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of_o cold_a water_n give_v to_o a_o poor_a member_n of_o christ_n shall_v not_o be_v unrewarded_a as_o christ_n himself_o have_v promise_v and_o the_o scripture_n say_v 12._o say_v 2._o cor._n 8._o 12._o if_o there_o be_v first_o a_o willing_a mind_n it_o be_v accept_v according_a to_o that_o a_o man_n have_v &_o not_o according_a to_o that_o he_o have_v not_o and_o yet_o more_o if_o any_o christian_n be_v so_o poor_a and_o destitute_a for_o outward_a thing_n that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o show_v any_o corporal_a mercy_n to_o otherâ—_n yet_o every_o christian_n though_o never_o so_o poor_a may_v &_o must_v show_v spiritual_a mercy_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o he_o be_v able_a instruct_v admonish_a and_o comfort_v other_o and_o he_o must_v not_o cease_v to_o pray_v for_o other_o who_o have_v extend_v their_o charity_n to_o he_o as_o s._n paul_n do_v for_o onesciphorus_n 18_o onesciphorus_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 16._o 17._o 18_o the_o lord_n give_v mercy_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o 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to_o do_v evil_a and_o to_o forsake_v the_o evil_a way_n 7._o way_n isa_n 55._o 7._o let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n zophar_n counsailero_n â—oâ—_n be_v to_o put_v iniquity_n from_o he_o 14._o he_o job._n 11._o 14._o if_o iniquity_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n put_v it_o fâ—â—r_v away_o and_o let_v not_o wickedness_n dwell_v in_o thy_o tabernatle_n ezekiel_n exhort_v to_o cast_v away_o our_o sin_n and_o transgression_n 31._o transgression_n ezeck_n 18._o 31._o cast_v away_o from_o you_o all_o your_o transgression_n whereby_o you_o have_v transgress_v our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v to_o the_o man_n who_o he_o have_v heal_v 14._o heal_v joâ—_a 5._o 14._o sin_n no_o more_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o a_o sinner_n ought_v to_o forsake_v his_o sin_n to_o cease_v from_o evil_a and_o to_o do_v wicked_o no_o more_o thus_o the_o scripture_n exhorteh_a to_o the_o forsake_v of_o sin_n sin_n 2_o the_o necessity_n of_o forsake_v sin_n second_o the_o forsake_v of_o sin_n be_v very_o necessary_a for_o first_o it_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a and_o sound_a repentance_n of_o penitent_a sinner_n and_o the_o counterfeit_n &_o repentance_n 1_o it_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o true_a and_o false_a repentance_n feign_a repentance_n of_o hypocrite_n pharaoh_n seem_v to_o repent_v for_o he_o say_v 27._o say_v lxod_a 9_o 27._o i_o have_v sin_v this_o time_n the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a and_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v wicked_a but_o yet_o his_o repentance_n be_v not_o sound_a nor_o true_a for_o after_o this_o 34._o this_o ver_fw-la 34._o he_o sind_z yet_o more_o and_o harden_a his_o heart_n he_o do_v not_o forsake_v his_o sin_n so_o ahab_n make_v a_o good_a outward_a show_n of_o repentance_n when_o he_o bumble_v himself_o with_o 29._o with_o 1._o kin_n 21_o 27_o 29._o fast_v and_o lie_v in_o sackcloth_n yet_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o do_v 25._o do_v ver_fw-la 25._o sell_v himself_o to_o work_v 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those_o hypocrite_n do_v in_o outward_a show_n perform_v many_o good_a duty_n for_o they_o give_v etc._n give_v mat._n 6._o 1_o etc._n etc._n alm_n they_o fast_v and_o pray_v which_o be_v all_o good_a in_o themselves_o duty_n require_v of_o god_n but_o inasmuch_o as_o they_o do_v they_o for_o hypocrisy_n and_o for_o vainglory_n seek_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n they_o have_v no_o reward_n from_o god_n wherefore_o one_o say_v 74._o say_v seducunt_fw-la scipsos_fw-la qui_fw-la eleemosynas_fw-la daunt_v &_o a_o peecatis_fw-la non_fw-la cessant_fw-la aug._n euch._n cap_n 74._o they_o deceive_v themselves_o who_o give_v alm_n and_o yet_o cease_v not_o from_o their_o sin_n such_o be_v the_o necissity_n of_o forsake_v sin_n three_o the_o forsake_v of_o sin_n be_v good_a and_o profitable_a for_o a_o sinner_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a state_n twofold_n 3_o the_o benefit_n of_o forsake_v sin_n twofold_n first_o in_o regard_n of_o a_o man_n temporal_a state_n 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