Mary Cary argued in 1653 that any truly Christian government would “lay to heart the condition of the poor … before any rich man’s case whatsoever be taken into consideration” 1/2
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I never feel like I have anything to add to your posts, yet I so very much want to engage.
My contribution: hers is a refreshing voice: most other early modern theology comes from the elite classes, it seems.
“For certainly the crying of the poor, and the sighing of the needy, maketh a louder noise in the ears of the Lord of Sabbath, than the complaints of any rich man whatsoever”
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My contribution: hers is a refreshing voice: most other early modern theology comes from the elite classes, it seems.
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