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of_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o religion_n yet_o without_o this_o fraternal_a love_n and_o forbearance_n it_o will_v not_o be_v acceptable_a and_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o man_n to_o pretend_v to_o act_n of_o piety_n who_o be_v negligent_a in_o duty_n of_o charity_n and_o god_n will_v have_v this_o kind_n of_o mercy_n rather_o than_o sacrifice_v the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o give_v of_o alm_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o sweet_a smell_a savour_n phil._n 4.18_o and_o yet_o in_o another_o place_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o though_o a_o man_n shall_v give_v all_o his_o good_n to_o feed_v the_o poor_a 13._o yet_o without_o this_o charity_n it_o will_v profit_v he_o nothing_o so_o necessary_a be_v this_o to_o the_o render_n of_o our_o person_n and_o service_n acceptable_a for_o the_o better_a observance_n of_o our_o duty_n in_o this_o particular_a be_v please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o these_o few_o direction_n 1._o labour_v to_o see_v the_o hand_n of_o providence_n in_o 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of_o christ._n gal._n 1.8_o 2_o thes._n 2.9_o revel_v 16.13_o prop._n iii_o 2_o tim._n 2.23_o titus_n 3.9_o vers._n 5._o 1_o pet._n 3.16_o mat._n 5.16_o heb._n 10.24_o rom._n 11.14_o reason_n 1._o rev._n 3.17_o reason_n 2._o reason_n 3._o numb_a 14.37_o 1_o pet._n 3.15_o deut._n 25.3_o 27.16_o phil._n 3.8_o 1_o sam._n 2.29_o psal._n 12.5_o psal._n 15.4_o prov._n 22.1_o eccles._n 7.1_o ecclus._n 41.12_o 13._o 1_o king_n 2.27_o 1_o sam._n 22.19_o v_o 8._o v_o 2._o v_o 3._o v_o 9_o see_v jerem_n 23.40_o senec._n sen._n epist._n 104._o 1_o cor._n 4.3_o 2_o cor._n 6._o mat._n 5.11_o 1_o cor._n 4.5_o heb._n 12._o matt._n 10.14_o act_n 13.51_o cicero_n tusc._n 2._o act_n 26.24_o eccles._n 9.11_o 1_o cor._n 8.1_o richard_n swisset_n a_o person_n that_o live_v about_o 300_o year_n since_o of_o so_o profound_a learning_n and_o subtlety_n that_o 340._o scaliger_n say_v of_o he_o that_o his_o ability_n be_v fere_n supra_fw-la humanum_fw-la ingenium_fw-la cardan_n and_o he_o do_v both_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v rank_v among_o the_o first_o ten_o of_o the_o great_a wit_n that_o ever_o be_v be_v de_fw-fr subtle_a lib._n 16._o ex._n 324_o 340._o prop._n prov._n 2.4_o matth._n 10._o colos._n 4.5_o object_n ans._n job_n 28.28_o psal._n 111.10_o dan._n 2.31_o sen._n benef._n lib._n 4._o c._n 18._o cicero_n dan._n 4.32_o luke_n 24.5_o matth._n 23.27_o psal._n 163._o psal._n 133.1_o seneca_n de_fw-fr tranq_fw-fr c._n 7._o psal._n 119.136_o 158._o micah_n 7.4_o sen._n ep_n 94_o sen._n ep._n 7._o exod._n 32.26_o joh._n 15.15_o psal._n 97.10_o 2_o cron._n 19.6_o gal._n 6.10_o ephes._n 4.16_o deut._n 32.9_o exod._n 19.5_o jerem._n 12.7_o psal._n 4.3_o 1_o pet._n 4.10_o act_n 7.26_o prop._n ovid_n de_fw-fr trist._n lib._n 5._o el._n 15._o luke_n 22.43_o 1_o sam._n 28._o exod._n 25.2_o c._n 35.5_o 22._o psal._n 110.3_o prov._n 17.7_o psal._n 118.9_o psal._n 36.4_o 2_o cor._n 9.6_o 2_o cor._n 8.12_o 2_o chron._n 29_o 17_o 18._o psal._n 69_o 17.143_o 7._o 2_o cor._n 9.6_o 1_o tim._n 6.18_o exod._n 35._o 1_o tim._n 3.3_o 1_o tim._n 6.5_o 6_o 9_o 10._o 1_o king_n 18_o 12_o 13._o luke_n 7.5_o coll._n 1.10_o heb_n 13.16_o philip_n 4.18_o colos._n 3.12_o matth._n 25._o luke_n 16.9_o 1_o tim._n 619._o matth._n 25.34_o deut._n â—â—_o 11_o prov._n 10.2_o psal._n 25.26_o luk._n 16.12_o martial_a alphonsus_n prov._n 19_o joh_n 4.46_o 2_o cor._n 9.14_o joh._n 15.13_o prov._n 36._o 1_o tim._n 6.19_o mr._n mede_n nehem._n 13.14_o 22._o mat._n 5.7_o luk._n 11.41_o 2_o cor._n 8.8_o 24._o matt._n 10.40_o chap._n 25.31_o jer._n 9.11_o lam._n 2.7_o obseru._n tit._n 3.8_o psal._n 74.7_o 8._o exod._n 35._o 2_o cor._n 9.6_o chrysost._n matth._n 15._o obj._n ans._n 2._o obj._n answ._n 3._o obj._n answ._n appl._n ephes._n 4.26_o 27._o prov._n 15_o 1._o 1_o king_n 12.4_o prov._n 31.26_o aristot._fw-la ethic._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 10._o rev._n 1.3_o &_o 22.10_o 1._o reas._n 2._o reas._n st._n cypr._n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccles_n bishop_n andrews_n serm._n dr._n hammond_n prop._n de_fw-fr clementia_n 2.6_o luk._n 6.35_o quintil._n senec._n tertul._n de_fw-fr patientia_fw-la de_fw-fr ira._n chap._n 20.12_o robinson_n essay_n robinson_n essay_n ethic._n 4._o suâ—ton_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 2_o sam._n 16.11_o sen._n de_fw-fr ira._n 2_o cor._n 13.11_o