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thither_o this_o be_v to_o make_v ourselves_o such_o friend_n of_o the_o mammon_n of_o vnrighteousness_n that_o when_o we_o fall_v they_o may_v receive_v we_o into_o everlasting_a habitation_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v luke_n 16.9_o 4._o i_o shall_v add_v but_o this_o consideration_n and_o that_o i_o think_v a_o very_a strong_a one_o to_o man_n that_o have_v thought_n of_o a_o reckon_n hereafter_o that_o when_o we_o shall_v appear_v before_o god_n tribunal_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o ourselves_o and_o action_n there_o will_v be_v a_o most_o special_a regard_n have_v to_o the_o discharge_n of_o this_o duty_n above_o all_o other_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v examine_v and_o sentence_v there_o chief_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o our_o have_v relieve_v the_o poor_a member_n of_o christ_n so_o mat._n 25.41_o where_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o how_o the_o process_n shall_v be_v in_o that_o great_a day_n the_o most_o dreadful_a sentence_n of_o goy_n curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n 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you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n for_o i_o be_v a_o hunger_v and_o you_o give_v i_o meat_n i_o be_v thirsty_a and_o you_o give_v i_o drink_v i_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o you_o take_v i_o in_o i_o be_v naked_a and_o you_o clothe_v i_o i_o be_v sick_a and_o you_o visit_v i_o i_o be_v in_o prison_n and_o you_o come_v unto_o i_o this_o be_v single_v out_o rather_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o as_o more_o regard_v by_o god_n than_o any_o other_o virtue_n and_o if_o we_o will_v ever_o hear_v that_o sentence_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o christ_n pronounce_v to_o ourselves_o let_v we_o at_o all_o time_n as_o we_o have_v opportunity_n practice_n this_o virtue_n and_o so_o lie_v up_o to_o ourselves_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n where_o neither_o moth_n nor_o rust_n do_v corrupt_a and_o where_o thief_n do_v not_o break_v through_o or_o steal_v the_o five_o sermon_n luke_n xv._o 31._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o 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