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that_o thou_o shall_v provide_v no_o more_o for_o they_o then_o thou_o do_v for_o thy_o beast_n when_o the_o disciple_n wish_v without_o all_o mercy_n to_o have_v fire_n come_v from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o samaritan_n 54._o the_o lord_n jesus_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o know_v not_o of_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v so_o when_o man_n without_o all_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n suffer_v their_o family_n to_o run_v into_o thâ—_n fire_n of_o hell_n say_v if_o they_o perish_v they_o perish_v what_o be_v that_o to_o i_o so_o i_o have_v my_o work_n donâ—_n we_o may_v say_v they_o know_v not_o of_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v if_o the_o disciple_n be_v 〈◊〉_d reprove_v theâ—_n these_o be_v most_o just_o
condemn_v for_o they_o have_v yet_o some_o cloak_n for_o their_o desire_n of_o so_o severe_a a_o revenge_n because_o the_o samaritan_n refuse_v â—ost_o unkind_o and_o contemptuous_o to_o let_v their_o lord_n and_o master_n the_o lord_n jesus_n our_o saviour_n into_o their_o city_n but_o for_o the_o careless_a cruelty_n &_o cruel_a carelessness_n of_o these_o man_n there_o be_v no_o pretence_n for_o their_o servant_n do_v not_o shut_v they_o out_o of_o their_o door_n as_o the_o samaritan_n shut_v christ_n out_o of_o the_o city_n but_o they_o receive_v they_o and_o labour_n for_o they_o and_o if_o they_o do_v offer_v thou_o such_o unkindness_n which_o god_n forbid_v yet_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o thou_o so_o to_o be_v revenge_v by_o suffer_v they_o to_o perish_v in_o their_o sin_n but_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o rather_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v not_o use_v to_o speak_v on_o that_o manner_n for_o that_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o love_n 5_o and_o lâ—ue_v say_v the_o apostle_n seek_v not_o her_o own_o thing_n that_o be_v it_o be_v not_o all_o for_o itself_o but_o as_o it_o be_v careful_a to_o edify_v itself_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a faith_n by_o use_v such_o mean_n as_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n to_o that_o purpose_n so_o have_v it_o also_o compassion_n of_o other_o 23_o as_o s._n jude_n say_v labour_v in_o all_o holy_a wisdom_n to_o pull_v other_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n but_o these_o be_v all_o for_o themselves_o therefore_o they_o have_v not_o true_a love_n they_o have_v not_o true_a love_n therefore_o not_o true_a faith_n for_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n as_o saint_n paul_n teach_v the_o galathian_o if_o they_o have_v neither_o faith_n not_o love_n they_o have_v they_o not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o they_o if_o they_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o 〈◊〉_d they_o thâ—â—_n be_v they_o 〈…〉_o child_n of_o god_n but_o hypocrite_n 〈◊〉_d themselves_o and_o so_o consequent_o they_o neither_o provide_v for_o their_o own_o soul_n 〈…〉_o of_o other_o but_o 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contempt_n now_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o this_o judgement_n it_o â—â—â—ery_o fearful_a for_o it_o be_v say_v in_o my_o text_n first_o that_o it_o shall_v come_v upon_o he_o as_o one_o that_o travaiâ—â—h_v by_o the_o way_n which_o â—eeteth_v with_o a_o theeâ—e_n on_o a_o sudden_a before_o he_o look_v for_o his_o come_n 〈◊〉_d have_v 〈◊〉_d out_o with_o â—any_n dealer_n and_o occupier_n in_o the_o world_n who_o for_o want_v of_o diligence_n and_o careful_a circumspection_n have_v go_v 〈◊〉_d still_o as_o if_o they_o be_v on_o a_o journey_n and_o sudden_o have_v be_v overtake_v with_o poverty_n and_o set_v upon_o by_o necessity_n before_o they_o have_v 〈◊〉_d aware_a and_o where_o as_o they_o be_v take_v before_o to_o be_v in_o very_o good_a case_n it_o have_v be_v â—ounde_v that_o when_o every_o man_n have_v take_v his_o share_n they_o have_v be_v leave_v very_o poor_a and_o naked_a and_o so_o shall_v god_n grace_n waste_v in_o five_o 〈◊〉_d one_o after_o another_o if_o we_o suffer_v they_o 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