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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