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person_n be_v by_o their_o condition_n more_o peculiar_o oblige_v to_o be_v so_o answerable_a to_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o translate_v benefactor_n luke_n 22.25_o and_o equivalent_a to_o those_o english_a phrase_n a_o man_n of_o honour_n a_o generous_a person_n one_o that_o be_v true_o noble_a and_o worthy_a of_o a_o free_a ingenuous_a spirit_n without_o any_o tincture_n of_o servility_n or_o baseness_n in_o opposition_n to_o a_o narrow_a abject_a sordid_a mind_n 2._o the_o property_n ascribe_v to_o this_o liberal_a person_n he_o devise_v liberal_a thing_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o act_n and_o object_n 1._o the_o act_n he_o devise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consulit_fw-la meditatur_fw-la the_o bent_n and_o inclination_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v set_v this_o way_n his_o thought_n be_v continual_o work_v upon_o it_o the_o word_n
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and_o then_o proceed_v to_o application_n the_o first_o objection_n may_v be_v from_o that_o common_a notion_n of_o mercenary_a love_n and_o servile_a fear_n object_n which_o be_v usual_o thus_o describe_v when_o we_o do_v good_a out_o of_o love_n to_o the_o reward_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o and_o avoid_v evil_a out_o of_o fear_n of_o those_o judgement_n that_o may_v follow_v upon_o it_o and_o these_o be_v frequent_o condemn_v as_o sinful_a affection_n belong_v to_o the_o devil_n and_o wicked_a man_n and_o no_o way_n agree_v to_o one_o that_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o child_n to_o which_o purpose_n be_v those_o common_a say_n oderunt_fw-la peccare_fw-la mali_fw-la formidine_fw-la poenae_fw-la and_o that_o of_o st._n augustin_n qui_fw-la gehennas_fw-la metuit_fw-la 4.4_o non_fw-la peccare_fw-la metuit_fw-la sed_fw-la ardere_fw-la ille_fw-la autem_fw-la peccare_fw-la metuit_fw-la qui_fw-la peccatum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la sicut_fw-la gehennas_fw-la odit_fw-la he_o that_o be_v restrain_v 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