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poor_a a_o woman_n relieve_v by_o his_o alm_n bless_a be_v thou_o of_o the_o lord_n which_o word_n may_v be_v take_v either_o as_o a_o petition_n or_o as_o a_o affirmation_n if_o as_o a_o petition_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v bless_v she_o then_o be_v the_o lesson_n the_o same_o with_o those_o in_o chap._n 2._o 20._o where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v by_o naomi_n for_o he_o as_o he_o do_v here_o for_o ruth_n except_v this_o circumstance_n that_o there_o naomi_n a_o poor_a woman_n pray_v for_o the_o rich_a and_o here_o the_o rich_a pray_v for_o the_o poor_a of_o which_o also_o before_o in_o chap._n 2._o 12._o if_o as_o a_o affirmation_n of_o that_o which_o he_o judge_v she_o to_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v bless_a art_n thou_o of_o the_o lord_n thou_o be_v a_o happy_a and_o bless_a woman_n as_o in_o luk._n 1._o 28._o for_o in_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v or_o art_n be_v not_o express_v but_o only_o thus_o bless_v thou_o of_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o may_v be_v understand_v 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glean_v as_o now_o so_o then_o 19_o levit._fw-la 19_o 9_o and_o 23._o 22._o deut._n 24._o 19_o be_v a_o lawful_a mean_n for_o the_o poor_a to_o get_v corn_n for_o food_n as_o we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o thus_o the_o lord_n show_v his_o care_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o also_o teach_v the_o rich_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o bounty_n towards_o they_o to_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o needy_a brethren_n and_o not_o to_o forget_v they_o the_o rich_a therefore_o must_v give_v the_o poor_a leave_n to_o glean_v 9_o levit._fw-la 19_o 9_o they_o may_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o the_o field_n neither_o may_v they_o glean_v up_o their_o land_n themselves_o and_o so_o rob_v the_o poor_a of_o their_o
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as_o do_v salomon_n fame_n and_o so_o christ_n it_o cause_v a_o honourable_a remembrance_n porto_fw-la vivit_fw-la post_fw-la funera_fw-la virtus_fw-la bias_n omnia_fw-la mea_fw-la mecum_fw-la porto_fw-la after_o death_n it_o be_v such_o good_n as_o can_v be_v lose_v but_o beauty_n may_v with_o sickness_n and_o age_n be_v deface_v strength_n also_o may_v decay_v so_o haman_n may_v lose_v his_o honour_n and_o job_n may_v be_v dispossess_v of_o all_o his_o riches_n in_o a_o moment_n but_o virtue_n abide_v for_o ever_o last_o this_o be_v please_v to_o god_n to_o all_o good_a man_n yea_o and_o make_v the_o angel_n to_o attend_v upon_o we_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v the_o charge_n upon_o they_o and_o yet_o the_o praise_n hereof_o be_v least_o respect_a but_o man_n seek_v praise_n which_o be_v after_o man_n wisdom_n earthly_a and_o sensual_a as_o absaloms_n for_o beauty_n haman_n for_o favour_n with_o a_o king_n achitophel_n for_o worldly_a policy_n other_o for_o riches_n and_o authority_n over_o their_o brethren_n which_o yet_o they_o be_v no_o last_a 18._o pro._n 4._o 18._o praise_n soon_o lose_v and_o never_o afford_v true_a love_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n as_o virtue_n do_v which_o may_v minister_v comfort_n to_o such_o as_o be_v virtuous_a who_o deserve_v true_a praise_n &_o they_o shall_v not_o want_v they_o they_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o brag_v as_o the_o proud_a hypocritical_a pharisee_v of_o their_o well-doing_n grant_v that_o many_o now_o will_v not_o give_v they_o their_o due_n some_o of_o pride_n other_o through_o envy_n and_o a_o three_o sort_n of_o ill_a will_n can_v speak_v well_o yet_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a even_o such_o as_o do_v dispraise_v they_o will_v then_o praise_v they_o but_o howsoever_o they_o shall_v at_o the_o last_o day_n receive_v praise_n of_o jesus_n christ_n before_o the_o angel_n &_o all_o the_o world_n and_o be_v everlasting_o reward_v for_o the_o same_o ii_o that_o well-doing_n procure_v favour_n to_o the_o 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