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unto_o i_o if_o i_o preach_v not_o the_o gospel_n 1_o cor._n 9_o 16._o god_n and_o nature_n be_v not_o want_v to_o thou_o in_o necessary_n let_v not_o grace_n suffer_v thou_o to_o be_v want_v to_o thy_o charge_n in_o their_o necessity_n christ_n be_v willing_a to_o bleed_v that_o of_o his_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o may_v make_v the_o provision_n will_v not_o thou_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v at_o the_o cost_n though_o it_o be_v of_o thy_o sweat_n to_o set_v they_o on_o the_o board_n let_v thy_o people_n hunger_a desire_n bespeak_v thy_o pity_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o sad_a note_n in_o the_o church_n lamentation_n that_o the_o child_n ask_v bread_n and_o there_o be_v none_o to_o break_v it_o to_o they_o lament_v 4._o 4._o or_o shall_v their_o desire_n be_v silent_a yet_o let_v their_o want_n cry_v for_o thy_o compassion_n cogita_fw-la de_fw-la cibo_fw-la &_o potu_fw-la animalium_fw-la tuorum_fw-la say_v bernard_n nam_fw-la esuriunt_fw-la &_o non_fw-la potunt_fw-la they_o oft_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prov._n 30._o 8._o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o the_o same_o dispensation_n will_v not_o either_o for_o kind_n or_o measure_n suit_n all_o there_o be_v in_o god_n family_n young_a babe_n as_o well_o as_o grow_v men._n some_o sick_a and_o weak_a other_o healthy_a and_o strong_a some_o sick_a of_o light_a fever_n other_o of_o more_o putrid_a it_o may_v be_v hectical_a or_o malignant_a that_o which_o will_v feed_v the_o child_n will_v pine_v the_o man_n and_o what_o be_v food_n to_o he_o that_o be_v healthy_a may_v be_v poison_n to_o the_o sick_a and_o that_o which_o will_v heal_v a_o whitlow_n will_v not_o cure_v a_o gangrene_n as_o therefore_o god_n in_o his_o great_a house_n of_o the_o world_n have_v such_o both_o store_n and_o choice_n