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that_o preseru_v the_o hope_n of_o such_o a_o man_n and_o can_v reduce_v he_o to_o the_o state_n of_o zeal_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v a_o pungent_a sad_a and_o a_o heavy_a affliction_n not_o desperate_a but_o recreated_a with_o some_o interval_n of_o kindness_n or_o little_a comfort_n or_o entertain_v with_o hope_n of_o deliverance_n which_o condition_n if_o a_o man_n shall_v fall_v into_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o be_v likely_a to_o recover_v but_o if_o this_o help_v he_o not_o it_o be_v infinite_a odds_o but_o he_o will_v quench_v the_o spirit_n sect_n viii_o of_o alms._n love_n be_v as_o communicative_a as_o fire_n as_o busy_a and_o as_o active_a and_o it_o have_v four_o twin_n daughter_n extreme_a like_o each_o other_o and_o but_o that_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o school_n have_v do_v as_o thamar_n midwife_n do_v who_o bind_v a_o scarlet_a thread_n something_o to_o distinguish_v they_o it_o will_v be_v very_o hard_a to_o call_v they_o asunder_o their_o name_n be_v 1._o mercy_n 2._o beneficence_n or_o well-doing_n 3._o liberality_n and_o 4._o alm_n which_o by_o a_o special_a privilege_n have_v obtain_v to_o be_v call_v after_o the_o mother_n name_n and_o be_v common_o call_v charity_n the_o first_o or_o elder_a be_v seat_v in_o the_o affection_n and_o it_o be_v that_o which_o all_o the_o other_o must_v attend_v for_o mercy_n without_o alm_n be_v acceptable_a when_o the_o person_n be_v disable_v to_o express_v outward_o what_o he_o hearty_o desire_v but_o alm_n without_o mercy_n be_v like_o prayer_n without_o devotion_n or_o religion_n without_o humility_n 2._o beneficence_n or_o well-doing_n be_v a_o promptness_n and_o nobleness_n of_o mind_n make_v we_o to_o do_v office_n of_o curtefie_v and_o humanity_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n in_o their_o need_n or_o out_o of_o their_o need_n 3._o liberality_n be_v a_o disposition_n of_o mind_n opposite_a to_o covetousness_n and_o consist_v in_o the_o despite_n and_o neglect_v of_o money_n upon_o 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