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wide_a unto_o thy_o poor_a unto_o thy_o needy_a in_o the_o land_n in_o that_o short_a abridgement_n of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v make_v one_o of_o the_o main_a head_n of_o religion_n viz._n to_o love_v mercy_n mica_n 6._o 8._o he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o and_o to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n even_o as_o our_o saviour_n too_o when_o he_o reckon_v up_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n he_o reckon_v first_o judgement_n and_o then_o mercy_n mat._n 23._o 23._o as_o for_o the_o new_a testament_n i_o shall_v but_o weary_a both_o you_o and_o myself_o too_o shall_v i_o number_v up_o those_o many_o passage_n that_o call_v upon_o we_o so_o frequent_o in_o scripture_n to_o give_v alm_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o we_o have_v luke_n 11._o 41._o to_o distribut_n to_o the_o necessity_n of_o other_o rom_n 12_o 13._o to_o do_v good_a unto_o all_o man_n especial_o to_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n gal._n 6._o 10._o to_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n ready_a and_o willing_a to_o communicate_v 1_o tim._n 6._o 18._o to_o labour_v even_o with_o our_o own_o hand_n work_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a that_o we_o may_v have_v to_o give_v unto_o he_o that_o need_v eph._n 4._o 28._o with_o infinite_a many_o more_o place_n all_o which_o i_o shall_v omit_v at_o present_a only_o one_o thing_n i_o can_v but_o name_n as_o very_o considerable_a to_o show_v the_o weight_n and_o moment_n of_o this_o duty_n and_o that_o be_v the_o great_a stress_n which_o god_n and_o christ_n will_v lay_v upon_o it_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n consider_v we_o that_o at_o the_o last_o and_o final_a reckon_n when_o all_o work_n and_o action_n shall_v be_v weigh_v and_o scan_v in_o order_n to_o the_o final_a sentence_n a_o special_a eye_n and_o regard_n shall_v then_o be_v have_v either_o to_o the_o discharge_n or_o neglect_v of_o 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