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together_o esay_n 58._o because_o that_o they_o be_v conjoin_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o go_v both_o together_o for_o god_n say_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o prophet_n be_v it_o such_o a_o fast_o that_o i_o have_v choose_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v afflict_v his_o soul_n for_o a_o day_n and_o to_o bow_v down_o his_o his_o head_n as_o a_o bulrish_n and_o to_o lie_v down_o in_o sack_n cloth_n and_o ash_n will_v thou_o call_v this_o a_o fast_v or_o a_o acceptable_a day_n to_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o this_o the_o fast_v that_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o loose_v the_o bond_n of_o wickedness_n to_o take_v off_o the_o bevy_n burden_n to_o let_v the_o oppress_v go_v free_a and_o that_o you_o break_v every_o yoke_n be_v it_o not_o to_o deal_v thy_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a and_o that_o thou_o bring_v the_o poor_a that_o wander_v into_o thy_o house_n when_o thou_o see_v the_o naked_a that_o thou_o cover_v he_o and_o hide_v not_o thyself_o from_o thy_o own_o flesh_n wherefore_o that_o which_o god_n have_v join_v together_o let_v no_o man_n put_v asunder_o augustine_n give_v a_o reason_n why_o fast_n and_o alm_n shall_v be_v combine_v and_o link_v together_o noliâ—eiunium_fw-la putare_fw-la sufficere_fw-la jeâ—umun_n te_fw-la castis_fw-la get_v non_fw-la alterum_fw-la reficit_fw-la 42._o aug._n in_o psal_n 42._o do_v not_o thou_o think_v that_o fast_v be_v sufficient_a fast_v do_v afflct_v thou_o it_o help_v not_o another_o ambrose_n account_v fast_v without_o alm_n a_o mere_a merchandise_n &_o trade_n of_o gain_n 33._o amb_n tom_n 3_o s._n â—m_n 33._o qui_fw-la sic_fw-la abstinet_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la de_fw-la suis_fw-la epulis_fw-la largiatur_fw-la videtur_fw-la quaestum_fw-la sibi_fw-la suum_fw-la fecisse_fw-la ieiunium_fw-la &_o negotiationem_fw-la parcando_fw-la atque_fw-la ideo_fw-la bona_fw-la elecmosyna_n cum_fw-la ieiunio_fw-la they_o who_o do_v so_o abstain_v from_o meat_n as_o they_o give_v nothing_o of_o that_o which_o they_o spare_v 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our_o almes-giving_a look_n upon_o god_n and_o give_v they_o for_o his_o sake_n or_o otherwise_o they_o be_v not_o please_v and_o acceptable_a unto_o he_o that_o money_n which_o be_v make_v of_o some_o base_a mettle_n as_o copper_n similitâ—â—e_n a_o similitâ—â—e_n or_o brass_n or_o have_v otherwise_o any_o unpure_a commixtion_n or_o be_v any_o way_n not_o currant_n must_v not_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o treasury_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v reject_v so_o alm_n which_o go_v not_o for_o lawful_a and_o good_a alm_n as_o be_v counterfeit_n do_v for_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n and_o not_o for_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n be_v of_o no_o account_n but_o as_o dross_n and_o gross_a mettle_n be_v utter_o despise_v similitude_n a_o similitude_n thou_o may_v often_o buy_v many_o counterfeit_n piece_n of_o money_n for_o a_o trifle_a value_n but_o thou_o can_v not_o so_o buy_v a_o horse_n silk_n cloth_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n of_o worth_n so_o with_o thy_o alm_n thou_o may_v purchase_v at_o all_o time_n the_o vain_a commendation_n and_o praise_n of_o man_n howsoever_o thou_o do_v give_v they_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n or_o any_o benefit_n and_o effect_n thereof_o can_v be_v obtain_v unless_o we_o give_v our_o alm_n upright_o and_o conscionable_o as_o god_n himself_o have_v command_v us._n abraham_n because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v enrich_v of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o sodomite_n 15._o gen_n 14._o gen._n 15._o be_v enrich_v by_o god_n for_o god_n say_v unto_o he_o fear_v not_o ahraham_n i_o be_o thy_o great_a reward_n so_o if_o we_o regard_v not_o the_o vainglory_n of_o the_o world_n 10._o acts._n 10._o but_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n only_o in_o our_o several_a action_n our_o alm_n deed_n as_o the_o deed_n of_o cornelius_n shall_v ascend_v