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25.35_o and_o sure_o this_o prohibition_n of_o usury_n be_v a_o great_a relief_n to_o the_o necessitous_a 4._o the_o law_n which_o relate_v to_o their_o reap_v when_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o leave_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o field_n as_o well_o as_o the_o glean_n of_o their_o harvest_n leu._n 19.9.23.22_o and_o whatever_o these_o glean_n be_v 1._o vide_fw-la maimonid_n h._n mattanoth_n aniâ—m_n c._n 1._o yet_o sure_a the_o corner_n of_o their_o field_n be_v considerable_a which_o they_o leave_v stand_v and_o unreap_a for_o the_o poor_a for_o though_o the_o law_n do_v not_o determine_v how_o much_o of_o the_o field_n they_o be_v to_o leave_v yet_o we_o be_v tell_v by_o one_o of_o the_o jewish_a writer_n that_o no_o less_o than_o one_o part_n of_o sixty_o be_v the_o proportion_n adjudge_v meet_v by_o their_o wise_a men._n 5._o the_o law_n that_o relate_v to_o the_o forget_a sheaf_n the_o gather_v their_o olive_n and_o grape_n this_o be_v another_o merciful_a provision_n for_o the_o 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bestow_v in_o alm_n 1_o cor._n 16.2_o and_o the_o very_a heathen_a have_v observe_v that_o many_o man_n do_v bestow_v their_o benefit_n rash_o and_o without_o judgement_n 1._o quae_fw-la beneficia_fw-la aquè_fw-fr magna_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la habenda_fw-la atque_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la judicio_fw-la consideratè_fw-la constanterque_fw-la delata_fw-la sunt_fw-la cicero_n de_fw-fr offic_n l._n 1._o be_v hurry_v by_o a_o impetuous_a mind_n as_o by_o a_o strong_a wind_n and_o he_o well_o observe_v that_o those_o kindness_n and_o benefit_n come_v short_a of_o those_o which_o be_v do_v with_o judgement_n consideration_n and_o constancy_n so_o that_o it_o be_v very_o advisable_a that_o we_o shall_v before_o hand_n set_v apart_o so_o much_o for_o the_o poor_a and_o then_o it_o be_v we_o no_o long_o and_o we_o may_v bestow_v it_o to_o no_o other_o use_v than_o that_o to_o which_o we_o have_v design_v it_o and_o after_o this_o it_o must_v be_v our_o care_n to_o bestow_v it_o as_o we_o see_v 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