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the_o multitude_n of_o your_o sacrifice_n to_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 58._o 6._o be_v not_o this_o the_o fast_a that_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o loose_v the_o band_n of_o wickedness_n to_o undo_v the_o heavy_a burden_n and_o to_o let_v the_o oppress_v go_v free_a &_o c._n mich._n 6._o 6_o 7_o 8._o wherewith_o shall_v i_o come_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o bow_v myself_o before_o the_o high_a god_n shall_v i_o come_v before_o he_o with_o burnt-offering_n &_o c._n he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_n but_o for_o our_o christian_a religion_n its_o manifest_a design_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v do_v good_a to_o all_o st._n james_n 1._o 27._o pure_a religion_n and_o undefiled_a before_o god_n be_v this_o to_o visit_v the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n in_o their_o affliction_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 5._o the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v charity_n out_o of_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o faith_n 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his_o delight_n with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n prov._n 8._o 31._o it_o give_v a_o man_n a_o aptitude_n a_o largeness_n of_o heart_n and_o greatness_n of_o mind_n now_o where_o there_o be_v love_n and_o that_o not_o contract_v and_o pen_v up_o in_o a_o narrow_a soul_n it_o will_v desire_v the_o welfare_n of_o all_o this_o then_o be_v suppose_v that_o wisdom_n aim_v at_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o man_n himself_o and_o of_o other_o as_o it_o be_v certain_o true_a and_o therefore_o we_o never_o say_v any_o man_n design_n wise_o who_o intend_v mischief_n but_o only_o he_o who_o design_n good_a or_o a_o particular_a and_o less_o evil_a in_o order_n to_o a_o common_a and_o great_a good_n these_o be_v the_o end_n which_o wisdom_n propose_v what_o more_o accommodate_v mean_n can_v be_v choose_v for_o attain_v this_o end_n than_o to_o do_v the_o good_a that_o be_v within_o our_o power_n nothing_o more_o natural_a than_o to_o be_v do_v that_o which_o we_o wish_v shall_v be_v and_o that_o 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