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god_n we_o have_v so_o long_a a_o seed_n time_n our_o seed_n time_n last_v so_o long_o as_o life_n last_v we_o have_v good_a ground_n so_o long_o as_o one_o poor_a man_n or_o woman_n live_v that_o fear_v god_n at_o least_o so_o long_o as_o we_o have_v the_o poor_a with_o we_o as_o we_o shall_v have_v always_o so_o long_o we_o must_v be_v do_v good_a unto_o they_o if_o our_o mercy_n must_v imitate_v god_n sure_o it_o must_v be_v constant_a for_o so_o be_v he_o to_o us-ward_n indeed_o if_o we_o give_v not_o constant_o we_o give_v not_o out_o of_o a_o true_a habit_n of_o mercy_n for_o those_o act_n that_o do_v flow_v from_o habit_n will_v offer_v themselves_o upon_o every_o occasion_n and_o so_o you_o have_v the_o second_o rule_n for_o manner_n of_o give_v 3._o the_o last_o be_v we_o must_v give_v in_o a_o upright_a and_o sincere_a manner_n that_o be_v to_o say_v not_o induce_v to_o it_o by_o sinister_a and_o corrupt_a motive_n and_o end_n but_o by_o due_a and_o just_a motive_n and_o 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to_o thyself_o shall_v i_o dare_v to_o live_v in_o the_o manifest_a breach_n of_o so_o many_o clear_a commandment_n as_o do_v enjoin_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a i_o must_v not_o i_o will_v not_o i_o dare_v not_o if_o i_o do_v i_o shall_v give_v the_o devil_n so_o great_a advantage_n in_o the_o day_n of_o conflict_n that_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o escape_v grievous_a terror_n for_o he_o that_o keep_v all_o the_o commandment_n and_o break_v one_o will_v be_v find_v a_o transgressor_n of_o all_o and_o little_o will_v it_o avail_v i_o to_o have_v seem_v religious_a if_o i_o be_v not_o merciful_a so_o the_o like_a in_o regard_n of_o promise_n and_o threat_n urge_v they_o and_o press_v they_o upon_o yourselves_o till_o you_o have_v even_o compel_v your_o unwilling_a will_n to_o resolve_v to_o interest_n yourselves_o into_o so_o many_o promise_n and_o to_o shun_v the_o danger_n of_o so_o many_o threat_n if_o we_o will_v thus_o hide_v the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o our_o heart_n it_o 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