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be_v that_o his_o providence_n continue_v to_o poor_a and_o distress_a person_n in_o the_o world_n and_o other_o occasion_n of_o do_v good_a you_o have_v say_v our_o saviour_n the_o poor_a always_o with_o you_o mat_n 26._o 11._o which_o be_v the_o repetition_n of_o a_o promise_n make_v deut_n 15._o 11._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o poor_a shall_v never_o cease_v out_o of_o the_o land_n tberefore_o i_o command_v thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v open_v thy_o hand_n wide_a unto_o thy_o brother_n to_o thy_o poor_a and_o thy_o needy_a in_o thy_o land_n the_o poor_a and_o distress_a be_v god_n assign_n to_o they_o he_o have_v assign_v the_o debt_n we_o owe_v he_o or_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o his_o chamberlanes_n who_o he_o have_v appoint_v to_o take_v up_o his_o rent_n by_o they_o he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v draw_v bill_n upon_o we_o for_o what_o be_v due_a to_o himself_o and_o when_o they_o ask_v we_o in_o god_n name_n it_o be_v no_o forgery_n they_o have_v god_n warrant_n and_o 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