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A39905 The blessednesse of being bountifull, or, Our blessed Saviours usual proverb, opened, asserted, and practically improved by Simon Ford. Ford, Simon, 1619?-1699. 1674 (1674) Wing F1477; ESTC R5927 44,979 151

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41._o a_o charitable_a account_n shall_v be_v forget_v in_o this_o respect_n it_o be_v that_o our_o bounty_n be_v say_v to_o make_v we_o 9_o luk._n 16._o 9_o friend_n to_o receive_v we_o into_o everlasting_a habitation_n to_o wit_n such_o as_o in_o god_n name_n and_o for_o his_o sake_n receive_v from_o we_o who_o as_o they_o assist_v we_o while_o they_o live_v here_o by_o their_o prayer_n to_o obtain_v they_o and_o by_o acknowledge_v the_o receipt_n of_o what_o we_o bestow_v on_o they_o in_o their_o thanks_o to_o god_n for_o we_o do_v as_o it_o be_v give_v we_o those_o bill_n of_o exchange_n which_o i_o before_o speak_v of_o to_o draw_v upon_o god_n for_o they_o so_o when_o they_o die_v and_o arrive_v at_o the_o same_o place_n of_o happiness_n themselves_o they_o personal_o attest_v to_o those_o charity_n they_o have_v receive_v to_o make_v good_a our_o title_n to_o those_o bless_a mansion_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o our_o saviour_n acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o form_n of_o the_o proceed_n in_o the_o last_o judgement_n do_v not_o only_o tell_v we_o that_o our_o charity_n will_v then_o be_v the_o great_a matter_n on_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v try_v but_o also_o not_o obscure_o intimate_v that_o the_o testimonial_n of_o his_o poor_a member_n then_o present_a will_v stand_v we_o in_o great_a stead_n as_o our_o witness_n for_o so_o that_o phrase_n seem_v to_o import_v forasmuch_o as_o you_o have_v do_v it_o 40._o mat._n 25._o 40._o for_o the_o least_o of_o these_o my_o brethren_n who_o be_v here_o ready_a to_o attest_v it_o you_o have_v do_v it_o unto_o i_o whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o sordid_a and_o tenacious_a receiver_n as_o he_o in_o his_o life-time_n love_v his_o wealth_n too_o well_o to_o lay_v it_o out_o though_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o soul_n amator_fw-la mammonae_fw-la potiùs_fw-la quam_fw-la animae_fw-la in_o st._n cyprian_n phrase_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o good_a work_n there_o record_v no_o seed_n sow_o in_o that_o country_n to_o 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