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poor_a and_o his_o renew_n of_o his_o charitable_a care_n of_o they_o and_o so_o morning_n after_o morning_n for_o near_o three_o month_n until_o the_o major_n come_v into_o the_o city_n housekeeper_n his_o care_n for_o poor_a housekeeper_n beside_o his_o great_a care_n to_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o the_o poor_a that_o come_v unto_o he_o he_o have_v a_o special_a respect_n to_o poor_a housekeeper_n and_o tradesman_n such_o as_o be_v ashamed_a or_o unwilling_a to_o make_v their_o poor_a and_o sad_a condition_n know_v and_o a_o peculiar_a care_n of_o the_o godly_a poor_a concern_v who_o he_o will_v advise_v with_o the_o constable_n and_o churchwarden_n of_o every_o parish_n and_o according_a to_o their_o need_n will_v proportion_v some_o relief_n and_o help_n unto_o they_o and_o send_v it_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o constable_n or_o warden_n poor_a his_o constant_a care_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o his_o care_n for_o the_o poor_a be_v not_o only_o very_o great_a at_o that_o extraordinary_a season_n as_o their_o exigent_n do_v require_v but_o so_o long_o as_o he_o continue_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n and_o he_o be_v so_o constant_o verse_v in_o this_o great_a work_n of_o charity_n that_o he_o do_v it_o as_o it_o be_v natural_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o timothy_n 〈◊〉_d timothy_n phil._n 2.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n 2._o off_o a_o aspersion_n cast_v upon_o he_o wipe_v off_o but_o though_o he_o do_v well_o yet_o he_o hear_v ill_o for_o this_o and_o it_o be_v by_o some_o cast_n in_o his_o tooth_n that_o he_o make_v beggar_n and_o when_o he_o be_v ask_v by_o a_o man_n of_o place_n and_o estate_n what_o he_o will_v give_v to_o keep_v the_o poor_a from_o beg_v suppose_v that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v so_o forward_o therein_o as_o he_o be_v in_o relieve_v they_o he_o free_o offer_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o estate_n on_o condition_n that_o the_o other_o will_v do_v the_o like_a but_o he_o can_v not_o obtain_v that_o of_o he_o 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