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thy_o people_n the_o freedom_n of_o conscience_n and_o peace_n in_o christ_n through_o the_o same_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord._n amen_n psa_fw-la lxiij_o mat._n vi_fw-la gala._n v_z rom._n xij_o mat._n seven_o mat._n seven_o mark._n ix_o jacob._n ij_o luk._n seven_o john._n xij_o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la ser_n 26._o pro._n fourteen_o prou._n xij_o luk._n vi_fw-la eccle_n 34_o tobi._n iiij_o ambro._n in_o 1._o cor_n i_o cor_n iiij_o i_o tim_n vi_o eccle_n seven_o esai_n lviij_o jacob._n v._n i_o john._n iij_o eccl._n seven_o august_n homelia_fw-la 15._o seneca_n de_fw-fr juditijs_fw-la easy_n five_o eccle_n xâ—_n eccle_n iiij_o seneca_n lid_n 2._o de_fw-la beneficijs_fw-la eccle_n 29_o eccl_n xvij_o prou._n xj_o lactans_n lib._n 7._o cap_n 27._o luk._n xuj_o prou_z nineteeen_o psa._n xviij_o mat._n twenty-five_o mat._n nineteeen_o psa_n xxxiij_o luke_n vi_o mark._n xij_o math._n nineteeen_o i_o cor_n xuj_o ephe_n iiij_o galat_n vi_fw-la hebr_n xiij_o jacob_n .v._o apo_n fourteen_o â–ª_o â—_o tim_n vi_o isaiah_n xxvi_o amos_n iij_o luk_n fourteen_o jacob_n ij_o i_o cor_n ix_o eulgentius_fw-la sermon_n de_fw-la confesso_fw-la ribus_fw-la math_n ten_o mark_v ix_o fulgentius_n de_fw-fr confesso_fw-la ribus_fw-la chryso_n homeli_fw-la 87._o in_o ca._n mat._n 26._o horace_n martial_a amos_n ij_o flores_n histor_n lib._n 1_o ciceroex_fw-la appellationâ—_n contra_fw-la eubuliden_n apo_n fourteen_o psal._n xâ—j_n psal._n cxij_o snoigodan_n in_o psal._n 112._o tobi._n xij_o act_n ten_o 1._o reg._n 17_o august_n in_o psal._n mark._n withal_o hebr_n vi_fw-la math._n five_o mat._n twenty-five_o â–ª_o ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n awdely_n dwell_v in_o little_a britain_n street_n without_o aldersgate_n 1573_o
¶_o a_o sermon_n exhort_v to_o pity_v the_o poor_a preach_v the_o xu_o of_o november_n anno._n 1571._o at_o christ_n church_n in_o london_n by_o henry_n bedel_n vicar_n there_o which_o treatise_n may_v well_o be_v call_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o poor_a ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n awdely_n to_o the_o christian_a reader_n where_o as_o some_o for_o the_o trial_n of_o their_o wit_n and_o proof_n of_o knowledge_n be_v move_v to_o pen_v their_o study_n &_o travel_n which_o they_o do_v most_o exquisite_o and_o other_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o country_n some_o time_n of_o their_o own_o labour_n set_v forth_o book_n and_o some_o of_o other_o man_n work_n in_o our_o mother_n tongue_n do_v open_a the_o meaning_n and_o all_o i_o trust_v to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o furtherance_n of_o knowledge_n even_o so_o i_o not_o of_o myself_o move_v by_o any_o worthiness_n i_o know_v in_o myself_o neither_o to_o purchase_v praise_n of_o man_n for_o this_o my_o deed_n be_v nothing_o praise_v worthy_a to_o i_o for_o if_o ought_v be_v fauty_n that_o be_v to_o i_o due_a and_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v to_o purpose_n that_o be_v &_o be_v god_n work_n in_o i_o have_v labour_v as_o far_o as_o memory_n may_v teach_v neither_o add_n nor_o diminish_v to_o or_o from_o the_o word_n i_o speak_v in_o the_o pulpit_n to_o write_v and_o pen_n somewhat_o for_o the_o help_v of_o the_o poor_a which_o the_o rather_o i_o have_v do_v for_o that_o then_o i_o be_v require_v by_o my_o friend_n so_o to_o do_v which_o purpose_n or_o sum_n of_o matter_n though_o of_o a_o other_o it_o may_v be_v more_o excellent_o do_v then_o of_o i_o it_o be_v in_o this_o treatise_n do_v yet_o think_v that_o all_o man_n will_v consider_v my_o god_n heart_n and_o well_o meaning_n to_o the_o poor_a it_o make_v i_o the_o more_o bold_a to_o enterprise_v this_o matter_n to_o further_a their_o poor_a estate_n that_o want_n and_o so_o to_o put_v in_o print_n those_o rude_a word_n that_o then_o by_o preach_v i_o speak_v and_o thus_o hope_v that_o all_o man_n will_v accept_v my_o silly_a good_a will_n in_o this_o my_o labour_n unto_o which_o i_o may_v speak_v as_o ovid_n do_v vade_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o cultus_fw-la i_o leave_v the_o success_n unto_o god_n of_o this_o pain_n i_o have_v take_v as_o well_o touch_v myself_o as_o also_o for_o the_o poor_a for_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v h._n b._n ¶_o a_o sermon_n preach_v in_o christ_n hospital_n at_o london_n psalm_n xli_o ¶_o blessed_a be_v he_o that_o consider_v the_o poor_a and_o needy_a the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n for_o as_o much_o as_o god_n have_v place_v his_o child_n here_o in_o this_o world_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o their_o patience_n and_o proof_n of_o faith_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n have_v mix_v the_o poor_a with_o the_o rich_a place_v some_o in_o poverty_n not_o that_o he_o can_v not_o make_v they_o rich_a but_o give_v they_o poverty_n to_o try_v their_o patience_n &_o enritch_n other_o some_o not_o that_o they_o shall_v trust_v in_o their_o riches_n as_o by_o his_o prophet_n he_o say_v if_o riches_n rise_v set_v not_o thy_o heart_n thereon_o lxiij_o but_o geve_v they_o riches_n to_o try_v their_o faith_n whether_o they_o will_v serus_fw-la god_n through_o and_o by_o faith_n that_o work_v by_o love_n or_o else_o serve_v mammon_n by_o keep_v of_o he_o in_o secret_a know_v vi_fw-la also_o the_o justify_v faith_n as_o s._n paul_n say_v v_z be_v that_o that_o work_v by_o love_n which_o love_n be_v especial_o express_v in_o minister_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o our_o poor_a brethren_n xij_o as_o the_o same_o paul_n affirm_v therefore_o also_o do_v david_n for_o his_o part_n by_o these_o word_n as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v travail_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o that_o purpose_n of_o faith_n to_o shaw_z our_o love_n to_o the_o poor_a when_o in_o these_o word_n he_o say_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o consider_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o needy_a as_o the_o tree_n be_v know_v to_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a by_o seven_o none_o other_o way_n then_o by_o his_o fruit_n so_o the_o faithful_a not_o by_o his_o word_n but_o by_o his_o exercise_n be_v know_v in_o beleve_v and_o work_v the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o faith_n therefore_o our_o saviour_n say_v not_o all_o that_o say_v lord_n but_o they_o that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n who_o will_v seven_o amongst_o many_o thing_n that_o this_o shall_v be_v one_o namely_o to_o consider_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o needy_a for_o we_o the_o unsavoury_a salt_n that_o lose_v his_o saltness_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o season_n but_o to_o be_v cast_v ix_o as_o reprobate_a and_o nought_o in_o the_o high_a way_n to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n so_o be_v that_o faith_n dead_a that_o have_v no_o exercise_n in_o the_o way_n of_o love_n to_o remember_v the_o poor_a as_o james_n say_v i'faith_o if_o it_o have_v not_o her_o exercise_n in_o herself_o the_o be_v dead_a ij_o i_o speak_v not_o this_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v suppose_v that_o he_o that_o want_v faith_n that_o teach_v to_o work_n can_v be_v justify_v have_v the_o same_o faith_n now_o give_v that_o hereafter_o will_v work_v as_o we_o see_v in_o child_n that_o have_v not_o wrought_v yet_o justify_v by_o faith_n that_o be_v lyvely_a in_o they_o and_o will_v have_v wrought_v if_o they_o have_v live_v as_o also_o in_o the_o thief_n that_o never_o wrought_v be_v cause_n he_o want_v that_o faith_n by_o which_o now_o he_o be_v justify_v whereby_o he_o will_v have_v wrought_v if_o he_o have_v live_v therefore_o do_v faith_n only_o justify_v in_o they_o that_o be_v prevent_v that_o they_o can_v work_v according_a to_o the_o same_o &_o therefore_o grace_n make_v they_o free_a but_o to_o other_o that_o have_v time_n and_o therein_o also_o the_o justify_v faith_n they_o have_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o same_o neither_o do_v i_o speak_v thus_o as_o if_o god_n need_v our_o work_n or_o gift_n who_o give_v unto_o we_o first_o and_o that_o with_o plenty_n and_o cast_v no_o man_n in_o the_o tooth_n nor_o i_o speak_v not_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v so_o work_v as_o to_o think_v ourselves_o justify_v therein_o be_v as_o our_o master_n say_v unprofitable_a servant_n when_o we_o have_v do_v seven_o all_o we_o can_v do_v give_v out_o nothing_o but_o what_o we_o have_v receive_v as_o s._n paul_n say_v but_o this_o exercise_n of_o faith_n to_o geve_v to_o the_o poor_a be_v require_v of_o we_o to_o satisfy_v our_o bind_a duty_n not_o for_o merit_n but_o in_o duty_n because_o the_o poor_a be_v leave_v amongst_o we_o for_o this_o cause_n as_o christ_n say_v you_o shall_v have_v the_o poor_a always_o with_o you_o xij_o which_o poor_a for_o we_o as_o the_o rich_a for_o they_o be_v leave_v whereof_o s._n augustine_n faith_n propter_fw-la divites_fw-la 26._o sunt_fw-la pauperes_fw-la that_o be_v the_o poor_a be_v for_o the_o rich_a man_n sake_n which_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v as_o poor_a and_o needy_a even_o as_o david_n death_n teach_v we_o well_o but_o to_o arrive_v to_o my_o purpose_n these_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n contain_v two_o profitable_a note_n the_o first_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o respect_v the_o poor_a and_o needy_a as_o become_v the_o faithful_a second_o to_o consider_v the_o promise_n that_o be_v annex_v thereto_o and_o of_o these_o i_o will_v speak_v by_o god_n grace_n several_o first_o concern_v the_o respect_n and_o care_n of_o the_o poor_a all_o be_v it_o that_o david_n do_v note_v it_o well_o in_o this_o psalm_n yet_o to_o the_o better_a satisfy_n of_o so_o necessary_a a_o duty_n that_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o many_o witness_n we_o may_v the_o more_o speedy_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o same_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o course_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o learn_v our_o duty_n forth_o of_o they_o how_o earnest_o do_v god_n call_v upon_o we_o to_o remember_v the_o poor_a by_o his_o servant_n salomen_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o proverb_n where_o he_o say_v he_o that_o despise_v his_o neighbour_n sin_v against_o fourteen_o his_o maker_n but_o he_o that_o have_v pity_n on_o the_o poor_a he_o shall_v be_v bless_v he_o will_v not_o have_v we_o hard_o heart_a against_o the_o poor_a &_o our_o fellow_n servant_n to_o say_v to_o they_o go_v thy_o way_n thou_o stranger_n god_n send_v thou_o thou_o strange_a meat_n drink_n and_o clothing_n as_o syraâ—â—e_n say_v nor_o â—e_n will_v not_o have_v we_o to_o be_v disquiet_v with_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o poor_a to_o stop_v our_o ear_n against_o they_o and_o therefore_o say_v he_o that_o stop_v his_o ear_n at_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o xij_o