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to_o fare_v delicious_o o_o wicked_a man_n this_o be_v not_o the_o king_n high_a way_n unto_o heaven_n remember_v the_o rich_a glutton_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o such_o great_a wealth_n who_o be_v clothe_v in_o purple_a and_o fine_a linen_n &_o fare_v well_o &_o delicate_o every_o day_n who_o afterward_o can_v not_o have_v one_o small_a drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v his_o tongue_n be_v torment_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o flame_n of_o hell_n consider_v this_o o_o my_o friend_n &_o repent_v whilst_o thou_o have_v time_n hear_v what_o saint_n gregory_n say_v although_o god_n promise_v pardon_n unto_o the_o penitent_a yet_o he_o have_v not_o promise_v to_o morrow_n unto_o a_o sinner_n repentance_n it_o be_v repentance_n to_o deplore_v sin_n past_a &_o not_o to_o commit_v any_o hereafter_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o well_o say_v of_o s._n augustine_n vain_a be_v that_o repentance_n soliloquy_n which_o the_o future_a fault_n do_v pollute_v lamentation_n do_v nothing_o profit_v 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who_o have_v but_o a_o little_a oil_n 4._o and_o exercise_v mercy_n fill_v all_o her_o empty_a vessel_n &_o the_o oil_n be_v so_o multiply_v that_o she_o have_v enough_o to_o pay_v her_o debt_n and_o to_o satisfy_v all_o her_o creditor_n these_o empty_a vessel_n be_v the_o poor_a who_o we_o must_v bring_v into_o our_o house_n 58._o according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o esay_n deal_v thy_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a bring_v the_o poor_a that_o wander_v home_n to_o thy_o house_n when_o thou_o see_v the_o naked_a cover_v he_o and_o hide_v not_o thyself_o from_o thy_o own_o flesh_n like_o unto_o this_o be_v the_o counsel_n of_o tobias_n say_v unto_o his_o son_n give_v alm_n of_o thy_o substance_n 4_o and_o when_o thou_o give_v alm_n let_v not_o thy_o eye_n be_v envious_a neither_o turn_v thy_o face_n from_o any_o poor_a lest_o god_n turn_v his_o face_n from_o thou_o give_v alm_n according_a to_o thy_o substance_n if_o thou_o have_v but_o a_o little_a be_v not_o afraid_a to_o give_v a_o 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if_o it_o be_v do_v to_o himself_o according_a to_o that_o which_o christ_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n 25_o that_o which_o you_o have_v do_v unto_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o these_o my_o brother_n you_o have_v do_v it_o unto_o i_o god_n do_v beg_v of_o the_o rich_a money_n for_o the_o poor_a of_o who_o the_o rich_a daily_o desire_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n he_o therefore_o that_o deny_v alm_n to_o the_o poor_a god_n require_v it_o it_o be_v great_o to_o be_v fear_v lest_o god_n in_o like_a manner_n deny_v unto_o he_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o when_o he_o cry_v according_a to_o that_o of_o solomon_n in_o his_o proverb_n 21_o he_o that_o stop_v his_o ear_n at_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o poor_a he_o shall_v also_o cry_v and_o not_o be_v hear_v the_o second_o thing_n that_o a_o rich_a man_n ought_v to_o think_v of_o be_v about_o to_o give_v alm_n be_v that_o almighty_a god_n do_v require_v that_o for_o the_o poor_a which_o be_v his_o 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