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by_o use_v their_o power_n to_o the_o deprive_v they_o of_o what_o be_v they_o the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v by_o a_o just_a consequence_n a_o strong_a law._n they_o be_v therein_o forbid_v to_o covet_v any_o thing_n much_o less_o than_o be_v they_o to_o take_v by_o force_n that_o which_o be_v their_o neighbour_n and_o the_o mean_a sort_n sure_o may_v bear_v the_o name_n of_o neighbour_n to_o those_o who_o be_v high_o but_o there_o be_v a_o express_a precept_n levit._n 25.17_o you_o shall_v not_o oppress_v one_o another_o no_o not_o a_o stranger_n chap._n 22.17_o no_o nor_o a_o servant_n that_o be_v escape_v from_o a_o hard_a master_n deut._n 23.16_o nor_o shut_v thy_o hand_n from_o he_o nor_o thy_o eye_n against_o he_o chap._n 15.7.9_o yea_o excellent_a law_n be_v make_v for_o good_a deed_n to_o be_v do_v unto_o they_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o field_n be_v not_o to_o be_v full_o reap_v nor_o the_o glean_n of_o the_o vintage_n to_o be_v gather_v but_o leave_v for_o they_o levit._n 18._o whatsoever_o grow_v every_o seven_o year_n be_v not_o to_o be_v in_v and_o a_o release_n be_v also_o then_o to_o be_v make_v of_o all_o debt_n i._n e._n of_o all_o debt_n owe_v by_o the_o poor_a to_o the_o rich._n and_o lest_o a_o man_n shall_v from_o the_o thought_n of_o this_o year_n release_v be_v the_o more_o strait-handed_n to_o his_o poor_a brother_n there_o be_v be_v a_o special_a caution_n give_v in_o this_o point_n deut._n 15._o beware_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o thought_n in_o thy_o wicked_a heart_n say_v the_o seven_o year_n the_o year_n of_o release_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o thy_o eye_n be_v evil_a against_o thy_o poor_a brother_n thou_o shall_v sure_o give_v he_o and_o at_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n which_o be_v every_o fifty_o year_n there_o be_v a_o universal_a freedom_n and_o joy_n every_o man_n may_v return_v to_o his_o possession_n and_o every_o servant_n to_o his_o own_o family_n yea_o this_o year_n as_o it_o express_v the_o great_a mercy_n and_o 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to_o be_v keep_v up_o and_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n maintain_v it_o be_v theophilus_n delightful_a to_o consider_v how_o by_o law_n even_o towards_o beast_n bird_n and_o tree_n god_n mind_v his_o people_n of_o a_o kind_n and_o good_a deportment_n one_o towards_o another_o the_o ewe_n and_o her_o lamb_n be_v not_o to_o kill_v both_o in_o one_o day_n levit_fw-la 22.28_o neither_o be_v the_o old_a bird_n to_o be_v take_v with_o her_o egg_n or_o young_a but_o in_o any_o wise_a to_o be_v let_v go_v that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o they_o deut._n 22.6_o such_o seem_a cruelty_n must_v not_o be_v commit_v as_o to_o seethe_v a_o kid_n in_o its_o mother_n milk_n exod._n 23.19_o and_o the_o fruit-tree_n though_o in_o a_o siege_n against_o a_o enemy_n must_v not_o be_v cut_v down_o but_o spare_v and_o this_o out_o of_o a_o kind_n of_o gratitude_n because_o they_o bring_v forth_o for_o the_o life_n of_o man_n deut._n 20.19_o so_o every_o way_n do_v these_o law_n tend_v to_o the_o plant_n 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he_o have_v appoint_v heir_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o who_o he_o make_v the_o heaven_n heb._n 1.1_o 2._o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v he_o have_v speak_v to_o we_o in_o a_o more_o eminent_a manner_n than_o ever_o yet_o he_o have_v do_v unto_o any_o and_o chap._n 2._o he_o give_v precedency_n to_o his_o law_n before_o the_o law_n give_v on_o mount_n sinai_n upon_o the_o account_n that_o that_o be_v speak_v by_o angel_n these_o by_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o great_a the_o person_n be_v that_o speak_v suppose_v the_o thing_n he_o speak_v be_v in_o themselves_o good_a as_o we_o shall_v show_v that_o his_o absolute_o be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o shall_v the_o thing_n speak_v have_v our_o observance_n and_o esteem_n this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n hear_v you_o he_o say_v the_o voice_n out_o of_o the_o cloud_n at_o the_o transfiguration_n when_o our_o lawgiver_n do_v far_o exceed_v moses_n in_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o face_n and_o have_v moses_n himself_o with_o 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