...confession of sin, and was accompanied with outward signs of grief and humiliation, — Almsgiving, for ' he that giveth to the poor lendeth unto the Lord,' and makes God his debtor, — the diligent use of ceremonial observances, such as the diverse washings...

...good security. In the igth Chapter of the Book of Proverbs and the iyth verse, we read as follows, ' He that giveth to the poor, lendeth unto the Lord, and what he hath given, He will repay.' You hear the Security, now down with your dust." This was the whole Sermon,...