Secondly, of the work and knowledge of grace. · 105.

Thirdly, gifts procure a friend, as a teacher saith, “Giving maketh a man well-pleasing to God,” and Christ saith, “Give alms, and behold all things are pure to you” (Luke xi. 41). Purity is likeness to God, and where God findeth His like, there must He also love, therefore giving maketh man a friend of God.