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not_o remember_v that_o any_o stranger_n pass_v by_o my_o door_n at_o any_o time_n unregarded_a do_v you_o not_o and_o why_o i_o pray_v you_o will_v you_o be_v so_o forgetful_a can_v you_o tell_v to_o who_o you_o deny_v entertainment_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n they_o travail_v this_o way_n 19.1.2_o gen._n 19.1.2_o for_o have_v not_o let_v entertain_v the_o two_o angel_n when_o he_o see_v they_o he_o may_v peraduonture_o have_v have_v his_o destruction_n among_o they_o of_o sedom_n &_o gomorrah_n 10.22_o 1_o king_n 17_o 10.22_o have_v not_o the_o widow_n of_o sarcphath_n enter_v taint_a elias_n neither_o can_v she_o have_v continue_v her_o meal_n in_o her_o barrel_n nor_o her_o oil_n in_o she_o cruse_v neither_o have_v her_o son_n die_v be_v restore_v to_o life_n 2.1_o josua_n 2.1_o and_o rahab_n have_v not_o save_v herself_o &_o her_o household_n neither_o can_v she_o have_v obtain_v this_o privilege_n that_o afterward_o christ_n jesus_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n shall_v 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on_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o so_o the_o lord_n do_v bring_v his_o blood_n upon_o his_o own_o head_n aelianus_n report_v of_o one_o cratenas_n who_o villainous_o slay_v archilaus_n tyrant_n of_o macedonia_fw-la of_o who_o he_o be_v entire_o belove_v that_o he_o may_v make_v a_o compendious_a way_n unto_o the_o kingdom_n but_o he_o taste_v of_o the_o same_o sauce_n for_o he_o have_v scarce_o enjoy_v the_o kingdom_n three_o day_n before_o he_o be_v also_o slay_v fulfil_v the_o verse_n of_o dramatus_fw-la qui_fw-la struit_fw-la insidias_fw-la alijs_fw-la sihi_fw-la damna_fw-la that_fw-mi ipsi_fw-la wrought_z he_o that_o have_v snare_n for_o other_o himself_o the_o â—n_n be_v likewise_o catch_v this_o shall_v suffice_v to_o show_v how_o god_n in_o his_o deep_a and_o unsearchable_a providence_n punish_v yea_o in_o this_o life_n cruel_a and_o unmerciful_a person_n with_o the_o same_o measure_n that_o they_o meat_n unto_o other_o messem_fw-la say_v s._n '_o bernard_n 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and_o mercy_n towards_o many_o hungry_a soul_n &_o it_o cause_v that_o we_o have_v little_a to_o leave_v at_o our_o departure_n for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o never_o more_o at_o table_n never_o less_o at_o door_n never_o more_o sumtuous_a in_o clothing_n ourselves_o neâ—er_o less_o respect_n of_o other_o nature_n be_v content_a with_o few_o thing_n all_o will_v not_o serve_v out_o excess_n let_v we_o therefore_o be_v so_o spare_v in_o superfluous_a expense_n that_o we_o may_v be_v the_o more_o liberal_a towards_o merciful_a and_o charitable_a use_n yea_o let_v we_o be_v kind_a &_o merciful_a on_o towards_o another_o as_o we_o hope_v for_o mercy_n â—at_a the_o hand_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n let_v we_o therefore_o be_v merciful_a as_o etc._n etc._n thus_o much_o touch_v the_o sixth_o work_n of_o mercy_n to_o the_o body_n condo_n the_o last_o work_n of_o mercy_n towards_o the_o body_n consist_v in_o bury_v the_o dead_a touch_v which_o duty_n the_o wise_a man_n say_v my_o son_n pour_v forth_o thy_o tear_n over_o the_o dead_a 38.16_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 38.16_o then_o cover_v his_o body_n according_a to_o his_o appointment_n and_o neglect_v not_o his_o burial_n the_o same_o commandment_n give_v tobit_n to_o his_o son_n 14.10_o tobit_n 14.10_o my_o son_n when_o i_o die_v bury_v i_o honest_o whence_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o sunerall_n rite_n decent_a inter_v of_o corpse_n exequy_n and_o seemly_a mourning_n which_o saint_n austen_n call_v officium_fw-la postremi_fw-la muneris_fw-la our_o last_o duty_n of_o love_n be_v not_o unfitting_a the_o practice_n of_o those_o among_o who_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v in_o order_n the_o israelite_n in_o bury_v so_o honourable_o their_o parent_n and_o governor_n do_v show_v themselves_o to_o be_v people_n of_o good_a and_o orderly_a disposition_n abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a 23.4_o gen._n 23.4_o buy_v a_o possession_n of_o burial_n of_o the_o hittite_n who_o by_o the_o sight_n and_o light_n of_o 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