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gen._n 32.10_o god_n indeed_o feed_v we_o to_o the_o full_a with_o the_o fine_a of_o the_o wheat_n with_o honey_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n and_o with_o the_o pure_a blood_n of_o the_o grape_n 81.16_o deu._n 3â—_n 13_o 14._o psal_n 81.16_o but_o we_o be_v such_o altogether_o undeserving_a creature_n as_o unworthy_a we_o be_v of_o the_o very_a refuse_n or_o crumb_n that_o fall_v from_o we_o i_o have_v give_v already_o to_o many_o and_o can_v to_o every_o one_o it_o will_v not_o hold_v out_o object_n 5_o what_o must_v we_o ever_o be_v give_v and_o never_o give_v over_o i_o have_v do_v well_o for_o such_o and_o such_o and_o there_o can_v be_v any_o more_o expect_v of_o i_o give_v a_o portion_n to_o seven_o answ_n answ_n and_o also_o to_o eight_o for_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o evil_n shall_v be_v upon_o the_o earth_n eccles_n 11.2_o tleemos_fw-la 11.2_o quod_fw-la aliquando_fw-la de_fw-la necessitate_v amittendum_fw-la est_fw-la spontè_fw-fr pro_fw-la divinâ_fw-la remuneratione_n distribuendum_fw-la est_fw-la cyp._n ser_n de_fw-fr tleemos_fw-la q._n d._n thou_o know_v not_o how_o god_n may_v deal_v with_o thou_o or_o what_o thou_o have_v therefore_o whilst_o thou_o be_v and_o whilst_o thou_o have_v be_v still_o do_v good_a therewith_o and_o that_o not_o to_o a_o few_o but_o let_v many_o yea_o any_o have_v a_o part_n and_o share_v therein_o observe_v the_o caution_n before_o give_v have_v respect_n both_o to_o thy_o ability_n and_o their_o necessity_n see_v page_n 25_o 26._o these_o be_v though_o not_o all_o yet_o most_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o those_o many_o excuse_n that_o man_n make_v to_o shift_v off_o their_o duty_n in_o this_o particular_a which_o we_o see_v nevertheless_o will_v not_o hold_v they_o excuse_v before_o god_n other_o objection_n of_o less_o note_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o answer_n what_o now_o remain_v but_o that_o know_v these_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d joh._n 13.17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o shall_v according_o do_v they_o for_o the_o 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what_o think_v you_o then_o brethren_n of_o the_o poor_a protestant_n in_o ireland_n oh_o let_v we_o consider_v their_o distress_n and_o let_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o our_o duty_n though_o our_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v yet_o our_o ear_n have_v hear_v and_o that_o at_o large_a time_n after_o time_n how_o ill_o it_o fare_v with_o they_o nay_o have_v not_o we_o ourselves_o be_v eye-witness_n in_o great_a part_n of_o their_o misery_n how_o many_o of_o they_o in_o all_o this_o time_n have_v come_v to_o our_o door_n and_o present_v themselves_o before_o we_o as_o visible_a object_n of_o our_o pity_n let_v we_o not_o turn_v away_o our_o face_n close_o out_o eye_n stop_v our_o ear_n and_o harden_v our_o heart_n against_o they_o calva_fw-la front_n capillatâ_fw-la pòst_fw-la est_fw-la occasio_fw-la calva_fw-la as_o we_o have_v