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and_o charity_n be_v manifest_a in_o the_o provision_n which_o he_o make_v for_o the_o poor_a they_o 4._o protect_v he_o protect_v and_o defend_v they_o so_o be_v there_o some_o other_o as_o conspicuous_a in_o the_o protection_n which_o he_o seek_v and_o find_v for_o they_o for_o he_o may_v true_o say_v in_o some_o good_a measure_n he_o have_v do_v as_o job_n do_v and_o find_v the_o like_a blessing_n that_o he_o find_v 17._o job_n 29.12_o 13_o 15.16_o 17._o i_o deliver_v the_o poor_a that_o cry_v the_o fatherless_a and_o he_o that_o have_v none_o to_o help_v he_o the_o blessing_n of_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v come_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o cause_v the_o widow_n heart_n to_o sing_v for_o joy_n i_o be_v eye_n to_o the_o blind_a and_o foot_n to_o the_o lame_a i_o be_v a_o father_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o cause_n which_o i_o know_v not_o i_o search_v out_o and_o i_o break_v the_o jaw_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o pluck_v the_o spoil_n out_o of_o his_o tooth_n thus_o be_v 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