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be_v forfeit_v seize_v upon_o all_o they_o have_v it_o be_v not_o justice_n but_o cruelty_n when_o other_o lie_v at_o our_o mercy_n to_o be_v like_o that_o hard-hearted_a creditor_n in_o the_o gospel_n who_o take_v his_o debtor_n by_o the_o throat_n say_v pay_v i_o what_o thou_o owe_v matth._n 18.28_o god_n make_v a_o law_n deutr._n 24.6_o no_o man_n shall_v take_v the_o nether_a or_o the_o upper_a millstone_n to_o pledge_v for_o he_o take_v a_o man_n life_n to_o pledge_v if_o a_o man_n have_v lend_v another_o money_n he_o must_v not_o take_v both_o his_o millstone_n for_o a_o pawn_n he_o must_v show_v mercy_n and_o leave_v the_o man_n something_o to_o get_v a_o livelihood_n with_o we_o shall_v in_o this_o imitate_v god_n who_o in_o midst_n of_o anger_n remember_v mercy_n god_n do_v not_o take_v the_o extremity_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o we_o but_o when_o we_o have_v not_o to_o pay_v if_o we_o confess_v the_o debt_n he_o free_o forgive_v prov._n 28.13_o matth._n 18.27_o not_o but_o that_o we_o may_v just_o seek_v what_o be_v our_o own_o but_o if_o other_o be_v bring_v low_a and_o submit_v we_o ought_v in_o conscience_n to_o remit_v something_o of_o the_o debt_n bless_a be_v the_o merciful_a sect_n 4._o show_v that_o christian_n must_v be_v merciful_a to_o the_o offence_n of_o other_o 4._o we_o must_v be_v merciful_a to_o the_o offence_n of_o other_o be_v ready_a to_o show_v mercy_n to_o they_o which_o have_v injure_v you_o thus_o stephen_n the_o proto-martyr_n act._n 7.60_o he_o kneel_v down_o and_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n when_o he_o pray_v for_o himself_o he_o stand_v but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o pray_v for_o his_o enemy_n he_o kneel_v down_o bern._n down_o pro_fw-la se_fw-la orans_fw-la stat_fw-la &_o crigitur_fw-la pro_fw-la lapidantibus_fw-la flectit_fw-la genua_fw-la bern._n to_o show_v say_v bernard_n his_o earnestness_n in_o prayer_n and_o how_o great_o he_o desire_v that_o god_n will_v 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highway_n to_o heaven_n yet_o he_o that_o keep_v this_o road_n will_v go_v weep_v thither_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consider_v the_o poor_a behold_v their_o tear_n their_o sigh_n their_o die_a groan_n look_v upon_o the_o deep_a furrow_n make_v in_o their_o face_n and_o consider_v if_o there_o be_v not_o reason_n why_o you_o shall_v scatter_v your_o seed_n of_o mercy_n in_o these_o furrow_n pro_fw-la pallio_fw-la vestem_fw-la laceram_fw-la pro_fw-la pulvinari_fw-la lapidem_fw-la the_o poor_a man_n feed_v upon_o sorrow_n he_o drink_v tear_n psal_n 80.50_o like_v jacob_n in_o a_o windy_a night_n he_o have_v the_o cloud_n for_o his_o canopy_n and_o a_o stone_n for_o his_o pillow_n nay_o far_o consider_v that_o oftentimes_o poverty_n become_v not_o only_o a_o cross_n but_o a_o snare_n it_o expose_v to_o much_o evil_n which_o make_v agur_n pray_v give_v i_o not_o poverty_n prov._n 3.8_o 〈◊〉_d 3.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d want_n put_v man_n upon_o indirect_a course_n the_o poor_a will_v venture_v their_o soul_n for_o money_n which_o be_v like_o throw_v diamond_n at_o payrtree_n if_o the_o rich_a will_v wise_o consider_v this_o their_o alm_n may_v prevent_v much_o sin_n 3._o consider_v why_o the_o wise_a god_n have_v suffer_v a_o inequality_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v for_o this_o very_a reason_n because_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n exercise_v if_o all_o be_v rich_a there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o alm_n nor_o can_v the_o merciful_a man_n have_v be_v be_v so_o well_o know_v if_o he_o that_o travel_v to_o jericho_n have_v not_o be_v wound_v and_o leave_v half_a dead_a the_o good_a samaritan_n who_o pour_v oil_n and_o wine_n into_o his_o wound_n have_v not_o be_v know_v hectora_fw-la quis_fw-la nosset_n foelix_fw-la si_fw-la troja_n fuisset_fw-la 4._o consider_v how_o quick_o the_o balance_n of_o providence_n may_v turn_v we_o ourselves_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o poverty_n and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v no_o small_a comfort_n to_o we_o that_o we_o relieve_v other_o while_o we_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o do_v it_o eccles_n 11.2_o give_v a_o portion_n to_o seven_o and_o also_o to_o eight_o for_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o evil_n shall_v be_v upon_o the_o earth_n we_o can_v promise_v ourselves_o always_o halcyon_n day_n god_n know_v how_o soon_o any_o of_o we_o may_v change_v our_o pasture_n the_o cup_n which_o now_o run_v over_o with_o wine_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o water_n of_o marah_n ruth_n 1.21_o i_o go_v out_o full_a and_o the_o lord_n have_v bring_v i_o home_o again_o empty_a how_o many_o have_v we_o see_v like_o bajazet_n and_o bellizarius_n invest_v with_o great_a lordship_n and_o possession_n who_o have_v on_o a_o sudden_a bring_v their_o manor_n to_o a_o morsel_n irus_fw-la erit_fw-la subito_fw-la qui_fw-la modo_fw-la croesus_n erat_fw-la so_o that_o it_o be_v wisdom_n in_o this_o sense_n to_o consider_v the_o want_n of_o other_o remember_v how_o soon_o the_o scene_n may_v alter_v we_o may_v be_v put_v in_o the_o poor_n dress_n and_o if_o adversity_n come_v it_o will_v be_v no_o trouble_n of_o mind_n to_o we_o to_o think_v that_o while_n we_o have_v a_o estate_n we_o do_v lay_v it_o out_o upon_o christ_n indigent_a member_n this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n in_o mercifulnesse_n a_o judicious_a consideration_n 2._o a_o tender_a commiseration_n isa_n 58.10_o if_o thou_o draw_v out_o thy_o soul_n to_o the_o hungry_a bounty_n begin_v in_o pity_n the_o hebrew_a word_n for_o mercy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v bowel_n christ_n first_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o multitude_n than_o he_o wrought_v a_o miracle_n to_o feed_v they_o matth._n 15.32_o 1._o 15.32_o quis_fw-la ignorat_fw-la ex_fw-la â—a_n appellatione_fw-la esse_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la quod_fw-la miserum_fw-la câ—r_fw-la faciat_fw-la coâ—dolentâ—s_fw-la aliâ—no_fw-la malo_fw-la aug._n tom._n 1._o l._n 1._o charity_n which_o want_v compassion_n be_v brutish_a the_o bruit_n creature_n can_v relieve_v we_o many_o way_n but_o can_v pity_v we_o it_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o cruelty_n say_v quintilian_n to_o feed_v one_o in_o want_n and_o not_o to_o sympathize_v with_o he_o true_a religion_n beget_v tenderness_n as_o it_o melt_v the_o heart_n in_o tear_n of_o contrition_n towards_o god_n so_o in_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n towards_o other_o naz._n other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gr._n naz._n isa_n 11.16_o my_o bowel_n shall_v sound_v as_o a_o harp_n let_v i_o allude_v when_o our_o bowel_n of_o pity_n sound_n than_o our_o alm_n make_v sweet_a music_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n 3._o mercifulnesse_n consist_v in_o a_o liberal_a contribution_n deut._n 15.8_o if_o there_o be_v a_o poor_a man_n within_o thy_o gate_n thou_o shall_v open_v thy_o hand_n wide_a unto_o he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n to_o disperse_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal_n 112.9_o signify_v a_o largeness_n of_o bounty_n muscul_fw-la bounty_n non_fw-la habet_fw-la hic_fw-la locum_fw-la sordida_fw-la tenacitas_fw-la muscul_fw-la it_o must_v be_v like_o water_n that_o overflows_a the_o bank_n non_fw-la tenuiter_fw-la erogandunt_fw-la pauxillum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la if_o god_n have_v enrich_v man_n with_o estate_n and_o make_v his_o candle_n as_o job_n say_v to_o shine_v upon_o their_o tabernacle_n they_o must_v not_o encircle_v and_o â—ngrosse_v all_o to_o themselves_o but_o be_v as_o the_o moon_n which_o have_v receive_v its_o light_n from_o the_o sun_n let_v it_o shine_v to_o the_o world_n the_o ancient_n as_o basil_n and_o lorinus_n observe_v make_v oil_n to_o be_v the_o emblem_n of_o charity_n symbolum_fw-la charity_n olcum_fw-la charitatis_fw-la symbolum_fw-la the_o golden_a oil_n of_o mercy_n must_v like_v aaron_n oil_n run_v down_o upon_o the_o poor_a which_o be_v the_o low_a skirt_n of_o the_o garment_n this_o liberal_a disbursement_n to_o the_o want_n and_o necessity_n of_o other_o god_n command_v grace_n compel_v reason_n 1_o 1._o god_n command_v there_o be_v a_o express_a statute-law_n leu._n 25.35_o if_o thy_o brother_n be_v wax_v poor_a and_o fall_v in_o decay_n with_o thou_o than_o thou_o shall_v relieve_v he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v strengthen_v he_o put_v under_o he_o a_o silver_n crutch_n when_o he_o be_v fall_v it_o be_v worth_a our_o observation_n what_o great_a care_n god_n take_v of_o the_o poor_a beside_o what_o be_v give_v they_o private_o god_n make_v many_o law_n for_o the_o public_a and_o visible_a relief_n of_o the_o poor_a exod._n 23.11_o the_o seven_o year_n thou_o shall_v let_v the_o land_n rest_n and_o lie_v still_o that_o the_o poor_a of_o thy_o people_n may_v eat_v god_n intention_n in_o this_o law_n be_v that_o the_o poor_a shall_v be_v liberal_o provide_v for_o they_o may_v free_o eat_v of_o any_o thing_n which_o do_v grow_v of_o itself_o this_o seven_o year_n lap_n year_n ordinabatur_fw-la ad_fw-la commodum_fw-la pauperum_fw-la cornel._n a_o lap_n whether_o of_o herb_n vine_n or_o olive-tree_n if_o it_o be_v ask_v how_o the_o poor_a can_v live_v only_o on_o these_o fruit_n there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a no_o corn_n grow_v then_o for_o answer_v cajetan_n be_v of_o opinion_n they_o live_v by_o sell_v these_o fruit_n and_o so_o convert_v they_o into_o money_n live_v upon_o the_o price_n of_o the_o fruit_n there_o be_v another_o law_n make_v leu._n 19.9_o and_o when_o you_o reap_v the_o harvest_n of_o your_o land_n thou_o shall_v not_o whole_o reap_v the_o corner_n of_o thy_o field_n neither_o shall_v thou_o gather_v the_o glean_n of_o thy_o harvest_n see_v how_o god_n indulge_v the_o poor_a some_o corner_n of_o the_o field_n be_v for_o the_o poor_n sake_n to_o be_v leave_v uncut_v and_o when_o the_o owner_n do_v reap_v they_o must_v not_o go_v too_o near_o the_o earth_n with_o their_o sickle_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v it_o non_fw-la tondebis_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la solum_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o shear_v to_o the_o very_a ground_n something_o like_o a_o after-crop_n must_v be_v leave_v the_o short_a ear_n of_o corn_n and_o such_o as_o do_v lie_v bend_v to_o the_o ground_n be_v to_o be_v reserve_v for_o the_o poor_a say_v tostatus_n and_o god_n make_v another_o law_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o poor_a deutr._fw-la 14.28_o at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n the_o same_o year_n and_o thou_o shall_v lay_v it_o up_o in_o thy_o gate_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n which_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n shall_v come_v and_o shall_v eat_v and_o be_v satisfy_v the_o hebrew_n write_v that_o every_o three_o year_n beside_o the_o first_o tithe_n give_v to_o levi_n which_o be_v call_v the_o perpetual_a tithe_n num._n 18.21_o the_o jew_n do_v set_v apart_o another_o tithe_n of_o their_o increase_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o widow_n and_o orphan_n and_o that_o be_v call_v the_o tithe_n of_o
he_o in_o the_o gospel_n they_o have_v a_o wither_a hand_n and_o can_v stretch_v it_o out_o to_o good_a use_n they_o have_v all_o quoad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o quoad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v a_o kin_n to_o the_o churl_n nabal_n 1_o sam._n 25.11_o shall_v i_o take_v my_o bread_n and_o my_o water_n and_o give_v it_o unto_o man_n who_o i_o know_v not_o whence_o they_o be_v it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o emperor_n pertinax_n he_o have_v a_o large_a empire_n but_o a_o narrow_a scanty_a heart_n animum_fw-la heart_n augustum_fw-la imperium_fw-la angustum_fw-la animum_fw-la there_o be_v a_o temple_n at_o athens_n which_o be_v call_v the_o temple_n of_o mercy_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o charitable_a use_n and_o it_o be_v the_o great_a reproach_n to_o upbraid_v one_o with_o this_o that_o he_o have_v never_o be_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o mercy_n it_o be_v the_o great_a disgrace_n to_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v unmerciful_a covetous_a man_n while_o they_o enrich_v themselves_o they_o debase_v themselves_o set_v up_o a_o monopoly_n and_o commit_v idolatry_n with_o mammon_n thus_o make_v themselves_o low_a than_o their_o angel_n as_o god_n make_v they_o low_a than_o his_o angel_n in_o the_o time_n of_o pestilence_n it_o be_v sad_a to_o have_v your_o house_n shut_v up_o but_o it_o be_v worse_a to_o have_v your_o heart_n shut_v up_o how_o miserable_a be_v it_o to_o have_v a_o sea_n of_o sin_n and_o not_o a_o drop_n of_o mercy_n covetous_a heart_n like_o the_o leviathan_n be_v firm_a as_o a_o stone_n job_n 41.24_o one_o may_v as_o well_o extract_v oil_n out_o of_o a_o flint_n as_o the_o golden_a oil_n of_o charity_n out_o of_o their_o flinty_a heart_n the_o philosopher_n say_v that_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v a_o presage_n of_o death_n animal_n death_n cord_n infrigidato_fw-mi moritur_fw-la animal_n when_o man_n affection_n to_o work_n of_o mercy_n be_v freeze_v this_o coldness_n at_o heart_n be_v ominous_a and_o do_v sad_o portend_v that_o they_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n we_o read_v in_o the_o law_n that_o the_o shellfish_n be_v account_v unclean_a this_o may_v probable_o be_v one_o reason_n because_o the_o meat_n of_o it_o be_v enclose_v in_o the_o shell_n and_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o come_v by_o they_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o unclean_a who_o enclose_v all_o their_o estate_n within_o the_o shell_n of_o their_o own_o cabinet_n and_o will_v not_o let_v other_o be_v the_o better_a for_o it_o how_o many_o have_v lose_v their_o soul_n by_o be_v so_o save_v there_o be_v some_o who_o perhaps_o will_v give_v the_o poor_a good_a word_n and_o that_o be_v all_o ignat._n all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat._n jam._n 2.15_o if_o a_o brother_n or_o sister_n be_v naked_a and_o destitute_a of_o food_n and_o one_o of_o you_o say_v to_o they_o depart_v in_o peace_n be_v you_o warm_v and_o fill_v notwithstanding_o you_o give_v they_o not_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v needful_a what_o do_v it_o profit_n good_a word_n be_v but_o a_o cold_a kind_n of_o charity_n esse_fw-la charity_n veritas_fw-la fundatur_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la esse_fw-la the_o poor_a can_v live_v as_o the_o chameleon_n upon_o this_o air_n let_v your_o word_n be_v as_o smooth_a as_o oil_n they_o will_v not_o heal_v the_o wound_a let_v they_o drop_v as_o the_o honeycomb_n they_o will_v not_o feed_v the_o hungry_a 1_o cor._n 13.1_o though_o i_o speak_v with_o the_o tongue_n of_o angel_n and_o have_v not_o charity_n i_o be_o but_o as_o a_o tinkle_a cymbal_n it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v charitable_a as_o a_o saint_n than_o eloquent_a as_o a_o angel_n such_o as_o be_v cruel_a to_o the_o poor_a let_v i_o tell_v you_o you_o unchristian_a yourselves_o unmercifulness_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o heathen_a rom._n 1.31_o while_o you_o put_v off_o the_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n you_o put_v off_o the_o badge_n of_o christianity_n saint_n ambrose_n say_v that_o when_o we_o relieve_v not_o one_o who_o we_o see_v ready_a to_o perish_v 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