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recompense_n and_o requital_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o we_o shall_v in_o his_o name_n bestow_v upon_o his_o servant_n in_o their_o several_a necessity_n 38._o isai_n 38._o the_o lord_n healp_n be_v at_o hand_n for_o such_o who_o shall_v help_v the_o poor_a for_o break_v thy_o bread_n unto_o the_o hungry_a and_o let_v the_o oppress_v go_v free_a and_o these_o effect_n and_o fruit_n will_v follow_v thereupon_o thy_o light_n shall_v break_v forth_o as_o the_o morning_n and_o thy_o health_n shall_v grow_v speedy_o thy_o righteousness_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o &_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v embrace_v thou_o if_o thou_o pour_v out_o thy_o soul_n to_o the_o hungry_a &_o refresh_v the_o trouble_a soul_n then_o shall_v thy_o light_a spring_n out_o in_o the_o darkness_n and_o thy_o darkness_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o noonday_n and_o the_o lord_n shall_v guide_v thou_o continual_o and_o satisfy_v thy_o soul_n in_o drought_n &_o make_v fat_a thy_o bone_n &_o thou_o shall_v be_v 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rich_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v unto_o we_o a_o fearful_a example_n show_v thus_o much_o who_o refuse_v to_o show_v mercy_n upon_o poor_a lazarus_n when_o he_o be_v in_o such_o misery_n can_v not_o himself_o obtain_v the_o least_o mercy_n when_o he_o be_v in_o all_o extremity_n august_n august_n non_fw-la invenit_fw-la micam_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la dedit_fw-la gutte_fw-la he_o can_v not_o get_v a_o drop_n who_o will_v not_o give_v a_o crumb_n and_o the_o experience_n hereof_o the_o merciless_a miser_n of_o these_o time_n to_o their_o endless_a woe_n shall_v feel_v in_o themselves_o when_o as_o they_o shall_v stand_v before_o his_o tribunal_n seat_n and_o render_v a_o account_n of_o those_o outrage_n and_o extremity_n which_o they_o have_v show_v to_o the_o poor_a sell_v they_o for_o shoe_n as_o the_o heavenly_a prophet_n say_v and_o eat_v they_o up_o as_o one_o will_v eat_v up_o bread_n god_n have_v crown_v our_o charitable_a alm_n with_o the_o gracious_a assurance_n of_o 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