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that_o i_o despise_v not_o my_o poor_a brother_n who_o have_v not_o such_o a_o largesse_n of_o god_n blessing_n as_o myself_o 17.5_o myself_o pro._n 17.5_o 8._o to_o be_v content_a if_o god_n make_v i_o poor_a 1.21_o poor_a job._n 1.21_o euch._n but_o what_o need_n have_v rich_a man_n so_o make_v this_o prayer_n it_o seem_v this_o be_v the_o poor_a man_n pater-noster_n phil._n you_o tell_v i_o that_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a title_n to_o riches_n poli_fw-fr jure_fw-la fori_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la poli_fw-fr the_o one_o civil_a in_o the_o court_n of_o man_n the_o other_o religious_a in_o the_o high_a court_n of_o god_n now_o rich_a man_n may_v have_v a_o civil_a title_n without_o praie_v but_o they_o must_v pray_v for_o a_o religious_a right_n to_o riches_n and_o this_o be_v only_o as_o they_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n without_o this_o title_n before_o god_n they_o be_v usurper_n &_o can_v say_v that_o their_o riches_n be_v their_o own_o euch._n why_o then_o good_a rich_a man_n need_v 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as_o myself_o 4.21_o myself_o 1._o joh._n 4.21_o 3._o to_o pity_v the_o poor_a estate_n of_o my_o brother_n 10.33_o brother_n luk._n 10.33_o 4._o not_o to_o repine_v at_o the_o estate_n of_o my_o better_n 20.11_o better_n math_n 20.11_o 5._o not_o to_o contemn_v such_o as_o be_v in_o povertte_n 17.5_o povertte_n pro._n 17.5_o euch._n but_o what_o if_o god_n give_v you_o not_o riches_n what_o remedy_n be_v prescribe_v you_o against_o the_o desire_n of_o they_o phil._n 1._o that_o god_n even_o in_o famine_n do_v quicken_v and_o revive_v they_o which_o fear_v he_o psal_n 33.18_o 2._o godliness_n be_v great_a gain_n if_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v therewith_o content_v 1._o tim._n 6.6_o 3._o we_o do_v look_v for_o eternal_a life_n therefore_o we_o shall_v not_o care_v too_o much_o for_o this_o life_n 4._o we_o be_v servant_n in_o our_o father_n house_n therefore_o he_o will_v bestow_v upon_o we_o thing_n convenient_a 5._o many_o be_v set_v aloft_o and_o afterward_o have_v the_o great_a 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