John Trapp on Matthew 6:3

Verse 3. But thou, when thou dost thine alms.] The godly [illegible: 4 words] [illegible: 1 word]. [illegible: 2 words]. Christian must walk in a divers way to a world of wicked people, as Noah did, really reproving their darknesse by his [illegible: 1 word], their pride by his [illegible: 1 word], their vain-glory by his [illegible: 1 word], their ostentation by his [illegible: 1 word] devotion: not only (planet-like) keeping a constant counter motion to the corrupt manners of the most, but also shining forth fair with a singularity of heavenly light, spirituall goodnesse, and Gods sincerer [illegible: 1 word], in the [illegible: 1 word] mid night of [illegible: 1 word] impiety. Let not thy left-hand know, &c.] A proverbiall speech, q. d. [illegible: 1 word] thy self as much as may be, cast away the vain affectation of humane [illegible: 1 word]. Let not thy left-hand (if it had so much skill) understand what thou givest, and to whom, how much, how oft, at what time, &c. God sets down every circumstance in his book [illegible: 1 word]. [illegible: 1 word]. 18. of remembrance; as our Saviour (that true Arch-deacon, as well1 [illegible: 1 word]. 5. 4. as Arch-shepherd) sate and viewed the estate, minde and gift of [illegible: 1 word]. [illegible: 1 word] 41. every one that cast money into the treasury: and as he took [illegible: 1 word] observation of those that came to hear him, how farre they had come, how long they had been there, how little opportunity they had of providing for themselves, and how soon they mightMat 15. 32. faint, if sent away empty, &c. In pugillaribus suis omnia notat. Revel. 2. I know thy work, and thy [illegible: 1 word], saith Christ to that Church, so to us; I know thine alms and thy privacy. Many give much, and are little noted or noticed. It matters not, saith our Saviour, [illegible: 2 words] captabat [illegible: 1 word], & [illegible: 3 words] AEgyptū, [illegible: 2 words]. though thy left-hand should not know what thy right-hand doth: there's no losse in that. Some talents are best improved by being laid up. A treasure that is hid is safer from theeves. Steal we therefore benefits upon men, as Joseph did the money into the sacks. And as he made a gain of the [illegible: 1 word], and bought AEgypt: so [illegible: 7 words] [non-Latin text not transcribed]. may we of the poor we relieve, and buy heaven, Luke 46. 9. Rom. 2. 10.