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his_o best_a earnest_n read_v the_o 25._o ch_z of_o leviticus_fw-la and_o the_o 15._o ch_z of_o deuteronomie_n the_o which_o law_n albeit_o they_o be_v now_o long_o since_o expire_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o be_v for_o a_o time_n fit_v to_o the_o external_a policy_n of_o israel_n yet_o the_o equity_n of_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v still_o in_o force_n and_o the_o charge_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v touch_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o matter_n contain_v moral_a duty_n who_o date_n be_v equal_a with_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o world_n and_o stretch_v itself_o as_o far_o as_o there_o be_v any_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o say_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o 15._o chap._n of_o deut._n from_o the_o 7._o verse_n one_o of_o thy_o brethren_n with_o thou_o be_v poor_a within_o any_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o thy_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o harden_v thy_o heart_n nor_o shut_v thy_o hand_n from_o thy_o poor_a brother_n but_o thou_o shall_v open_v thy_o hand_n unto_o he_o &_o shall_v lend_v he_o sufficient_a for_o his_o need_n which_o he_o have_v beware_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o wicked_a thought_n in_o thy_o heart_n for_o to_o say_v the_o seven_o year_n the_o year_n of_o freedom_n be_v at_o hand_n therefore_o it_o grieve_v thou_o to_o look_v on_o thy_o poor_a brother_n and_o thou_o give_v he_o nought_o and_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n against_o thou_o so_o that_o sin_n be_v in_o thou_o thou_o shall_v give_v he_o and_o let_v it_o not_o grieve_v thy_o heart_n to_o give_v unto_o he_o for_o because_o of_o this_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o put_v thy_o hand_n unto_o because_o there_o shall_v ever_o be_v some_o poor_a in_o the_o land_n therefore_o i_o command_v thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v open_v thy_o hand_n unto_o thy_o brother_n to_o thy_o needy_a and_o to_o thy_o poor_a in_o thy_o land_n read_v also_o eccles_n 11.1.2.6_o cast_v thy_o bread_n upon_o the_o water_n etc._n etc._n give_v to_o seven_o and_o also_o to_o eight_o etc._n etc._n and_o isai_n 58.6.7_o the_o fast_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v be_v it_o not_o to_o loose_v the_o band_n of_o wickedness_n to_o take_v off_o the_o heavy_a burden_n and_o to_o let_v the_o oppress_v go_v free_a and_o that_o you_o break_v every_o yoke_n be_v it_o not_o to_o deal_v thy_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a and_o that_o thou_o bring_v the_o poor_a that_o wander_v into_o thy_o house_n when_o thou_o see_v the_o naked_a that_o thou_o cover_v he_o and_o not_o hide_v thyself_o from_o thy_o own_o flesh_n then_o shall_v thy_o light_n break_v forth_o as_o the_o morning_n etc._n etc._n thus_o we_o see_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n we_o see_v also_o his_o promise_n of_o blessing_n of_o the_o which_o more_o afterward_o now_o very_o howsoever_o it_o be_v more_o to_o man_n natural_a like_n to_o do_v all_o the_o good_a he_o do_v as_o a_o 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and_o let_v we_o add_v to_o these_o a_o five_o virtue_n that_o this_o the_o constancy_n of_o king_n david_n kindness_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o further_a testimony_n in_o the_o 12._o chap._n of_o the_o same_o 2._o book_n of_o samuel_n where_o he_o except_v and_o preserve_v mephibosheth_n from_o that_o execution_n which_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o son_n of_o saul_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o gibeonite_n even_o as_o god_n himself_o also_o will_v have_v it_o for_o a_o revenge_n of_o saules_n cruelty_n against_o the_o gibeonite_n contrary_a to_o the_o oath_n which_o joshua_n and_o the_o people_n make_v to_o they_o for_o the_o security_n of_o their_o life_n among_o they_o for_o king_n david_n deliver_v seven_o of_o the_o son_n of_o saul_n to_o be_v execute_v by_o the_o gibeonite_n in_o way_n of_o pacification_n it_o be_v write_v that_o he_o have_v compassion_n on_o mephibosheth_n the_o son_n of_o jonathan_n the_o son_n saul_n because_o of_o the_o lord_n oath_n which_o be_v between_o they_o even_o between_o david_n and_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o saul_n but_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o king_n david_n be_v not_o only_o mindful_a to_o requite_v kindness_n in_o his_o life_n time_n but_o he_o be_v careful_a also_o that_o kindness_n shall_v not_o die_v with_o he_o and_o therefore_o 2._o king_n 2.7_o he_o on_o his_o death_n bed_n charge_v his_o son_n solomon_n who_o be_v to_o succeed_v in_o his_o kingdom_n that_o he_o shall_v show_v kindness_n to_o the_o son_n of_o barzillaâ—_n the_o gileadite_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v let_v they_o be_v among_o such_o as_o shall_v eat_v bread_n at_o his_o table_n for_o say_v king_n david_n they_o come_v to_o i_o when_o i_o flee_v from_o absolom_n thy_o brother_n as_o though_o he_o shall_v say_v to_o his_o son_n solomon_n according_a to_o salomon_n own_o holy_a proverb_n chap._n 27.10_o thou_o own_o friend_n and_o thy_o father_n friend_n see_v thou_o forsake_v not_o etc._n etc._n now_o that_o barzillai_n and_o his_o son_n come_v thus_o to_o david_n we_o may_v read_v it_o testify_v in_o the_o holy_a story_n 2._o sam._n 19.31_o etc._n etc._n where_o also_o it_o be_v record_v how_o thankful_a k._n david_n be_v to_o berzillai_n himself_o and_o will_v present_o have_v requite_v the_o kindness_n of_o that_o duty_n which_o of_o bind_a duty_n barzillai_n be_v to_o perform_v unto_o he_o nevertheless_o because_o it_o be_v do_v in_o kindness_n and_o in_o time_n of_o need_n king_n david_n be_v ready_a to_o have_v requite_v it_o by_o and_o by_o as_o it_o be_v into_o his_o bosom_n come_v with_o i_o say_v he_o to_o barzillai_n and_o i_o will_v feed_v thou_o with_o i_o in_o heirusalem_n the_o which_o his_o offer_n when_o barzillai_n refuse_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o age_n allege_v that_o he_o be_v unfit_a to_o live_v a_o courtier_n life_n k._n david_n take_v with_o he_o his_o son_n chimham_n and_o dismiss_v barzillai_n according_a to_o his_o own_o like_n and_o promise_v he_o all_o princely_a favour_n and_o friendship_n that_o may_v stand_v he_o in_o any_o steed_n and_o yet_o not_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o all_o this_o he_o be_v careful_a as_o be_v say_v before_o to_o prosecute_v the_o recompense_n even_o after_o his_o death_n to_o barzillai_n his_o child_n and_o posterity_n great_a therefore_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o king_n david_n in_o this_o noble_a point_n of_o retributorie_a kindness_n and_o beneficence_n and_o we_o will_v yet_o the_o rather_o say_v so_o if_o we_o shall_v consider_v that_o which_o be_v furthermore_o record_v of_o he_o how_o he_o have_v not_o only_o this_o kind_n of_o regard_n towards_o all_o his_o friend_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o 1._o sam._n chap._n 30.26.27.28.29.30.31_o but_o even_o towards_o stranger_n also_o yea_o even_o to_o such_o as_o in_o common_a
sententiam_fw-la referens_fw-la thankful_o a_o gift_n must_v be_v receive_v thankful_o qui_fw-fr gratè_fw-fr beneficium_fw-la accepit_fw-la primam_fw-la eius_fw-la pensionem_fw-la soluit_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la superest_fw-la soluendae_fw-la gratiae_fw-la securior_fw-la debere_fw-la potest_fw-la he_o that_o have_v thankefullie_o receive_v a_o benefit_n he_o therewithal_o pai_v as_o it_o be_v the_o first_o payment_n and_o as_o touch_v that_o recompense_n which_o be_v further_o more_o to_o be_v make_v he_o have_v the_o long_a day_n or_o respite_n for_o the_o pay_v of_o it_o sen._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr bene._n cap_n 22._o &_o 35._o qui_fw-la verò_fw-la beneficium_fw-la dantis_fw-la grata_fw-la mente_fw-la non_fw-la suscipit_fw-la iniuriam_fw-la facit_fw-la benefacienti_fw-la but_o he_o that_o do_v not_o entertain_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o benefactor_n with_o a_o grateful_a mind_n he_o do_v he_o great_a wrong_n amb._n comment_n in_o cap._n 10._o ep_n ad_fw-la heb._n gratiarum_fw-la actio_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la plus_fw-la dandum_fw-la invitatio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thankfulness_n be_v a_o inducement_n to_o provoke_v to_o the_o bestow_n of_o great_a gift_n chrisost_n and_o again_o si_fw-mi cùm_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la beneficium_fw-la aliquod_fw-la accepimus_fw-la illud_fw-la grati_fw-la praedicamus_fw-la benevolentiores_fw-la illos_fw-la reddimus_fw-la quantò_fw-la magis_fw-la dei_fw-la beneficia_fw-la celebrantes_fw-la ad_fw-la maiorem_fw-la erga_fw-la nos_fw-la benevolentiam_fw-la eum_fw-la invitabimus_fw-la see_v when_o we_o receive_v any_o benefit_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n if_o we_o speak_v thankful_o of_o it_o we_o make_v they_o more_o kind_o affect_v towards_o we_o how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o show_v his_o more_o great_a favour_n towards_o we_o if_o we_o will_v celebrate_v his_o praise_n for_o his_o benefit_n bestow_v on_o we_o god_n we_o must_v be_v special_o thankful_a to_o god_n gratitudo_fw-la nulla_fw-la assequi_fw-la potest_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la dei._n deo_fw-la debemus_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la possumus_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la vivimus_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la sapimus_fw-la &_o quis_fw-la habet_fw-la quicquam_fw-la non_fw-la tuum_fw-la no_o thankfulness_n can_v be_v proportionable_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n benefit_n we_o owe_v unto_o god_n all_o that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v and_o whatsoever_o our_o whole_a life_n and_o wit_n may_v attain_v unto_o and_o who_o have_v any_o thing_n say_v august_n which_o be_v not_o thy_o o_o lord_n medit._n cap._n 17._o nunquam_fw-la dei_fw-la liberalitatem_fw-la &_o munificentian_n vinces_fw-la quamuis_fw-la omnium_fw-la facultatum_fw-la tuarum_fw-la iacturam_fw-la feceris_fw-la quamuis_fw-la te_fw-la ipsum_fw-la etiam_fw-la facultatibus_fw-la adiunxeris_fw-la nam_fw-la hoc_fw-la quoque_fw-la ipsum_fw-la deo_fw-la aliquid_fw-la donare_fw-la accipere_fw-la est_fw-la thou_o can_v never_o exceed_v the_o liberality_n and_o bountifulness_n of_o god_n although_o thou_o shall_v loose_v all_o whatsoever_o thou_o enjoy_v for_o his_o sake_n yea_o although_o thou_o do_v join_v thyself_o also_o with_o all_o that_o thou_o be_v worth_a for_o even_o this_o also_o to_o give_v any_o thing_n to_o god_n it_o be_v to_o receive_v a_o gift_n of_o he_o to_o wit_n in_o that_o it_o please_v he_o to_o accept_v the_o same_o greg._n nazianz._n orat._n 27._o de_fw-la pauperum_fw-la a_o more_fw-it quicquid_fw-la sumus_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la habemus_fw-la deo_fw-la debemus_fw-la we_o owe_v unto_o god_n whatsoever_o we_o be_v and_o whatsoever_o we_o have_v calu._n in_o 2._o cor._n 8.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d benefactor_n all_o good_a duty_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v to_o benefactor_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o perform_v all_o thankfulness_n to_o those_o that_o have_v deserve_v well_o of_o us._n basilius_n ostendit_fw-la paulus_n svam_fw-la onesiphoro_fw-la gratitudinem_fw-la quum_fw-la remunerandi_fw-la vice_n in_fw-la deum_fw-la transcribit_fw-la quia_fw-la impar_fw-la est_fw-la soluendo_fw-la for_o benefactor_n be_v to_o be_v pray_v for_o paul_n show_v his_o thankfulness_n to_o onesiphorus_n in_o that_o he_o be_v unable_a to_o make_v recompense_n to_o wit_n with_o worldly_a requital_n he_o put_v over_o the_o office_n of_o reward_v unto_o god_n calu._n in_o 2._o tim._n 1.16_o etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n tantus_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la dei_fw-la amor_fw-la erga_fw-la suos_fw-la ut_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la sunt_fw-la coniuncti_fw-la diffundat_fw-la so_o great_a also_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n towards_o his_o servant_n that_o he_o do_v extend_v his_o love_n unto_o all_o that_o be_v join_v in_o communion_n with_o they_o beneficiorum_fw-la acceptorum_fw-la commemorationem_fw-la honestam_fw-la laudandi_fw-la occasionem_fw-la esse_fw-la dixit_fw-la basilius_n of_o benefactor_n be_v to_o be_v well_o speak_v of_o the_o rehearsal_n of_o benefit_n receive_v be_v a_o honest_a mean_n of_o yield_v they_o their_o due_a commendation_n as_o say_v basil_n nullum_fw-la officium_fw-la referenda_fw-la gratia_fw-la magis_fw-la necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la recompencâ—d_v benefactor_n be_v to_o be_v recompencâ—d_v no_o duty_n be_v more_o necessary_a then_o be_v this_o of_o thankful_a requital_n cicero_n off._n 1._o quid_fw-la tamlaudabile_fw-la quid_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o omnium_fw-la animos_fw-la receptum_fw-la quà m_fw-la refer_v benemeritis_fw-la gratiam_fw-la what_o be_v so_o commendable_a what_o so_o general_o allow_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o as_o that_o thanks_n be_v to_o be_v render_v to_o those_o that_o have_v deserve_v well_o of_o we_o sen._n de_fw-fr benef._n lib._n 4._o 6._o quae_fw-la natio_fw-la non_fw-la comitatem_fw-la non_fw-la benignitatem_fw-la non_fw-la gratum_fw-la animum_fw-la &_o beneficij_fw-la memorem_fw-la diligit_fw-la quae_fw-la superbos_fw-la quae_fw-la maleficos_fw-la quae_fw-la crudeles_fw-la quae_fw-la ingratos_fw-la non_fw-la aspernatur_fw-la non_fw-la odit_fw-la what_o nation_n be_v there_o that_o love_v not_o courtesy_n and_o liberality_n as_o also_o a_o grateful_a heart_n &_o such_o one_o as_o be_v mindful_a of_o a_o benefit_n receive_v likewise_o what_o nation_n be_v there_o where_o proud_a mischievous_a cruel_a and_o unthankful_a person_n be_v not_o despise_v and_o hate_v cicero_n de_fw-fr leg._n lib._n 1._o xenophon_n alijque_fw-la ethnicorum_fw-la graecorum_n dixerunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xenophon_n and_o sundry_a other_o of_o the_o heathen_a grecian_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v every_o where_o account_v a_o just_a thing_n that_o such_o as_o have_v benefit_n bestow_v upon_o they_o shall_v likewise_o have_v care_n to_o make_v some_o recompense_n again_o be_v recompense_n be_v to_o be_v make_v with_o advantage_n if_o it_o may_v be_v hesiodium_fw-la illud_fw-la inquit_fw-la cicero_n laudatur_fw-la a_fw-la doctis_fw-la quod_fw-la eadem_fw-la mensura_fw-la reddere_fw-la iubet_fw-la qua_fw-la acceperis_fw-la aut_fw-la etiam_fw-la cumulatiore_fw-la si_fw-la possis_fw-la that_o say_v of_o hesiodus_n say_v cicero_n be_v commend_v of_o the_o learned_a which_o will_v thou_o to_o render_v according_a to_o the_o same_o measure_n whereby_o thou_o have_v receive_v or_o if_o it_o may_v be_v with_o a_o more_o full_a and_o heap_a requital_n lib._n de_fw-fr claris_fw-la orat._n non_fw-la tantum_fw-la animo_fw-la aequare_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la vincere_fw-la debemus_fw-la sen._n de_fw-fr benef._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o and_o among_o christian_n quid_fw-la tam_fw-la contra_fw-la officium_fw-la inquit_fw-la ambrose_n quam_fw-la non_fw-la reddere_fw-la quod_fw-la acceperis_fw-la nec_fw-la mensura_fw-la pari_fw-la sed_fw-la uberiore_fw-la reddendum_fw-la arbitror_fw-la &_o usum_fw-la pensandum_fw-la beneficij_fw-la what_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o good_a duty_n as_o not_o to_o recompense_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v receive_v neither_o do_v i_o judge_v that_o thou_o shall_v do_v it_o with_o equal_a measure_n only_o but_o more_o abundant_o and_o that_o the_o use_n of_o the_o benefit_n shall_v be_v requite_v according_a to_o the_o time_n it_o have_v be_v enjoy_v off._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 31._o but_o what_o if_o a_o man_n be_v not_o able_a so_o to_o do_v quid_fw-la si_fw-la nulla_fw-la reddendi_fw-la facultas_fw-la suppetit_fw-la he_o answer_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n in_o reddendo_fw-la beneficio_fw-la plus_fw-la animus_n quà m_fw-la census_fw-la operatur_fw-la magisque_fw-la praeponderat_fw-la benevolentia_fw-la quà m_fw-la possibilitas_fw-la referendi_fw-la muneris_fw-la in_o that_o case_n say_v he_o a_o good_a mind_n or_o desire_v to_o do_v it_o be_v of_o better_a worth_n than_o silver_n and_o a_o ready_a will_n or_o affection_n be_v more_o to_o be_v esteem_v then_o all_o possibility_n of_o any_o other_o recompense_n and_o among_o the_o heathen_a cicero_n in_o his_o 3._o philippica_fw-la thus_o he_o determine_v this_o point_n cum_fw-la gratia_fw-la referri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quanta_fw-la debetur_fw-la habenda_fw-la tamen_fw-la est_fw-la quantam_fw-la maximam_fw-la animi_fw-la nostri_fw-la capere_fw-la possint_fw-la when_o the_o thanks_n deserve_v be_v great_a than_o we_o can_v repay_v we_o be_v yet_o to_o acknowledge_v they_o with_o as_o earnest_a affection_n as_o our_o mind_n be_v possible_o able_a to_o attain_v unto_o nescit_fw-la virtus_fw-la mensuram_fw-la gratiae_fw-la nec_fw-la contenta_fw-la refer_v quod_fw-la acceperit_fw-la vult_fw-la cumulare_fw-la quod_fw-la sumpserit_fw-la
as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bear_v witness_n it_o comprehend_v the_o sum_n of_o a_o godly_a &_o entire_a life_n caluinus_n in_o act._n apost_n cap._n 9.36_o regem_fw-la armis_fw-la quà m_fw-la munificentia_fw-la vinci_fw-la minus_fw-la flagitiosum_fw-la it_o be_v not_o so_o heinous_a a_o thing_n for_o a_o king_n to_o be_v vanquish_v in_o battle_n as_o to_o fail_v in_o bountifulness_n sallust_n bell._n lugurth_n sentence_n that_o may_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o second_o chapter_n beneficentia_fw-la ex_fw-la benevolentia_fw-la manare_fw-la debet_fw-la willing_o a_o gift_n must_v be_v give_v willing_o affectus_fw-la tuus_fw-la nomen_fw-la imponit_fw-la operituo_fw-la welldoing_a aught_o to_o proceed_v from_o well-willing_a such_o as_o be_v the_o affection_n such_o be_v thy_o action_n amb._n off._n cap._n 30._o bneneficentia_fw-la complectitur_fw-la &_o cordis_fw-la benevolentiam_fw-la &_o operis_fw-la beneficium_fw-la beneficence_n comprehend_v both_o the_o benevolence_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o benefit_n itself_o as_o touch_v the_o outward_a work_n beneficium_fw-la nullum_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la amica_fw-la &_o benigna_fw-la voluntas_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la defert_fw-la it_o be_v no_o benefit_n at_o all_o if_o friendly_a good_a will_v be_v not_o the_o messenger_n of_o it_o sen._n de_fw-fr ben._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 7._o and_o cap._n 11._o voluntas_fw-la omne_fw-la officium_fw-la perficit_fw-la benevolentia_fw-la est_fw-la communis_fw-la quaedam_fw-la pareus_fw-la omnium_fw-la amb._n off._n 1._o 30_o magnificentissimae_fw-la bonitatis_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la tuum_fw-la quoque_fw-la inimicum_fw-la diligas_fw-la that_o goodness_n be_v most_o noble_a or_o bounteous_a when_o a_o man_n can_v hearty_o love_v and_o tender_v his_o enemy_n aug._n enchirid._n cap._n 73._o free_a a_o gift_n must_v be_v free_a a_o gift_n must_v be_v free_a according_a to_o our_o common_a speech_n what_o be_v more_o free_a than_o gift_n id_fw-la iustè_fw-la id_fw-la piè_fw-la id_fw-la humanò_fw-la fit_a quod_fw-la sine_fw-la spe_fw-la recipiendi_fw-la feceris_fw-la that_o be_v just_o that_o be_v godly_a that_o be_v courteous_o do_v in_o deed_n which_o be_v do_v without_o look_v to_o receive_v any_o thing_n again_o lactant._n instit_fw-la divin_v lib._n 6._o cap._n 11._o and_o cap._n 12._o tenendum_fw-la est_fw-la omni_fw-la modo_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la officio_fw-la miserecordiae_fw-la spes_fw-la recipiendi_fw-la absit_fw-la omnino_fw-la aliter_fw-la non_fw-la humanitas_fw-la erit_fw-la illa_fw-la sed_fw-la beneficij_fw-la foeneratio_fw-la danda_fw-la autem_fw-la sunt_fw-la beneficia_fw-la non_fw-la foeneranda_fw-la non_fw-fr est_fw-fr dubium_fw-la quin_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la liberalis_fw-la benignusue_v dicitur_fw-la officium_fw-la non_fw-la fructum_fw-la sequatur_fw-la it_o be_v out_o of_o all_o doubt_n that_o he_o which_o right_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o a_o liberal_a or_o kind_a man_n follow_v not_o after_o profit_n but_o look_v what_o belong_v to_o good_a duty_n itself_o cicero_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la ratio_fw-la simplex_fw-la esse_fw-la debet_fw-la tantum_fw-la eroga_fw-la etc._n etc._n ne_fw-la cessaveris_fw-la dare_v opus_fw-la tuum_fw-la perage_n et_fw-fr part_n boni_fw-la viri_fw-la exequere_fw-la the_o purpose_n of_o bestow_v benefit_n ought_v to_o be_v simple_a and_o for_o itself_o only_a give_v etc._n etc._n sen._n de_fw-fr ben._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o et_fw-fr lib._n 4._o cap._n 1._o calcatis_fw-la utilitatibus_fw-la ad_fw-la vertutem_fw-la eundum_fw-la est_fw-la and_o again_o vera_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la est_fw-la ipso_fw-la benefaciendi_fw-la opere_fw-la latissâ—na_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o book_n he_o dispute_v earnest_o and_o at_o large_a against_o the_o epicure_n that_o beneficenca_n be_v res_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la expetenda_fw-la beneficence_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v even_o for_o the_o love_n of_o itself_o and_o to_o speak_v as_o the_o truth_n be_v a_o gift_n in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o gift_n can_v not_o be_v a_o thing_n enforce_v give_v a_o gift_n must_v be_v cheerful_o give_v aliquando_fw-la gratius_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la facili_fw-la quám_fw-la quod_fw-la plena_fw-la manudatur_fw-la there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o that_o be_v more_o acceptable_a which_o be_v give_v with_o a_o ready_a hand_n than_o that_o which_o be_v give_v with_o a_o full_a hand_n sen._n lib._n de_fw-fr benef._n 1._o cap._n 7._o et_fw-fr lib._n 2_o cap._n 1._o in_o beneficio_fw-la iucundissima_fw-la est_fw-la tribuentis_fw-la voluntas_fw-la and_o chapter_n 11._o in_o munere_fw-la conferendo_fw-la adijcienda_fw-la est_fw-la omnis_fw-la humanitas_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la des_fw-fr opertet_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ames_o a_o gift_n be_v to_o be_v give_v in_o a_o most_o courteous_a manner_n thou_o must_v not_o only_o give_v but_o also_o give_v of_o love_n alacritas_fw-la dandi_fw-la ipsa_fw-la largitione_n maius_fw-la quid_fw-la &_o perfectius_fw-la est_fw-la cheaefulnesse_n in_o give_v be_v a_o thing_n of_o great_a perfection_n than_o be_v the_o gift_n itself_o greg._n nazianz._n orat._n de_fw-la pauperum_fw-la amore_fw-la and_o caluin_n in_o ep_v ad_fw-la cor._n 2._o cap._n 8._o vers_fw-la alacritas_fw-la praeoccupandi_fw-la facto_fw-la ipso_fw-la superior_a est_fw-la and_o verse_n 2._o in_o arctissima_fw-la paupertate_fw-la futuri_fw-la simus_fw-la liberales_fw-la si_fw-la quod_fw-la facultatibus_fw-la arcae_fw-la desit_fw-la simplicitate_fw-la animi_fw-la suppleamus_fw-la we_o may_v attain_v to_o be_v very_o liberal_a in_o the_o great_a straightness_n of_o poverty_n if_o we_o make_v a_o supply_n of_o that_o which_o be_v want_v in_o the_o coffer_n by_o the_o ufeined_a readiness_n of_o the_o mind_n laetandum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la lugendum_fw-la cùm_fw-la donum_fw-la dederis_fw-la nazianz._n de_fw-fr paup_n amore_fw-la externa_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la nisi_fw-la oriatur_fw-la ex_fw-la cord_n nihili_fw-la est_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la unless_o outward_a beneficence_n arise_v from_o the_o inward_a affection_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v of_o no_o account_n before_o god_n caluinus_n in_o act._n 4.34_o eorundem_fw-la est_fw-la &_o à _fw-la deo_fw-la aliquid_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o ijs_fw-la quae_fw-la habent_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la uti_fw-la beneficial_a it_o be_v a_o special_a gift_n of_o god_n for_o any_o to_o have_v the_o grace_n to_o be_v beneficial_a they_o that_o enjoy_v any_o thing_n from_o god_n have_v this_o from_o he_o also_o that_o they_o use_v the_o same_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n greg._n naz._n de_fw-fr pauperum_fw-la amore_fw-la diffidentia_fw-la radicitus_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la haeret_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la arcet_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la charitatis_fw-la officijs_fw-la donec_fw-la spiritus_fw-la gratia_fw-la corrigatur_fw-la distrustfulness_n be_v so_o fast_o root_v in_o we_o that_o it_o withhold_v we_o from_o all_o duty_n of_o charity_n until_o it_o be_v correct_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n cal._n in_o 2._o cor._n 8.1_o quare_fw-la non_fw-la das_fw-la tua_fw-la deo_fw-la faith_n a_o gift_n must_v be_v give_v in_o faith_n diffidis_fw-la timens_fw-la ne_fw-la non_fw-la iterum_fw-la recipias_fw-la quid_fw-la verò_fw-la rationis_fw-la istud_fw-la habet_fw-la qui_fw-la enim_fw-la dedit_fw-la tibi_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la nihil_fw-la acceperat_fw-la quomodo_fw-la non_fw-la magis_fw-la dabit_fw-la postquam_fw-la acceperit_fw-la why_o give_v thou_o not_o of_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v to_o god_n do_v thou_o distrust_v fear_v that_o thou_o shall_v not_o receive_v it_o again_o what_o reason_n be_v in_o this_o for_o how_o shall_v not_o he_o who_o have_v give_v to_o thou_o while_o yet_o he_o have_v receve_v nothing_o of_o thou_o give_v the_o much_o rather_o after_o that_o he_o have_v receive_v some_o thing_n chrysost_n in_o cap._n 3._o ad_fw-la rom._n serm._n 7._o in_o morali_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la exhortatione_n nomen_fw-la gratia_fw-la posuit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la 2._o cor._n 8.4_o ad_fw-la commendandam_fw-la cleemosynam_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la gratuitum_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la donum_fw-la et_fw-la filii_fw-la eius_fw-la benefaciendo_fw-la sunt_fw-la illius_fw-la bonitatis_fw-la et_fw-la imitatores_fw-la ingenni_fw-la et_fw-la oeconomi_fw-la fideles_fw-la the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o liberality_n call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o commendation_n of_o almesgiving_n for_o it_o be_v a_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n the_o heavenly_a father_n and_o his_o child_n in_o that_o they_o practise_v beneficence_n they_o be_v both_o kindly_a imitator_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o also_o his_o faithful_a and_o trusty_a steward_n caluinus_n mind_n a_o gift_n be_v to_o be_v give_v with_o a_o humble_a mind_n ipse_fw-la christus_fw-la dicit_fw-la quando_fw-la omne_fw-la feceritis_fw-la dicite_fw-la inutiles_fw-la serui_fw-la sumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la exhibemus_fw-la cum_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la damus_fw-la egenis_fw-la debitum_fw-la implemus_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la ideò_fw-la quòd_fw-la deus_fw-la prio_fw-la beneficijs_fw-la suis_fw-la sibi_fw-la nos_fw-la fecerit_fw-la obnozios_fw-la sed_fw-la ob_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la quae_fw-la sva_fw-la sunt_fw-la distribuimus_fw-la quandocunque_fw-la quicquid_fw-la tandem_fw-la dederimus_fw-la christ_n himself_o say_v when_o you_o shall_v do_v all_o that_o you_o can_v say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n etc._n etc._n when_o we_o show_v forth_o our_o brotherly_a love_n when_o we_o give_v money_n to_o the_o poor_a we_o do_v perform_v but_o that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n not_o only_o because_o god_n have_v first_o of_o all_o make_v we_o
bind_v to_o he_o by_o his_o benefit_n bestow_v on_o we_o but_o also_o for_o that_o all_o thing_n which_o we_o at_o any_o time_n give_v they_o be_v his_o whatsoever_o we_o do_v give_v poor_a a_o gift_n must_v be_v think_v well_o bestow_v when_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a chrysost_n in_o the_o place_n before_o allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n god_n honour_v they_o with_o the_o name_n of_o his_o poor_a saint_n 2._o cor._n 8._o and_o 9_o hinc_fw-la ad_fw-la miseros_fw-la &_o inopes_fw-la non_fw-la vulgaris_fw-la redit_fw-la consolatio_fw-la quòd_fw-la licet_fw-la probrosi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o abiecti_fw-la coram_fw-la mundo_fw-la non_fw-la secus_fw-la tamen_fw-la filio_fw-la dei_fw-la pretiosi_fw-la sunt_fw-la quà m_fw-la propria_fw-la membra_fw-la et_fw-la certè_fw-la ille_fw-la fratres_fw-la appellans_fw-la incredibili_fw-la eos_fw-la honore_fw-la dignatur_fw-la hence_o no_o small_a comfort_n come_v to_o those_o that_o be_v miserable_a and_o destitute_a insomuch_o as_o howsoever_o they_o be_v disdain_v and_o despise_v of_o the_o world_n they_o be_v for_o all_o that_o no_o less_o precious_a to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n then_o be_v the_o member_n of_o his_o own_o body_n and_o certain_o in_o that_o he_o call_v they_o brethren_n he_o vouchsafe_v they_o great_a honour_n than_o a_o man_n can_v conceive_v caluin_n harm_n in_o matth._n 25.39_o and_o luke_n 16.22_o pretiosa_n anima_fw-la infoedo_fw-la et_fw-la putrido_fw-la corpore_fw-la lazari_n latuit_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la angelis_n in_fw-la beatam_fw-la vitam_fw-la defertur_fw-la a_o very_a precious_a soul_n be_v hide_v in_o the_o foul_a and_o putrify_a body_n of_o lazarus_n which_o be_v by_o the_o angel_n carry_v into_o a_o bless_a state_n of_o life_n justitiae_fw-la coniuncta_fw-la est_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la quam_fw-la eandem_fw-la vel_fw-la benignitatem_fw-la vel_fw-la liberalitatem_fw-la appellare_fw-la licet_fw-la cecero_n off._n lib._n 1._o righteousness_n a_o gift_n must_v be_v give_v in_o righteousness_n and_o again_o nihil_fw-la est_fw-la liberale_fw-mi quod_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la idem_fw-la iustum_fw-la nothing_o be_v do_v liberal_o which_o be_v not_o do_v just_o we_o must_v drink_v the_o water_n of_o our_o own_o cistern_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o let_v the_o same_o flow_v forth_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o other_o if_o we_o take_v not_o this_o course_n we_o employ_v our_o riches_n to_o no_o profitable_a use_n puteus_fw-la inquit_fw-la ambrose_n si_fw-la nihil_fw-la haurias_fw-la inerti_fw-la otio_fw-la et_fw-la degeneri_fw-la situ_fw-la facilè_fw-la corrumpitur_fw-la exercitatus_fw-la autem_fw-la nitescit_fw-la ad_fw-la speciem_fw-la dulcescit_fw-la ad_fw-la potum_fw-la ita_fw-la et_fw-la aceruus_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la cumularenosus_fw-la speciosus_fw-la est_fw-la usu_fw-la otio_fw-la autem_fw-la inutilis_fw-la habetur_fw-la derivato_fw-la igitur_fw-la aliquid_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la puteo_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n the_o nabuthe_n cap._n 12._o and_o again_o serm._n 81._o an_fw-mi nescitis_fw-la inquit_fw-la quia_fw-la puteorum_fw-la aqua_fw-la si_fw-la frequentius_fw-la hauriatur_fw-la et_fw-la salubrior_fw-la efficitur_fw-la et_fw-la abundantior_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la otiosa_fw-la remanserit_fw-la et_fw-la immobilis_fw-la inutilior_fw-la et_fw-la corruptior_fw-la fit_a sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la divitiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n lege_fw-la etiam_fw-la eandem_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la si_fw-la placeat_fw-la apud_fw-la basilium_fw-la concione_n prima_fw-la in_o avaros_fw-la divites_fw-la discretion_n a_o gift_n must_v be_v give_v with_o discretion_n liberalitas_fw-la est_fw-la decens_fw-la ac_fw-la moderata_fw-la acquisitio_fw-la et_fw-la erogatio_fw-la pecuniae_fw-la avaritiae_fw-la et_fw-la prodigalitatis_fw-la extremis_fw-la tanquam_fw-la finibus_fw-la circumscripta_fw-la namsi_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la quantum_fw-la oportet_fw-la tribuas_fw-la avaritia_fw-la oritur_fw-la sin_v excedas_fw-la in_o dando_fw-la modum_fw-la desque_fw-la plus_fw-la quà m_fw-la oportet_fw-la et_fw-la cvi_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la et_fw-la quando_fw-la et_fw-la qua_fw-la causa_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la in_fw-la vitium_fw-la laberis_fw-la prodigalitatis_fw-la speusippus_n pars_fw-la optima_fw-la beneficij_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la datum_fw-la sit_fw-la iudicio_fw-la a_o benefit_n be_v then_o best_a give_v when_o it_o be_v most_o discreet_o give_v sen._n lib._n de_fw-fr ben._n 1._o cap._n 15._o and_o lib._n 4_o cap._n 10._o turpissimum_fw-la genus_fw-la dandi_fw-la est_fw-la inconsulta_fw-la donatio_fw-la unadvised_a give_v be_v the_o worst_a give_v retinere_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o manum_fw-la nostram_fw-la posuit_fw-la deus_fw-la si_fw-la modo_fw-la parcè_fw-la et_fw-la frugaliter_fw-la nos_fw-la et_fw-la familiam_fw-la alentes_fw-la partem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la erogemus_fw-la majoris_fw-la virtutis_fw-la est_fw-la quà m_fw-la omne_fw-la dilapidare_fw-la it_o be_v a_o great_a virtue_n to_o keep_v that_o which_o god_n have_v put_v into_o our_o hand_n if_o so_o be_v we_o maintain_v ourselves_o and_o our_o family_n do_v give_v some_o portion_n to_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a then_o if_o we_o shall_v rechleslie_o consume_v all_o calu._n harm_n enang_v in_o cap._n 19_o verse_n 20._o 21._o posse_fw-la liberalitate_fw-la uti_fw-la non_fw-la spoliantem_fw-la se_fw-la patrimonio_fw-la nimirum_fw-la est_fw-la pecuniae_fw-la fructus_fw-la maximus_fw-la cicero_n off._n lib._n 2._o and_o again_o curandum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la libenter_fw-la facis_fw-la diutius_fw-la id_fw-la facere_fw-la possis_fw-la see_v thou_o do_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o thy_o free_a good_a will_n order_n the_o matter_n so_o that_o thou_o may_v continewe_v the_o long_o in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o to_o this_o purpose_n diverse_a caution_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v 1._o ne_fw-fr obsit_fw-la benignitas_fw-la 2._o ne_fw-fr maior_fw-la sit_fw-la quam_fw-la facultas_fw-la 3._o ut_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la ostentatione_n proficiscatur_fw-la 4._o ut_fw-la pro_fw-la dignitate_fw-la cuique_fw-la tribuatur_fw-la cicer._n off._n 1._o these_o caution_n be_v english_v before_o as_o touch_v the_o afflict_a also_o the_o same_o author_n say_v true_o in_o collocando_fw-la beneficio_fw-la &_o in_o referenda_fw-la gratia_fw-la si_fw-la cetera_fw-la paria_fw-la sunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la maximè_fw-la officij_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la maximè_fw-la opis_fw-la indigeat_fw-la ita_fw-la eum_fw-la potissimum_fw-la opitulari_fw-la off._n lib._n 1._o and_o lib._n 2._o propensior_fw-la benignitas_fw-la esse_fw-la debebit_fw-la in_o calamitoso_n mercifulnes_n ought_v to_o be_v more_o inclinable_a towards_o such_o as_o be_v in_o great_a distress_n praesertim_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la digni_fw-la calamitate_fw-la and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o if_o they_o have_v not_o deserve_v their_o misery_n offic._n lib._n 2._o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o say_n of_o another_o heathen_a man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v neglect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etiam_fw-la improbis_fw-la in_o necessitate_v succurrit_fw-la vir_fw-la bone_fw-la debetur_fw-la enim_fw-la hoc_fw-la officium_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la meritis_fw-la illius_fw-la qui_fw-la iwatur_fw-la certè_fw-la naturae_fw-la et_fw-la bone_fw-la aliquando_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la malus_fw-la est_fw-la he_o may_v be_v a_o good_a man_n hereafter_o who_o be_v a_o evil_a man_n now_o humanitati_fw-la dandum_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la ipsi_fw-la homini_fw-la we_o must_v give_v for_o manhoode_n sake_n or_o because_o he_o be_v one_o of_o manikind_n though_o the_o man_n himself_o be_v unworthy_a aristoteles_n deus_fw-la esto_fw-la calamitosis_fw-la dei_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la imitando_fw-la nazianz._n where_o such_o good_a discretion_n be_v not_o use_v the_o heathen_a proverb_n may_v just_o take_v place_n largitio_fw-la fundum_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la all_o be_v lose_v that_o be_v give_v like_a as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v pour_v water_n into_o a_o sieve_n or_o any_o other_o vessel_n which_o want_v the_o bottom_n cicero_n off._n 2._o and_o in_o his_o first_o book_n beneficia_fw-la temeritate_fw-la quadam_fw-la sive_fw-la iudicio_fw-la vel_fw-la modo_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la vel_fw-la repentino_fw-it quodam_fw-la impetu_fw-la animi_fw-la quasi_fw-la vento_fw-la incitati_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la ita_fw-la magna_fw-la atque_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la iudicio_fw-la consideratè_fw-la constanterque_fw-la delata_fw-la sunt_fw-la these_o benefit_n which_o be_v bestow_v rash_o without_o judgement_n or_o moderation_n hand_n over_o head_n with_o a_o sudden_a passion_n of_o the_o mind_n violent_o huff_v up_o as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o violent_a blast_n of_o wind_n they_o be_v not_o so_o worthy_a as_o those_o which_o be_v bestow_v advisedlie_o and_o in_o a_o constant_a or_o settle_a course_n nec_fw-la avarum_fw-la te_fw-la deus_fw-la nec_fw-la profusum_fw-la vult_fw-la collocare_fw-la te_fw-la vult_fw-la quae_fw-la habes_fw-la non_fw-la proijcere_fw-la it_o be_v god_n will_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v neither_o covetous_a nor_o prodigal_a it_o be_v his_o will_n that_o thou_o shall_v orderly_o dispose_v of_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v and_o not_o to_o cast_v it_o away_o at_o random_n aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr decem_fw-la chordis_fw-la ch_n 12._o the_o like_a speech_n use_v amb._n deus_n non_fw-la vult_fw-la simul_fw-la effundi_fw-la opes_fw-la sed_fw-la dispensari_fw-la off._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 30._o and_o again_o serm._n 81._o perit_n omne_fw-la quod_fw-la perditis_fw-la datur_fw-la all_o be_v lose_v whatsoever_o be_v give_v to_o such_o as_o be_v passe-grace_n as_o we_o use_v to_o speak_v qui_fw-la largiuntur_fw-la indignis_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la dignis_fw-la conferri_fw-la debebant_fw-la tria_fw-la committunt_fw-la absurda_fw-la 1._o no_o &_o ipsi_fw-la iacturam_fw-la