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one_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n not_o to_o reach_v out_o the_o hand_n to_o the_o poor_a ezech._n 16.49_o if_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n not_o to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a it_o be_v a_o very_a gross_a sin_n to_o spoil_v the_o poor_a the_o bread_n of_o the_o needful_a 34.22_o eccle._n 34.22_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o poor_a he_o that_o defraud_v he_o thereof_o be_v a_o murderer_n there_o be_v a_o write_v in_o england_n which_o bear_v this_o name_n ne_fw-fr iniustè_fw-fr vex_v that_o be_v to_o say_v vex_v not_o any_o man_n unjust_o this_o be_v a_o godly_a law_n and_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o forbid_v and_o condemn_v oppression_n there_o be_v certain_a beggar_n which_o of_o purpose_n keep_v their_o leg_n sore_o to_o get_v money_n by_o it_o if_o they_o be_v just_o mislike_v which_o gain_n by_o their_o own_o sore_a leg_n what_o deserve_v they_o to_o be_v think_v of_o which_o gain_n by_o other_o man_n sore_a leg_n when_o thou_o selle_v aught_o to_o thy_o 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and_o yet_o he_o brag_v that_o he_o have_v the_o gospel_n the_o donatist_n do_v carry_v the_o sign_n of_o christ_n against_o christ_n 61_o aug._n epist_n 61_o &_o do_v brag_v of_o the_o gospel_n against_o the_o gospel_n the_o old_a emperor_n of_o rome_n after_o their_o conquest_n of_o city_n have_v the_o map_n of_o those_o city_n carry_v about_o in_o their_o triumph_n the_o papist_n after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o christ_n church_n use_v in_o their_o triumph_n the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n the_o church_n but_o they_o have_v as_o much_o right_n to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n 5._o dan._n 5._o as_o the_o babylonian_n have_v to_o the_o holy_a vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n 9_o the_o visible_a church_n consist_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a before_o christ_n shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n 32._o mat._n 25._o ver_fw-la 32._o and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o as_o a_o shepherd_n separate_v the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n etc._n etc._n if_o the_o sheep_n shall_v not_o be_v sever_v from_o the_o goat_n before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o bad_a and_o good_a be_v mingle_v together_o in_o the_o visible_a church_n until_o that_o time_n the_o visible_a church_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o net_n 2._o mat._n 13._o mat._n 3._o 2._o tim._n 2._o wherein_o there_o be_v good_a and_o bad_a fish_n to_o a_o floor_n wherein_o there_o be_v wheat_n and_o chaff_n to_o a_o field_n wherein_o there_o be_v both_o wheat_n and_o tare_n to_o a_o great_a house_n wherein_o there_o be_v vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o vessel_n of_o wood_n and_o earth_n 25._o mat._n 25._o and_o to_o ten_o virgin_n whereof_o five_o be_v wise_a and_o five_o foolish_a in_o external_a assembly_n the_o bad_a be_v mingle_v with_o the_o good_a so_o it_o be_v in_o salomon_n temple_n &_o at_o the_o marriage_n feast_n 2_o mat._n 22._o gen._n 4._o gen._n 9_o gen._n 16._o 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