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25._o shall_v i_o put_v myself_o to_o pain_n and_o trouble_n for_o 25.11_o man_n who_o i_o know_v not_o whence_o they_o be_v for_o in_o all_o the_o case_n wherein_o the_o office_n whether_o of_o justice_n or_o charity_n be_v to_o be_v exercise_v every_o man_n be_v every_o other_o man_n neighbour_n all_o man_n be_v by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n so_o link_v together_o and_o concorporate_v one_o into_o another_o that_o they_o be_v not_o only_o all_o 12.12_o member_n of_o the_o same_o body_n of_o the_o same_o civil_a body_n as_o they_o be_v man_n and_o of_o the_o same_o mystical_a body_n too_o if_o they_o be_v christian_n but_o even_a member_n also_o 4.25_o one_o of_o another_o eph._n 4._o yea_o even_o 12.5_o every_o one_o one_o another_o member_n rom._n 12._o so_o that_o if_o any_o man_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o thy_o help_n and_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o hand_n to_o do_v he_o good_a whether_o he_o be_v know_v to_o thou_o or_o a_o stranger_n whether_o thy_o friend_n 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job_n to_o comfort_v himself_o with_o it_o as_o we_o see_v he_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o great_a distress_n the_o blessing_n of_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v come_v upon_o i_o 29.13_o and_o i_o cause_v the_o widow_n heart_n to_o sing_v for_o joy_n job_n 29._o 28._o but_o say_v these_o poor_a one_o shall_v be_v so_o charitable_a as_o very_o seldom_o they_o be_v as_o not_o to_o curse_v we_o when_o we_o have_v despise_v they_o or_o so_o unthankful_a as_o seldom_o they_o be_v otherwise_o as_o not_o to_o bless_v we_o when_o we_o have_v relieve_v they_o yet_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v give_v every_o man_n a_o charge_n concern_v his_o brother_n and_o commit_v the_o distress_n of_o the_o poor_a to_o our_o care_n and_o trust_v will_v take_v district_n knowledge_n how_o we_o deal_v with_o they_o and_o unpartial_o recompense_v we_o thereafter_o do_v not_o he_o consider_v and_o shall_v not_o he_o render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o text._n if_o therefore_o you_o have_v do_v your_o duty_n faithful_o let_v it_o never_o discourage_v you_o that_o unrighteous_a and_o unthankful_a man_n forget_v it_o they_o do_v but_o their_o kind_n the_o comfort_n be_v that_o yet_o god_n will_v both_o remember_v it_o and_o requite_v it_o 5.10_o god_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v your_o work_n &_o labour_n of_o love_n say_v the_o apostle_n heb._n 5._o he_o will_v remember_v it_o you_o see_v 41.1_o and_o then_o say_v david_n psal._n 41._o bless_a be_v he_o that_o consider_v the_o poor_a and_o needy_a the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n he_o will_v requite_v it_o too_o he_o that_o for_o god_n sake_n help_v his_o poor_a brother_n to_o right_n that_o suffer_v wrong_a he_o do_v therein_o at_o once_o first_o a_o act_n of_o mercy_n because_o it_o be_v do_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o a_o distress_a man_n and_o a_o act_n second_o of_o justice_n because_o it_o be_v do_v in_o a_o righteous_a cause_n 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than_o it_o be_v well_o with_o he_o be_v not_o this_o to_o know_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n but_o now_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o shall_v have_v judgement_n without_o mercy_n 21.13_o that_o show_v no_o mercy_n he_o that_o stop_v his_o ear_n against_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o poor_a he_o shall_v also_o cry_v himself_o but_o shall_v noâ—_n be_v hear_v etc._n etc._n many_o other_o like_a passage_n there_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n 29._o nay_o moreover_o the_o general_a neglect_n of_o this_o duty_n pull_v down_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n not_o only_o upon_o those_o particular_a person_n that_o neglect_v it_o but_o also_o upon_o the_o whole_a nation_n where_o it_o be_v in_o such_o general_a sort_n neglect_v o_o house_n of_o david_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n execute_v judgement_n in_o the_o morning_n 21.12_o and_o deliver_v he_o that_o be_v spoil_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o oppressor_n lest_o my_o fury_n go_v out_o like_a fire_n and_o burn_v that_o none_o 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