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by_o reason_n of_o my_o unfortunate_a restraint_n whereby_o i_o be_o incapacitate_v and_o debar_v from_o do_v the_o common_a good_a i_o be_v constant_o accustom_v to_o do_v though_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o my_o duty_n as_o a_o man_n but_o much_o more_o as_o a_o christian_a for_o non_fw-la nobis_fw-la nati_fw-la sumus_fw-la and_o even_o the_o brute_n beast_n that_o perish_v will_v be_v as_o valuable_a as_o mankind_n be_v it_o not_o for_o these_o distinguish_a act_n of_o our_o charity_n and_o reason_n towards_o people_n in_o distress_n §_o 6._o albeit_o i_o must_v and_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o god_n chastise_v hand_n be_v never_o either_o upon_o a_o person_n family_n or_o nation_n for_o nought_o he_o be_v a_o just_a judge_n and_o the_o punishment_n he_o permit_v to_o befall_v poor_a mortal_n do_v natural_o imply_v a_o guilt_n in_o the_o person_n afflict_v sin_n be_v the_o common_a cause_n of_o suffer_v and_o the_o just_a man_n fall_v seven_o time_n a_o day_n though_o 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