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and_o keep_v a_o great_a table_n this_o of_o itself_o if_o it_o be_v according_a to_o a_o man_n estate_n and_o quality_n and_o without_o intemperance_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o fault_n that_o it_o be_v a_o commendable_a virtue_n but_o here_o be_v his_o fault_n that_o he_o make_v all_o to_o serve_v his_o own_o sensuality_n and_o luxury_n without_o any_o consideration_n of_o the_o want_v and_o necessity_n of_o other_o whereas_o one_o of_o the_o great_a uses_n of_o the_o plentiful_a table_n of_o rich_a man_n be_v from_o the_o superfluity_n of_o they_o to_o feed_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o hungry_a ver._n 20._o and_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a beggar_n name_v lazarus_n as_o if_o our_o saviour_n have_v say_v for_o instance_n poor_a lazarus_n who_o you_o all_o know_v and_o here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o decorum_n which_o our_o saviour_n use_v he_o will_v not_o name_v any_o rich_a man_n because_o that_o be_v invidious_a and_o apt_a to_o provoke_v he_o endeavour_v to_o 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to_o have_v be_v feed_v with_o the_o crumb_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o rich_a man_n table_n and_o yet_o the_o parable_n intimate_v that_o the_o rich_a man_n be_v so_o hard-hearted_a as_o not_o to_o afford_v he_o these_o ver._n 22._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o beggar_n die_v and_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o angel_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n here_o be_v a_o great_a and_o sudden_a change_n he_o who_o when_o he_o be_v alive_a be_v neglect_v by_o man_n and_o contumelious_o expose_v like_o a_o dead_a carcase_n to_o the_o dog_n when_o he_o die_v be_v attend_v on_o by_o the_o angel_n and_o by_o they_o safe_o convey_v into_o a_o state_n of_o unspeakable_a happiness_n he_o who_o lie_v at_o the_o rich_a man_n gate_n and_o can_v find_v no_o entrance_n there_o be_v admit_v into_o heaven_n the_o beggar_n die_v and_o be_v carry_v into_o abraham_n bosom_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o our_o saviour_n in_o this_o parable_n represent_v man_n as_o pass_v immediate_o out_o of_o this_o 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