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thy_o fountain_n be_v disperse_v abroad_o and_o river_n of_o water_n in_o thy_o street_n two_o thing_n here_o be_v set_v before_o you_o drink_v water_n out_o of_o thy_o own_o cistern_n that_o be_v enjoy_v the_o comfort_n wherewith_o god_n have_v bless_v you_o there_o be_v some_o that_o be_v inopes_fw-la in_o copiâ_fw-la some_o as_o the_o poet_n speak_v quêis_fw-la non_fw-la conceditur_fw-la uti_fw-la in_o all_o their_o fullness_n they_o be_v in_o strait_n 20.22_o job_n 20.22_o not_o enjoy_v what_o they_o have_v grudge_v to_o themselves_o every_o thing_n they_o will_v want_v any_o thing_n rather_o than_o part_v with_o a_o penny_n for_o it_o hidebound_a miserable_a man_n who_o be_v not_o only_o unmerciful_a to_o other_o but_o even_o to_o themselves_o these_o do_v not_o so_o much_o possess_v their_o wealth_n as_o their_o wealth_n possess_v they_o here_o be_v money_n without_o a_o man_n 19_o ego_fw-la malo_fw-la virum_fw-la qui_fw-la pecuniâ_fw-la egg_n at_o quam_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la 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knowledge_n do_v always_o work_v purity_n towards_o god_n &_o charity_n towards_o man._n without_o mercy_n your_o love_n be_v nothing_o 3.17_o 1_o john_n 3.17_o whoso_o have_v this_o world_n good_a and_o see_v his_o brother_n have_v need_n and_o shut_v up_o his_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n from_o he_o how_o dwell_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o he_o that_o be_v a_o strange_a contradiction_n indeed_o for_o a_o man_n to_o say_v he_o love_v god_n and_o yet_o do_v not_o relieve_v and_o pity_v his_o poor_a distress_a brother_n faith_n without_o mercy_n be_v nothing_o where_o there_o be_v not_o give_v and_o forgive_a which_o two_o thing_n comprehend_v in_o they_o all_o mercy_n there_o be_v no_o faith_n unfeigned_a and_o save_v what_o do_v it_o profit_n my_o brethren_n bernard_n 1_o tim._n 1.5_o jam._n 2_o 14_o etc._n etc._n mors_fw-la fidei_fw-la est_fw-la separatio_fw-la charitatis_fw-la bernard_n though_o a_o man_n say_v he_o have_v faith_n and_o have_v not_o work_n can_v faith_n save_v he_o if_o a_o brother_n or_o sister_n be_v naked_a and_o destitute_a of_o daily_a food_n and_o one_o of_o you_o say_v depart_v in_o peace_n etc._n etc._n what_o do_v it_o profit_n even_o so_o faith_n if_o it_o have_v not_o work_n be_v dead_a be_v alone_o a_o wordy_a charity_n do_v no_o good_a to_o other_o and_o a_o barren_a merciless_a faith_n do_v no_o good_a to_o our_o self_n the_o papist_n say_v we_o be_v solifidian_o they_o may_v as_o well_o say_v we_o be_v nullifidian_o for_o solifidian_o be_v nullifidian_o i_o know_v not_o what_o your_o practice_n be_v but_o i_o be_o sure_a our_o principle_n be_v not_o for_o this_o solifidian_n way_n which_o be_v so_o reproachful_o and_o false_o cast_v upon_o we_o all_o your_o duty_n be_v nothing_o without_o mercy_n 〈◊〉_d vid._n chrysost_n tom._n 6._o hom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isa_n 58.7_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n basil_n l._n 1._o ho._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prayer_n hear_v nay_o fast_a all_o be_v vain_a 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mercy_n but_o to_o return_v in_o a_o word_n all_o your_o religion_n be_v nothing_o without_o charity_n graecos_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justin_n mart._n in_o cohort_n ad_fw-la graecos_n for_o pure_a religion_n and_o undefiled_a before_o god_n and_o the_o father_n be_v this_o to_o visit_v the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n in_o their_o affliction_n religion_n have_v its_o upward_a duty_n towards_o god_n its_o inward_a duty_n towards_o a_o man_n self_n it_o be_v downward_o duty_n towards_o our_o brethren_n if_o we_o come_v not_o up_o to_o these_o all_o our_o religion_n be_v but_o a_o empty_a profession_n which_o will_v come_v to_o nothing_o again_o be_v merciful_a mercy_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a duty_n of_o the_o gospel_n 23.23_o matth._n 23.23_o it_o be_v among_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n as_o christ_n tell_v we_o do_v not_o say_v this_o be_v a_o low_a duty_n a_o moral_a duty_n we_o may_v dispense_v with_o it_o he_o 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he_o have_v disperse_v 112.9_o psal_n 112.9_o he_o have_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a his_o horn_n shall_v be_v exalt_v with_o honour_n i_o fear_v professor_n be_v very_o want_v in_o this_o duty_n they_o do_v not_o hereby_o make_v the_o way_n of_o god_n lovely_a as_o they_o shall_v do_v what_o do_v man_n say_v they_o one_o indeed_o hear_v much_o profess_v much_o pray_v in_o his_o family_n but_o he_o will_v wrack_v his_o poor_a tenant_n as_o much_o as_o other_o and_o be_v as_o uncharitable_a as_o other_o this_o be_v a_o scandal_n to_o the_o gospel_n five_o mercy_n be_v a_o debt_n and_o therefore_o be_v merciful_a you_o be_v angry_a with_o those_o that_o will_v not_o pay_v their_o debt_n pray_v do_v you_o pay_v you_o mercy_n it_o be_v a_o debt_n i_o say_v a_o debt_n to_o god_n a_o debt_n to_o man_n be_v you_o full_a give_v to_o they_o that_o want_v it_o be_v not_o simple_o a_o gift_n it_o be_v but_o what_o you_o owe._n 3.27_o prov._n 3.27_o withhold_v not_o good_a from_o they_o from_o who_o 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