be among you a Poor Man of one of thy Brethren within any of thy Gates in thy Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee thou shalt not harden thy Heart nor shut thine Hand from thy poor Brother 8th But thou shalt open thine Hand wide unto him and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth 9th Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked Heart saying The seventh Year the Year of Release is at hand and thine Eye be Evil against thy poor Brother and thou givest him nought and he cry unto the Lord against thee and it be Sin unto thee 10th Thou shalt surely give him and thine Heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall Bless thee in all thy works and in all that thou puttest thine Hand unto 11th For the Poor shall never cease out of the Land therefore I command thee saying Thou shalt open thine Hand wide unto thy Brother to thy Poor and to thy Needy in the Land 2 Cor. 9.6 to the end of the Chapter The 6th But this I say He which Soweth Sparingly shall Reap Sparingly and he which Soweth Bountifully shall Reap Bountifvlly The 7th Every man according as he purposeth in his Heart so let him give not grudgingly or of necessity for God loveth a Chearful giver 8th And God is able to make all Grace abound towards you that ye always having all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work 9th As it is written He hath dispersed abroad he hath given to the poor his Righteousness remaineth for ever Isa 58. from the 1 to the 12 Verse The 6th Is not this the Fast that I have chosen to loose the Bands of Wickedness to undo the heavy Burdens and to let the Oppressed go free and that ye break every Yoke 7th Is it not to deal thy Bread to the Hungry and that thou bring the Poor that are cast out to thy House when thou seest the Naked that thou cover him and that thou hide not thy self from thine own Flesh 8th Then shall thy Light break forth as the morning and thy Health shall spring forth speedily and thy Righteousness shall go before thee the Glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward 9th Then shalt thou call and the Lord shall answer thou shalt cry and he shall say here am I if thou take away from the midst of thee the Yoke the putting forth of the Finger and speaking Vanity 10th And if thou draw out thy Soul to the Hungry and satisfy the Afflicted Soul then shall thy Light rise in obscurity and thy Darkness be as the Noon-day 11th And the Lord shall Guide thee continually and satisfy thy Soul in Drought and make Fat thy Bones and thou shalt be like a Watered Garden and like a Spring of Water whose Waters fail not Matt. 5.42 Give to him that asketh thee and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away Luke 6.27 to the 38. Verse the 24. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive what thank have ye for Sinners also lend to Sinners to receive as much again 25th But love ye your Enemies and do good and lend hoping for nothing again and your reward shall be great and ye shall be the Children of the Highest for he is kind unto the Vnthankful and to the Evil. Now for that which you Lend or Trust so long as you hope or expect to receive of your Debtor so much again what thank have ye This is not given Then God hath not promised to pay this again but your poor Debtors Bill or Bond who is not able to pay you may be all that you may have to trust to for your Security of being paid again but if you lend unto such as are poor and are in want and at that time do not expect that you shall receive it of them again and afterwards because they are poor discharge them and make it known to them that you hope for nothing again from them then this is given unto the poor and your reward shall be greaâ—t Luke 6.32,33,34 For if you love them which love you and if you do good to them which do good to you and if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive what thank have ye For Sinners also do even the same Now these tbings may be found in those that are Unconverted But for a Man to love his Enemies and do good and lend hoping for nothing again for a man discharging his poor Debtors and to take Gods Word and Promise for his Security These things are counted foolishness with Carnal and Natural Men Rom. 8.7 1 Cor. 2.14 But for those that are obedient to Gods Word and do thus it is a sign that God hath wrought Grace in their Hearts and hath made them his Children and that such good Works as these are the Fruits and Effects of that Grace Faith and Love that God hath wrought in their Hearts and these Fruits appearing in their Lives and Conversations therefore saith Christ in Luke 6.35,43,44,45,46 35th But love ye your Enemies and do good and lend hoping for nothing again and your reward shall be great and ye shall be the Children of the Highest for he is kind unto the Vnthankâ—ful and to the Evil. 43d For a good Tree bringeth not forth corrupt Fruit neither doth a corrupt Tree bring forth good Fruit. 44th For every Tree is known by its own Fruit for of Thorns men do not gather Figgs nor of a Bramble-bush gather they Grapes 45th A good man out of the good Treasure of his Heart bringeth forth that which is good and an evil man out of the evil Treasure of his Heart bringeth forth that which is evil for of the abundance of the Heart his Mouth speaketh 46th And why call ye me Lord Lord and do not the things which I say Now when you have trusted or lent unto them that you might think that they was of Ability to pay you again but afterwards you find them poor and not able to pay you now if you should discharge them then have you given to the poor so much as was due to you then may you by Faith lay hold on those Promises that are made to those that give unto the Poor then you may take Gods Word and Promise for your Security Prov. 19.17 He that hath pity upon the Poor lendeth unto the Lord and that which he hath given will he pay him again Now which do you think to be the best Security Gods Word and Promise or your Poor Debtors Bill or Bond who is not able to pay you judge you Luke 6.38 Give and it shall be given unto you good measure pressed down and shaken together and running over shall men give into your Bosome for with the same measure that ye meet withal it shall be measured to you again 2 Cor. 8.11,12 Now therefore perform the