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42._o the_o duke_n of_o buâ—gandy_n give_v 1_o poor_a man_n a_o great_a rewaâ—d_n for_o offer_v he_o a_o râ—pe_a root_n be_v the_o best_a present_v the_o poor_a man_n have_v and_o sure_o so_o wâ—ll_n god_n bountiful_o reward_v the_o least_o seuâ—urs_n show_v to_o he_o christ_n reward_v it_o abundant_o into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o giver_n by_o all_o which_o you_o may_v well_o judge_v that_o certain_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v very_o rich_a for_o if_o he_o be_v not_o he_o can_v never_o hold_v out_o in_o scatter_v of_o rich_a reward_n among_o so_o many_o million_o and_o for_o so_o many_o thousand_o year_n as_o he_o have_v do_v and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o point_n viz._n that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v very_o rich_a we_o come_v now_o in_o the_o second_o place_n to_o discover_v to_o you_o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n why_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v hold_v forth_o in_o the_o word_n to_o be_v so_o very_a rich._n and_o they_o be_v these_o that_o follow_v first_o to_o encourage_v poor_a sinner_n to_o look_v after_o and_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o match_v with_o he_o etc._n abraham_n servant_n to_o win_v our_n the_o heart_n of_o rebekah_n to_o jsaac_n bring_v soâ—th_a jewel_n of_o silver_n and_o jewel_n of_o gold_n and_o acquaint_v she_o what_o a_o rich_a match_n she_o shoâ—lâ—_n have_v by_o match_v with_o isaac_n &_o so_o overcome_v she_o gen._n 24._o and_o so_o do_v god_n dealwith_o poor_a sinner_n etc._n etc._n poverty_n hinder_v many_o a_o match_n the_o lord_n do_v foresee_v from_o eternity_n that_o fall_v man_n will_v never_o look_v after_o christ_n if_o there_o be_v not_o something_o to_o be_v get_v by_o christ_n the_o lord_n have_v therefore_o in_o his_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n to_o fall_v man_n thus_o present_v he_o as_o one_o exceed_v rich_a that_o so_o poor_a sinner_n may_v fall_v in_o love_n with_o he_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v up_o themselves_o to_o he_o prov._n 8._o 34_o 35._o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o hear_v 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