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take_v pity_n of_o they_o and_o above_o all_o they_o do_v cry_v out_o most_o grievous_o for_o their_o sin_n for_o albeit_o they_o be_v offence_n towards_o god_n yet_o be_v they_o misery_n unto_o man_n and_o as_o quatenus_fw-la peccata_fw-la so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o be_v sin_n they_o provoke_v and_o stir_v up_o god_n justice_n against_o we_o so_o quatenus_fw-la they_o be_v miseriae_fw-la as_o they_o be_v misery_n unto_o we_o they_o incline_v and_o move_v our_o good_a god_n to_o take_v mercy_n &_o compassion_n of_o us._n the_o same_o reason_n which_o wrought_v god_n to_o destroy_v the_o world_n the_o same_o likewise_o move_v he_o never_o to_o destroy_v it_o more_o cogitatio_fw-la hominis_fw-la prona_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la man_n thought_n be_v proâ—e_v unto_o evil_n one_o while_o he_o consider_v it_o as_o a_o offence_n unto_o
six_o for_o their_o dowry_n and_o be_v so_o due_a a_o debt_n as_o it_o be_v he_o go_v so_o long_o defer_v the_o payment_n thereof_o that_o if_o god_n have_v not_o take_v his_o part_n he_o may_v have_v return_v home_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v with_o the_o staff_n that_o he_o bring_v with_o he_o mutasti_fw-la mercedem_fw-la meam_fw-la decem_fw-la vicibuâ—_n thou_o have_v deceive_v i_o and_o change_v my_o wage_n ten_o time_n there_o be_v no_o honesty_n in_o such_o kind_n of_o deal_v there_o be_v too_o many_o of_o these_o now_o a_o day_n but_o god_n amend_v they_o and_o so_o i_o commend_v you_o to_o god_n the_o ten_o sermon_n upon_o the_o friday_n after_o the_o first_o sunday_n in_o lent_n joannis_n 5.1_o erat_fw-la dies_fw-la festus_n judaeorum_n &_o erat_fw-la jerusalem_n probatica_fw-la piscina_fw-la there_o be_v a_o feast_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o there_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o place_n of_o the_o sheep_n a_o pool_n 2._o among_o those_o many_o other_o fishpool_n which_o 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at_o the_o gate_n twice_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n have_v god_n command_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v petition_v he_o with_o empty_a hand_n non_fw-la apparebis_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la meo_fw-la vacuus_fw-la 34_o and_o saint_a chrysostome_n expound_v this_o place_n sai_z he_o enter_v empty_a hand_v who_o come_v to_o crave_v something_o of_o god_n do_v not_o first_o bestow_v a_o alm_n upon_o the_o poor_a according_a to_o that_o rule_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n what_o you_o shall_v do_v to_o one_o of_o these_o little_a one_o etc._n etc._n cite_v likewise_o for_o confirmation_n of_o this_o doctrine_n that_o place_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la ante_fw-la orationem_fw-la prepare_fw-mi animam_fw-la tuam_fw-la before_o thou_o pray_v prepare_v thyself_o etc._n etc._n 18._o when_o thou_o have_v enough_o remember_v the_o time_n of_o hunger_n and_o when_o thou_o be_v rich_a think_v upon_o poverty_n and_o need_n to_o show_v pity_n to_o the_o poor_a 32._o he_o term_v it_o animae_fw-la 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place_n of_o the_o sheep_n a_o pool_n frequent_v god_n do_v honour_v his_o temple_n with_o this_o pool_n where_o there_o be_v a_o perpetual_a provision_n for_o health_n and_o it_o be_v a_o providence_n full_a of_o conveniency_n that_o god_n shall_v confer_v his_o favour_n where_o his_o name_n be_v praise_v and_o that_o man_n shall_v receive_v they_o there_o where_o he_o praise_v he_o te_fw-la decet_fw-la hymnus_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o zion_n tibi_fw-la reddetur_fw-la votum_fw-la in_o jerusalem_n in_o zion_n o_o lord_n they_o sing_v hymn_n unto_o thou_o in_o jerusalem_n they_o make_v their_o vow_n open_v in_o these_o place_n the_o hand_n of_o thy_o bounty_n et_fw-la replebimur_fw-la in_o bonis_fw-la domus_fw-la tuus_fw-la and_o we_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o thy_o house_n among_o other_o favour_n which_o god_n promise_v to_o his_o house_n this_o be_v one_o in_o loco_fw-la isto_fw-la dabopacem_fw-la â—n_o that_o place_n i_o will_v grant_v thou_o peace_n the_o name_n of_o peace_n intimate_v all_o manner_n of_o good_a thing_n whatsoever_o here_o be_v thou_o to_o beg_v and_o here_o to_o receive_v the_o grant_n of_o thy_o petition_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n god_n call_v his_o house_n the_o house_n of_o prayer_n which_o be_v ordain_v to_o beg_v those_o thing_n of_o god_n which_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o and_o to_o praise_v he_o for_o what_o he_o give_v and_o we_o receive_v the_o court_n be_v the_o world_n epitome_n a_o abreviation_n or_o short_a abridgement_n of_o this_o great_a universe_n for_o that_o it_o have_v in_o it_o whatsoever_o be_v disperse_v throughout_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o pool_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o court_n first_o of_o all_o in_o this_o pool_n there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o of_o sick_a &_o disease_a person_n &_o those_o of_o very_a foul_a and_o filthy_a disease_n blind_a waste_v in_o their_o body_n benumb_v wither_a lame_a and_o maim_v jacere_fw-la to_o lie_v in_o scripture_n be_v speak_v of_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a as_o it_o appear_v in_o exodus_fw-la in_o the_o book_n of_o tobias_n 2._o and_o so_o of_o those_o that_o lie_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n as_o likewise_o of_o lazarus_n when_o he_o lie_v at_o dives_fw-la his_o gate_n so_o say_v saint_n john_n in_o this_o place_n multitudo_fw-la languentium_fw-la iacebaâ—_n i._n there_o lay_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o sick_a man_n in_o the_o court_n there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o that_o lie_v sick_a of_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a disease_n of_o the_o soul_n a_o apoplexy_n seize_v upon_o all_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o body_n one_o pretention_n or_o other_o possess_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o upon_o all_o whatsoever_o belong_v unto_o man_n as_o his_o honour_n his_o wealth_n his_o conscience_n and_o truth_n etc._n etc._n this_o man_n come_v to_o the_o pool_n benumb_v and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o thirty_o eight_o year_n be_v more_o benumb_v than_o at_o first_o and_o if_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v not_o help_v he_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o will_v have_v perish_v many_o come_v to_o the_o court_n to_o recover_v themselves_o of_o a_o infirmity_n that_o follow_v they_o call_v poverty_n and_o after_o many_o year_n travel_v and_o pain_n take_v they_o prove_v poor_a than_o before_o and_o oft_o die_v of_o that_o disease_n whereas_o if_o they_o have_v be_v content_v with_o their_o former_a mean_a estate_n they_o may_v perhaps_o not_o have_v die_v so_o soon_o and_o although_o they_o get_v the_o office_n they_o pretend_v yet_o do_v they_o never_o come_v to_o be_v rich_a because_o their_o profit_n do_v not_o equal_v their_o charge_n seneca_n say_v that_o if_o these_o man_n will_v have_v take_v council_n of_o those_o who_o have_v try_v this_o pool_n some_o few_o year_n they_o will_v alter_v their_o mind_n if_o
must_v arm_v ourselves_o with_o prayer_n fast_v &_o mortification_n but_o the_o careless_a man_n which_o lie_v open_a and_o offer_v himself_o every_o moment_n to_o all_o occasion_n of_o sin_v that_o man_n he_o either_o rob_v or_o kill_v if_o not_o both_o and_o leave_v he_o so_o whole_o beside_o himself_o that_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o substance_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o of_o his_o health_n with_o loathsome_a disease_n that_o he_o shall_v see_v himself_o despise_v murmur_v at_o pry_v into_o and_o make_v the_o common_a byword_n of_o the_o city_n wherein_o he_o dwell_v and_o shall_v not_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o harm_n that_o hang_v over_o his_o head_n and_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n preach_v unto_o we_o mortify_v your_o member_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n fornication_n uncleanness_n etc._n etc._n for_o which_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o the_o child_n of_o unbelief_n another_o letter_n read_v of_o disobedience_n for_o dishonesty_n as_o thomas_n 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