Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	law_n	pay_v	tithe_n	1,131	5	9.7496	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34992	A practical and polemical commentary or exposition on the whole fifteenth Psalm wherein the text is learnedly and fruitfully explained, some controversies discussed, sundry cases of conscience are cleared, more especially that of usurie : many common places succinctly handled ... / by Christopher Cartwright ... ; the life of the reverend and learned author is prefixed.	Cartwright, Christopher, 1602-1658.; Bolton, John, 1599-1679. Life of the author.	1658 (1658)	Wing C693; ESTC R18318	282,330	382

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jesse_n a_o man_n after_o my_o own_o heart_n which_o shall_v fulfil_v all_o my_o will_n act._n 13.22_o such_o also_o christ_n do_v term_v his_o friend_n you_o be_v my_o friend_n say_v he_o if_o you_o do_v whatsoever_o i_o command_v you_o joh._n 15.14_o herod_n go_v far_o he_o do_v many_o thing_n mar._n 6.20_o but_o he_o go_v not_o far_o enough_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v when_o john_n tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o have_v his_o brother_n wife_n in_o this_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o herein_o also_o appear_v the_o unsoundness_n of_o iehu_n heart_n though_o he_o root_v out_o the_o idolatrous_a worship_n of_o baal_n which_o ahab_n bring_v in_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o turn_v from_o the_o idolatrous_a worship_n of_o the_o calf_n which_o jeroboam_fw-la set_v up_o 2_o kin._n 10.31_o they_o that_o be_v undefiled_a or_o upright_o in_o the_o way_n and_o seek_v the_o lord_n with_o their_o whole_a heart_n they_o do_v none_o iniquity_n psal_n 119.1_o 2_o 3._o that_o be_v they_o do_v not_o take_v liberty_n to_o themselves_o to_o do_v any_o iniquity_n they_o refrain_v their_o foot_n from_o every_o evil_a way_n psal_n 119.101_o they_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n vers_n 104._o and_o 128._o more_o particular_o if_o we_o be_v upright_o than_o 1._o we_o will_v keep_v no_o darling_n or_o bosom_n sin_n either_o for_o the_o profit_n or_o for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o it_o joseph_n appear_v to_o be_v upright_o by_o this_o that_o when_o it_o may_v have_v seem_v advantageous_a unto_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o world_n to_o consent_v unto_o the_o enticement_n of_o his_o mistress_n yet_o he_o repel_v the_o temptation_n say_v how_o can_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n gen._n 39.9_o 26._o 1_o sam._n 24._o and_o 26._o so_o when_o david_n may_v have_v kill_v saul_n and_o have_v free_v himself_o from_o much_o trouble_n and_o danger_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o saul_n persecute_v of_o he_o he_o be_v liable_a to_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o this_o show_v that_o his_o heart_n be_v upright_o with_o god_n to_o this_o his_o behaviour_n towards_o saul_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v reference_n when_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n reward_v i_o according_a to_o my_o righteousness_n according_a to_o the_o cleanness_n of_o of_o my_o hand_n have_v he_o recompense_v i_o for_o i_o have_v keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v not_o wicked_o depart_v from_o my_o god_n for_o all_o his_o judgement_n be_v before_o i_o and_o i_o do_v not_o put_v away_o his_o statute_n from_o i_o i_o be_v also_o upright_o before_o he_o and_o keep_v myself_o from_o my_o iniquity_n psal_n 18.20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o he_o show_v his_o uprightness_n in_o this_o that_o he_o keep_v himself_o from_o that_o iniquity_n which_o respect_n unto_o outward_a and_o earthly_a advantage_n will_v especial_o have_v put_v he_o upon_o hypocrite_n and_o such_o as_o who_o heart_n be_v not_o sincere_a though_o they_o will_v avoid_v some_o sin_n yet_o not_o such_o as_o whereby_o they_o have_v their_o gain_n as_o demetrius_n say_v to_o his_o fellow_n craftsman_n concern_v the_o worship_n of_o diana_n act._n 19.25_o jehu_n can_v well_o spare_v the_o idolatry_n of_o baal_n and_o theref_o re_fw-mi he_o put_v d●wne_v that_o but_o he_o keep_v up_o the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_n calf_n for_o he_o think_v if_o he_o shall_v let_v the_o people_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_v there_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v than_o they_o will_v fall_v from_o he_o to_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v lose_v his_o kingdom_n for_o the_o prevent_n of_o which_o inconvenience_n jeroboam_fw-la first_fw-mi erect_v that_o idolatry_n as_o we_o read_v 1_o kin._n 12.26_o etc._n etc._n so_o the_o pleasure_n which_o that_o sin_n bring_v and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o profit_n also_o make_v herod_n that_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v his_o herodias_n though_o john_n tell_v he_o never_o so_o much_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o have_v she_o she_o be_v his_o brother_n wife_n 2._o we_o will_v have_v a_o care_n to_o observe_v even_o the_o least_o thing_n that_o god_n command_v as_o it_o be_v gross_a hypocrisy_n to_o be_v observant_a of_o lesser_a duty_n and_o to_o neglect_v the_o great_a woe_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n for_o you_o pay_v tithe_n of_o mint_n and_o annise_v and_o cummin_n and_o have_v omit_v the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n judgement_n mercy_n and_o faith_n these_o thing_n ought_v you_o to_o have_v do_v and_o not_o to_o leave_v the_o other_o undo_v you_o blind_a guide_n which_o strain_n at_o a_o gnat_n and_o swallow_v a_o camel_n matth._n 23.23_o 24._o

one_o commandment_n in_o obedience_n unto_o god_n who_o commandment_n it_o be_v will_v observe_v all_o because_o all_o be_v his_o commandment_n and_o he_o that_o sleight_n one_o commandment_n be_v guilty_a of_o all_o because_o he_o do_v contemn_v the_o authority_n of_o he_o that_o give_v they_o all_o 11._o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr erga_fw-la deum_fw-la obedientia_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la ●st_fw-la equabile_fw-la obsequendi_fw-la studium_fw-la quod_fw-la dei_fw-la mandato_fw-la respondeat_fw-la adsit_fw-la ergo_fw-la equabilitas_fw-la si_fw-la velimus_fw-la ritè_fw-la obedire_fw-la deo_fw-la calvin_n ad_fw-la jac_fw-la 2.10_o 11._o even_o in_o those_o commandment_n which_o he_o do_v observe_v he_o have_v no_o respect_n to_o the_o will_n and_o authority_n of_o he_o that_o give_v they_o therefore_o as_o calvin_n do_v well_o observe_v upon_o the_o place_n there_o be_v no_o obedience_n towards_o god_n where_o there_o be_v not_o a_o uniform_a endeavour_n to_o please_v god_n as_o well_o in_o 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he_o enjoin_v he_o to_o do_v yet_o know_v that_o his_o desire_n be_v to_o serve_v and_o please_v he_o he_o will_v not_o be_v rigid_a and_o severe_a with_o he_o but_o will_v be_v indulgent_a unto_o he_o and_o will_v spare_v he_o and_o so_o will_v god_n his_o child_n to_o wit_n such_o as_o be_v not_o lie_v child_n isa_n 30_o 9_o but_o be_v child_n that_o will_v not_o lie_v isa_n 63.8_o such_o child_n as_o be_v sincere_o though_o weak_o and_o imperfect_o obedient_a let_v none_o therefore_o be_v deject_v because_o of_o their_o want_n and_o weakness_n so_o that_o they_o be_v sincere_a and_o upright_a the_o best_a have_v have_v and_o so_o will_v have_v their_o fault_n and_o fail_n noah_n let_v david_n etc._n etc._n yet_o god_n spare_v they_o and_o so_o he_o will_v all_o those_o that_o be_v sincere_a as_o they_o be_v but_o let_v none_o catch_v at_o this_o when_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v unto_o they_o thy_o obedience_n must_v in_o desire_n and_o endeavour_n be_v universal_a thou_o must_v set_v thyself_o to_o obey_v in_o use_v 1_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v of_o god_n therefore_o let_v every_o one_o examine_v himself_o and_o try_v whether_o his_o obedience_n be_v universal_a most_o man_n will_v proclaim_v every_o one_o his_o own_o goodness_n but_o who_o may_v find_v a_o faithful_a man_n prov._n 20.6_o jehu_n boast_v say_v come_v see_v my_o zeal_n 2_o king_n 10.16_o yet_o jehu_n regard_v not_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n for_o he_o turn_v not_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la that_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n vers_fw-la 31._o try_v therefore_o whether_o your_o obedience_n be_v universal_a 1._o have_v you_o a_o care_n to_o obey_v god_n as_o well_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o first_o table_n as_o of_o the_o second_o universal_a mark_v whereby_o to_o know_v whether_o obedience_n be_v universal_a and_o of_o the_o second_o table_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o first_o some_o observe_v the_o one_o some_o the_o other_o but_o in_o not_o observe_v both_o they_o do_v indeed_o observe_v neither_o absalon_n pretend_v that_o he_o have_v vow_v a_o vow_n and_o must_v needs_o go_v to_o hebron_n to_o pay_v it_o 2_o sam._n 15.7_o it_o be_v only_o a_o pretence_n but_o have_v it_o be_v so_o indeed_o yet_o not_o regard_v his_o duty_n to_o david_n his_o king_n and_o father_n his_o piety_n towards_o god_n can_v not_o be_v right_a if_o a_o man_n say_v say_v saint_n john_n i_o love_v god_n and_o hate_v his_o brother_n he_o be_v a_o liar_n for_o he_o that_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n who_o he_o have_v see_v how_o can_v he_o love_v god_n who_o he_o have_v not_o see_v and_o this_o commandment_n have_v we_o from_o he_o that_o who_o love_v god_n love_v his_o brother_n also_o 1_o joh._n 4.20_o 21._o now_o love_n as_o saint_n paul_n say_v work_v no_o evil_a to_o his_o neighbour_n rom._n 13.10_o yea_o it_o work_v good_a for_o as_o he_o also_o tell_v we_o charity_n be_v kind_a 1_o cor._n 13.4_o on_o the_o other_o side_n some_o be_v careful_a to_o deal_v just_o with_o man_n but_o neglect_v the_o duty_n of_o god_n immediate_a worship_n and_o service_n regard_v not_o the_o word_n sacrament_n and_o prayer_n but_o the_o first_o and_o great_a commandment_n be_v this_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a commandment_n and_o the_o second_o be_v like_a unto_o it_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o mat._n 22.37_o 38_o 39_o 2._o be_v you_o careful_a to_o obey_v god_n and_o to_o do_v his_o will_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v hide_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o world_n do_v see_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o hypocrite_n will_v perform_v duty_n in_o public_a but_o not_o in_o private_a because_o they_o look_v at_o man_n and_o not_o at_o god_n all_o their_o work_n they_o do_v to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n say_v our_o saviour_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n mat._n 23.5_o therefore_o they_o will_v only_o do_v thing_n so_o as_o that_o man_n may_v see_v they_o and_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o if_o they_o give_v alm_n they_o will_v cause_v a_o trumpet_n to_o be_v blow_v before_o they_o if_o they_o pray_v it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o in_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o street_n if_o they_o fast_v they_o will_v disfigure_v their_o face_n that_o they_o may_v appear_v unto_o man_n to_o fast_o mat._n 6.2_o 5_o 16._o 3._o do_v you_o obey_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o world_n sleight_v and_o it_o may_v be_v hate_v and_o persecute_v this_o be_v noah_n commendation_n that_o when_o all_o flesh_n corrupt_v their_o way_n yet_o he_o be_v find_v righteous_a before_o god_n gen._n 6.9_o 12._o &_o 7.1_o so_o it_o be_v the_o commendation_n of_o daniel_n that_o when_o the_o decree_n be_v make_v that_o whosoever_o do_v make_v a_o request_n to_o any_o god_n but_o to_o the_o king_n he_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o den_n of_o lion_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o neglect_v his_o duty_n unto_o god_n but_o pray_v and_o make_v supplication_n unto_o he_o three_o time_n a_o day_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o dan._n 6.7_o 10._o 4._o do_v you_o observe_v great_a thing_n as_o well_o as_o small_a the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n be_v punctual_a and_o precise_a in_o lesser_a matter_n they_o will_v pay_v tithe_n of_o mint_n and_o annise_v and_o cummin_n but_o they_o omit_v the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n judgement_n mercy_n and_o faith_n mat._n 23.23_o 5_o do_v you_o observe_v small_a thing_n as_o well_o as_o great_a some_o if_o they_o have_v respect_n to_o thing_n of_o great_a concernment_n think_v they_o may_v take_v their_o liberty_n in_o lesser_a matter_n either_o to_o observe_v they_o or_o not_o as_o they_o please_v but_o though_o some_o thing_n be_v small_a in_o comparison_n of_o other_o thing_n yet_o nothing_o be_v simple_o and_o absolute_o to_o be_v account_v small_a that_o god_n command_v not_o so_o small_a but_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v these_o thing_n ought_v you_o to_o have_v do_v say_v christ_n to_o wit_n the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n judgement_n mercy_n and_o faith_n and_o not_o to_o leave_v the_o other_o undo_v to_o wit_n the_o lesser_a matter_n as_o the_o tthe_n of_o mint_n and_o annise_v and_o cummin_n mat._n 23.23_o see_v mat._n 5.19_o 6._o do_v you_o not_o obey_v god_n so_o as_o to_o obey_v some_o lust_n also_o this_o be_v not_o indeed_o to_o obey_v god_n at_o all_o you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n mat._n 6.24_o thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v mat._n

to_o a_o second_o use_n of_o the_o point_n to_o wit_n for_o exhortation_n let_v all_o therefore_o be_v exhort_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o do_v evil_a in_o any_o kind_n to_o their_o neighbour_n and_o beside_o what_o have_v be_v say_v already_o let_v these_o motive_n be_v consider_v 1._o nature_n itself_o do_v teach_v thus_o much_o that_o one_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v evil_a to_o another_o the_o very_a heathen_n who_o have_v nothing_o but_o the_o light_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o direct_v they_o have_v law_n against_o murder_n theft_n and_o the_o like_a yea_o it_o be_v say_v of_o alexander_n severus_n a_o heathen_a emperor_n chronol_n bucholcer_n in_o chronol_n that_o he_o be_v so_o delight_v with_o this_o say_n quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la fieri_fw-la alteri_fw-la ne_fw-la feceris_fw-la that_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o have_v do_v to_o thou_o do_v not_o thou_o to_o another_o that_o he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v write_v on_o the_o wall_n of_o house_n and_o to_o be_v public_o proclaim_v by_o a_o crier_n that_o all_o may_v the_o better_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o observe_v it_o thus_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o gentile_n which_o have_v not_o the_o law_n not_o write_v as_o the_o jew_n have_v and_o we_o have_v do_v by_o nature_n the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n these_o have_v not_o the_o law_n be_v a_o law_n unto_o themselves_o rom._n 2.14_o and_o be_v it_o not_o then_o a_o most_o gross_a and_o shameful_a thing_n if_o we_o have_v not_o only_o the_o dim_a light_n of_o nature_n but_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o scripture_n either_o know_v not_o or_o regard_v not_o this_o duty_n shall_v not_o the_o very_a heathen_n rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o we_o and_o condemn_v we_o shall_v not_o uncircumsion_n say_v the_o apostle_n which_o be_v by_o nature_n if_o it_o fulfil_v the_o law_n judge_v thou_o who_o by_o the_o letter_n and_o circumcision_n do_v transgress_v the_o law_n rom._n 2.27_o he_o that_o know_v his_o master_n will_v say_v our_o saviour_n and_o do_v it_o not_o shall_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n luke_n 12.48_o and_o if_o any_o have_v the_o mean_n of_o knowledge_n and_o regard_v they_o not_o but_o be_v willing_o ignorant_a 2_o pet._n 3.5_o their_o ignorance_n do_v no_o whit_n excuse_v they_o but_o condemn_v they_o rather_o hos_fw-la 4.6_o 2._o innocent_a and_o harmless_a conversation_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o do_v much_o grace_n religion_n it_o make_v religion_n beauteous_a and_o lovely_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o alien_n it_o procure_v peace_n and_o quietness_n to_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o but_o the_o contrary_n do_v much_o disgrace_n religion_n it_o make_v religion_n stink_v in_o the_o nostril_n of_o alien_n and_o bring_v trouble_v and_o persecution_n upon_o those_o that_o profess_v it_o 7.12_o lego_n in_o romanorum_fw-la hostoriis_fw-la alexandrum_fw-la severum_fw-la imp_n solitum_fw-la dicere_fw-la ideò_fw-la christianos_n sibi_fw-la placere_fw-la quòd_fw-la quae_fw-la sibi_fw-la fieri_fw-la vellent_fw-la allis_fw-la id_fw-la ipse_fw-la facerent_fw-la non_fw-la dixisset_fw-la fortasse_fw-la si_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la vixisset_fw-la aetate_fw-la neque_fw-la mores_fw-la nostros_fw-la sed_fw-la legem_fw-la laudare_fw-la potuisset_fw-la maldon_n ad_fw-la matth._n 7.12_o it_o be_v record_v of_o alexander_n severus_n that_o though_o he_o be_v no_o christian_a himself_n yet_o he_o be_v favourable_a to_o they_o because_o he_o see_v they_o careful_a to_o walk_v innocent_o and_o to_o do_v no_o otherwise_o to_o any_o than_o they_o will_v be_v do_v to_o themselves_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o verify_v that_o which_o one_o suppose_v viz._n that_o if_o that_o emperor_n have_v live_v in_o our_o age_n he_o will_v have_v be_v of_o another_o mind_n and_o may_v rather_o have_v commend_v our_o doctrine_n then_o our_o conversation_n pliny_n also_o 97._o plin._n lib._n 10._o epist_n 97._o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o governor_n of_o a_o province_n under_o trajan_n a_o heathen_a emperor_n write_v unto_o the_o emperor_n concern_v christian_n who_o then_o be_v much_o persecute_v testify_v of_o they_o that_o all_o that_o can_v be_v prove_v against_o they_o be_v this_o that_o they_o use_v at_o set_a time_n to_o meet_v together_o before_o day_n to_o worship_n christ_n and_o to_o bind_v themselves_o to_o abstain_v from_o theft_n murder_n and_o adultery_n to_o keep_v their_o promise_n and_o the_o like_a whereupon_o the_o emperor_n be_v move_v to_o abate_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o persecution_n ibid._n trajan_n ad_fw-la plin._n ibid._n the_o apostle_n therefore_o require_v christian_n to_o be_v blameless_a and_o harmless_a the_o son_n of_o god_n without_o rebuke_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o crooked_a and_o perverse_a nation_n among_o who_o they_o shine_v as_o light_n in_o the_o world_n phil._n 2.15_o and_o speak_v of_o servant_n profess_v christianity_n he_o say_v they_o must_v not_o purloin_v but_o show_v all_o good_a fidelity_n and_o why_o that_o they_o may_v adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n in_o all_o thing_n tit._n 2._o vers_fw-la 10._o s._n peter_n also_o exhort_v christian_n to_o have_v their_o conversation_n honest_a among_o the_o gentile_n that_o whereas_o say_v he_o they_o speak_v against_o you_o as_o evil_a doer_n they_o may_v by_o your_o good_a work_n which_o they_o shall_v behold_v glorify_v god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o visitation_n 1_o pet._n 2.12_o this_o be_v doubtless_o a_o great_a cause_n why_o abraham_n find_v so_o much_o respect_n among_o the_o hittite_n as_o we_o read_v he_o do_v gen._n 23.6_o 11._o they_o see_v he_o walk_v so_o unblamable_o and_o carry_v himself_o so_o just_o among_o they_o on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n have_v deal_v perfidious_o with_o the_o shechemite_n and_o act_v great_a cruelty_n upon_o they_o jacob_n say_v to_o simeon_n and_o levi_n who_o be_v chief_a author_n and_o actor_n of_o that_o tragedy_n you_o have_v trouble_v i_o to_o make_v i_o to_o stink_n among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n among_o the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o perizzites_n and_o i_o be_v few_o in_o number_n they_o shall_v gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o i_o and_o slay_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o my_o house_n gen._n 34.30_o this_o have_v sure_o be_v the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o their_o injurious_a deal_n but_o that_o god_n be_v gracious_a to_o jacob_n and_o restrain_v the_o people_n of_o those_o part_n and_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o family_n as_o otherwise_o they_o will_v have_v do_v gen._n 35.5_o so_o nehemiah_n hear_v how_o after_o the_o return_n out_o of_o captivity_n some_o among_o the_o jew_n oppress_v their_o brethren_n he_o reprooved_a they_o say_v it_o be_v not_o good_a that_o you_o do_v ought_v you_o not_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o our_o god_n because_o of_o the_o reproach_n of_o the_o heathen_n our_o enemy_n nehem._n 5.9_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v if_o you_o carry_v yourselves_o in_o this_o manner_n and_o be_v thus_o injurious_a one_o to_o another_o the_o heathen_n about_o we_o that_o hate_v we_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o reproach_v not_o only_o you_o but_o your_o religion_n and_o your_o god_n also_o 3._o to_o refrain_v from_o do_v evil_a unto_o other_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o please_v unto_o god_n and_o the_o contrary_n be_v so_o odious_a in_o his_o sight_n that_o if_o any_o shall_v think_v as_o some_o do_v to_o honour_n god_n with_o that_o which_o they_o have_v injust_o get_v from_o other_o god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o accept_v of_o it_o that_o he_o abhor_v it_o for_o i_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o love_v judgement_n and_o hate_v robbery_n for_o burnt-offering_a isai_n 61.8_o how_o vain_a and_o foolish_a then_o be_v they_o who_o if_o they_o build_v a_o hospital_n or_o bestow_v a_o little_a for_o charitable_a use_n think_v it_o will_v make_v amends_o for_o all_o oppression_n and_o unjust_a deal_n honour_n the_o lord_n with_o thy_o substance_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n prov._n 3.9_o it_o must_v be_v thy_o own_o well_o and_o honest_o get_v else_o thou_o must_v not_o think_v to_o honour_n god_n with_o it_o so_o he_o bid_v thou_o cast_v thy_o bread_n upon_o the_o water_n eccles_n 11.1_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a but_o of_o that_o which_o be_v thy_o own_o thus_o the_o prophet_n esay_n also_o speak_v of_o the_o fast_o 58._o pluchréque_fw-la addidit_fw-la tuum_fw-la ne_fw-la de_fw-la rapiná_fw-la facias_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la hieron_n in_o isai_n 58._o which_o god_n have_v choose_v be_v it_o not_o say_v he_o to_o deal_v thy_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a isai_n 58.7_o zacheus_n be_v mindful_a of_o this_o and_o careful_a to_o observe_v it_o for_o have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v give_v half_a of_o his_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a lest_o any_o shall_v suspect_v that_o he_o have_v be_v chief_a among_o the_o publican_n do_v but_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a that_o which_o he_o