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they_o come_v to_o die_v and_o then_o we_o shall_v see_v clear_o that_o we_o have_v labour_v in_o vain_a in_o vain_a have_v we_o rise_v early_o go_v to_o bed_n late_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o care_n fullness_n for_o riches_n miser-like_a hoard_v up_o or_o epicure-like_a lay_v out_o upon_o ourselves_o profit_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o death_n to_o conclude_v all_o let_v we_o not_o suffer_v any_o poor_a lazarus_n to_o starve_v at_o our_o gate_n for_o want_v of_o crumb_n and_o let_v none_o of_o we_o that_o be_v minister_n suffer_v any_o poor_a soul_n for_o who_o christ_n die_v to_o starve_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n for_o want_v of_o our_o break_n to_o they_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n we_o be_v all_o by_o our_o profession_n child_n of_o abraham_n now_o then_o let_v we_o do_v the_o work_n of_o abraham_n let_v we_o walk_v in_o the_o step_n of_o abraham_n let_v we_o be_v rich_a in_o faith_n full_a of_o self-denial_n full_a of_o good_a work_n chariry_n hospitality_n let_v we_o go_v out_o and_o invite_v stranger_n on_o occasion_n as_o he_o do_v and_o then_o he_o will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o be_v call_v our_o father_n nor_o unwilling_a to_o take_v our_o soul_n into_o his_o bosom_n yea_o let_v we_o imitate_v lazarus_n let_v we_o make_v god_n our_o help_n our_o trust_n so_o he_o do_v and_o so_o his_o name_n as_o the_o name_n eleazar_n import_v and_o let_v we_o patient_o bear_v all_o the_o evil_n that_o god_n lay_v on_o we_o himself_o or_o suffer_v man_n to_o lay_v on_o we_o in_o this_o world_n and_o then_o when_o we_o die_v god_n will_v send_v his_o angel_n to_o do_v the_o like_a office_n for_o we_o which_o they_o do_v for_o lazarus_n even_o to_o carry_v our_o soul_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n errata_fw-la page_n 3._o line_n 12._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 8._o l._n 1._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 20._o l._n 6._o for_o sumus_fw-la r._n fumus_fw-la p._n 25._o 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