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james_n speak_v chap._n 2._o 13._o such_o shall_v have_v judgement_n without_o mercy_n that_o show_v no_o mercy_n how_o do_v they_o think_v to_o find_v mercy_n from_o christ_n who_o never_o show_v mercy_n to_o he_o and_z his_o i_o will_v not_o condemn_v all_o for_o unmercifulness_n god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v many_o there_o be_v and_o i_o will_v to_o god_n they_o be_v more_o who_o do_v contribute_v bountiful_o to_o the_o necessity_n both_o of_o minister_n and_o other_o poor_a saint_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o i_o have_v too_o great_a cause_n to_o say_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o rich_a man_n among_o we_o have_v their_o heart_n harden_v and_o their_o bowel_n shut_v up_o that_o they_o can_v compassionate_v their_o want_n and_o their_o hand_n wither_v like_o his_o in_o the_o gospel_n that_o they_o can_v reach_v they_o out_o to_o any_o good_a use_n oh_o that_o such_o will_v consider_v that_o unmercifulness_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n than_o they_o do_v imagine_v it_o be_v one_o of_o sodom_n sin_n which_o fetch_v down_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n upon_o they_o and_o all_o their_o child_n ezek._n 16._o 49._o uncharitable_a man_n be_v curse_v as_o in_o their_o life_n so_o at_o their_o death_n but_o most_o curse_a will_v they_o be_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v barren_a fruitless_a tree_n in_o god_n orchard_n they_o shall_v with_o the_o barren_a figtree_n be_v sure_o cut_v down_o and_o cast_v into_o unquenchable_a fire_n more_o particular_o to_o show_v you_o the_o misery_n of_o uncharitable_a person_n 1._o they_o be_v accurse_v here_o in_o every_o thing_n all_o they_o have_v be_v curse_v so_o much_o be_v employ_v in_o that_o expression_n of_o our_o saviour_n luke_n 11._o 41._o give_v alm_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o you_o have_v and_o all_o thing_n be_v clean_a unto_o you_o but_o without_o almsgiving_n nothing_o be_v clean_a unto_o you_o that_o be_v nothing_o be_v bless_v and_o sanctify_v unto_o you_o but_o all_o thing_n be_v defile_v and_o curse_a not_o 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