner of giving Almes.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIIII. When to give.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. How much to give.
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. Of the ends of giving and how true hearted Nathanaels differ in their charity from…
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. How to maintaine good works.
Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. Of the various kindes of good workes, and wherein particularly they conſiſt, and heere a word…
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. Of corporall Charitie & works of Mercie which tend to the reliefe of the body and outward ſtate.
Chapter 20CHAP. XX. To whom mercie is to bee ſhewed.
Chapter 21CHAP. XXI. Of the order to be obſerved in our Almeſ-giving.
Chapter 22CHAP. XXII. To whom not to give.
Chapter 23CHAP. XXIII. Of the unmercifull who they bee, and of the miſeries of the mercileſſe.
Chapter 24CHAP. XXIV. Of ſuch objections as have beene or may bee made by mercileſſe and uncharitable wretches, with…
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