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patere_fw-la domos_fw-la hominum_fw-la illustrium_fw-la illustribus_fw-la hospitibus_fw-la it_o be_v very_o seemly_a for_o noble_a man_n house_n to_o be_v open_a for_o noble_a gest_n but_o his_o cause_n why_o he_o say_v so_o be_v carnal_a for_o it_o follow_v there_o reipublice_fw-la est_fw-la ornamento_fw-la homines_fw-la externos_fw-la hoc_fw-la liberalitatis_fw-la genere_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la nostra_fw-la non_fw-la egere_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o adourn_v and_o do_v honour_n to_o our_o common_a wealth_n that_o man_n of_o strange_a country_n lack_v not_o this_o kind_n of_o liberty_n in_o our_o city_n speak_v of_o rome_n where_o he_o dwell_v est_fw-la etiam_fw-la uchementer_fw-la utile_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v also_o wondrous_a profitable_a for_o they_o that_o will_v be_v able_a to_o do_v much_o or_o many_o great_a thing_n among_o stranger_n to_o be_v in_o good_a credence_n of_o riches_n of_o love_n and_o favour_n among_o people_n of_o strange_a country_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o 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neque_fw-la fratres_fw-la neque_fw-la cognatos_fw-la neque_fw-la vicinos_fw-la divites_fw-la nequando_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la te_fw-la vicissim_fw-la invitentac_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o thou_o make_v a_o dyner_n or_o a_o supper_n do_v not_o call_v thy_o friend_n nor_o thy_o brethren_n nor_o thy_o kinsfolk_n nor_o thy_o scotfree_a neighbour_n lest_o a_o other_o time_n they_o bid_v thou_o again_o as_o thou_o have_v do_v they_o and_o so_o thy_o benefit_n be_v redob_v or_o quit_v thou_o home_o but_o rather_o when_o thou_o make_v a_o feast_n call_v poor_a people_n weak_a folk_n halt_n and_o lame_a and_o blind_a and_o thou_o be_v bless_v because_o they_o can_v not_o quit_v thou_o with_o as_o good_a again_o for_o thou_o shall_v be_v quit_v at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o good_a man_n mark_v that_o he_o say_v lest_o they_o bid_v thou_o again_o and_o so_o thy_o benefit_n be_v redob_v or_o quit_v as_o who_o shall_v say_v if_o thou_o wylte_n do_v this_o meritoriouslye_o to_o be_v reward_v of_o god_n therefore_o thou_o must_v be_v well_o ware_a that_o thou_o do_v it_o so_o that_o thou_o look_v for_o no_o temporal_a reward_n to_o come_v thereof_o but_o as_o willing_n ful_o to_o eschew_v &_o avoid_v all_o expectation_n of_o reward_n or_o recompensation_n in_o this_o world_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v reward_v in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a for_o though_o of_o hospitality_n come_v great_a reward_n temporal_a and_o increase_v yet_o that_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o we_o must_v look_v for_o nor_o intend_v to_o have_v lest_o when_o we_o have_v that_o we_o lose_v all_o the_o other_o of_o the_o reward_n for_o hospitality_n there_o be_v in_o scripture_n many_o gay_a example_n which_o seem_v temporal_a yet_o signify_v the_o spiritual_a impinguation_n and_o fead_v and_o profit_n of_o the_o soul_n i_o read_v iii_o reg._n xvii_o â–ª_o of_o the_o bless_a prophet_n helye_o that_o on_o a_o time_n as_o he_o come_v toward_o a_o town_n call_v sarepta_n sidoniorum_fw-la
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