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hospitality_n and_o the_o recompense_n thereof_o objection_n against_o the_o aid_n of_o stranger_n in_o necessity_n and_o their_o confutation_n ¶_o the_o 4_o chapter_n in_o all_o act_n of_o piety_n 17.2.25_o we_o find_v that_o hospitality_n and_o alm_n be_v most_o recommend_v in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n beve_v say_v god_n to_o the_o stranger_n which_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n meat_n to_o eat_v if_o he_o be_v poor_a and_o sell_v to_o he_o if_o he_o have_v to_o pay_v thou_o 58._o for_o thou_o be_v a_o people_n holy_a of_o the_o lord_n god_n in_o another_o place_n he_o bid_v we_o nourish_v the_o poor_a levit_fw-la minister_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o cause_n to_o enter_v into_o our_o house_n passanger_n stranger_n pilgrim_n orphan_n widow_n &_o poor_a people_n demand_v alm_n at_o our_o gate_n and_o to_o break_v bread_n unto_o they_o
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more_o zeal_n say_v that_o their_o patriarch_n dwell_v not_o but_o in_o tabernacle_n lodging_n portative_a through_o country_n have_v no_o permanent_a dwell_n upon_o the_o earth_n for_o that_o they_o confess_v they_o search_v a_o better_a abide_n in_o heaven_n 2._o by_o which_o mean_a as_o also_o s._n peter_n with_o he_o he_o give_v we_o advertisement_n that_o we_o be_v all_o stranger_n and_o be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n we_o have_v our_o country_n &_o house_n in_o heaven_n where_o be_v lay_v up_o our_o inheritance_n with_o our_o everlasting_a father_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n as_o stranger_n &_o be_v arm_v against_o all_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n &_o worldly_a pleasure_n which_o hinder_v we_o in_o the_o well_o perform_v of_o our_o pilgrimage_n in_o this_o wicked_a world_n but_o in_o deed_n that_o we_o be_v true_o stranger_n who_o search_v the_o original_n of_o family_n yea_o of_o all_o city_n &_o country_n shall_v find_v that_o since_o certain_a time_n we_o be_v 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that_o way_n say_v the_o scripture_n we_o shall_v receive_v great_a reward_n yea_o 25._o even_o the_o same_o which_o jesuch_n christ_n have_v promise_v in_o s._n matthew_n i_o be_v say_v he_o a_o stranger_n or_o passanger_n and_o you_o lodge_v i_o in_o my_o poverty_n for_o which_o hospitality_n he_o promise_v recompense_n of_o eternal_a life_n abraham_n loth_n and_o tobias_n under_o the_o habit_n of_o poor_a stranger_n or_o passanger_n receive_v angel_n into_o the_o succour_n of_o their_o house_n to_o who_o for_o recompense_n be_v provide_v many_o blessing_n as_o to_o the_o first_o promise_v to_o have_v child_n in_o his_o old_a age_n loth_n be_v preserve_v from_o the_o fire_n wherewith_o sodom_n &_o gomorre_n be_v consume_v &_o to_o tobias_n be_v give_v the_o angel_n raphael_n for_o the_o happy_a success_n of_o all_o his_o good_a desire_n by_o who_o be_v guide_v &_o happy_o reguide_v his_o son_n with_o abundance_n of_o good_n &_o restitution_n of_o the_o sight_n which_o he_o have_v lose_v david_n confess_v that_o god_n hold_v in_o singular_a grace_n the_o stranger_n pupil_n 146._o &_o poor_a widow_n and_o in_o deutronomy_n it_o be_v witness_v the_o god_n keep_v a_o dear_a care_n &_o protection_n over_o the_o poor_a stranger_n such_o as_o have_v be_v unpitiful_a to_o stranger_n have_v suffer_v severe_a punishment_n as_o be_v express_v by_o god_n to_o those_o people_n which_o deny_v passage_n to_o the_o poor_a israelite_n come_v from_o egypt_n into_o canaan_n &_o will_v not_o afford_v meat_n to_o sustain_v their_o life_n but_o if_o the_o egyptian_n entreat_v abraham_n so_o gentle_o in_o time_n of_o famine_n what_o ought_v we_o christian_n to_o do_v to_o our_o poor_a brethren_n and_o as_o such_o as_o give_v love_a aid_n to_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o wander_v into_o arabia_n be_v high_o favour_v of_o god_n so_o when_o the_o egyptian_n enter_v into_o hard_a deal_n with_o that_o people_n do_v they_o not_o begin_v to_o search_v their_o own_o ruin_n where_o so_o 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in_o the_o desert_n feed_v the_o poor_a and_o hungry_a troop_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o mouth_n 6._o as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o exercise_n and_o distribution_n of_o that_o alm_n the_o loaf_n and_o fish_n multiply_v in_o wonderful_a abundance_n ¶_o we_o must_v not_o fear_v that_o by_o give_v alm_n we_o shall_v be_v poor_a for_o god_n who_o be_v just_a and_o true_a have_v promise_v not_o to_o suffer_v the_o alm_n giver_n to_o have_v necessity_n stranger_n above_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o poor_a be_v to_o be_v favour_v in_o necessity_n let_v the_o country_n as_o well_o as_o city_n nourish_v their_o particular_a poor_a such_o as_o distrust_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n not_o nourish_a the_o poor_a be_v convince_v by_o the_o turk_n reason_n by_o the_o which_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v distrust_n in_o time_n of_o plague_n ought_v such_o provision_n to_o be_v make_v as_o the_o poor_a die_v not_o of_o want_n and_o poverty_n ¶_o the_o .5_o chapter_n then_o see_v we_o have_v so_o 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not_o replenish_v the_o earth_n with_o so_o many_o poor_a but_o to_o be_v a_o mean_a to_o the_o rich_a man_n use_v aid_n and_o compassion_n of_o their_o salvation_n as_o without_o who_o they_o can_v be_v receive_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o recompense_n for_o so_o he_o that_o aid_n a_o prophet_n receive_v the_o high_a of_o a_o prophet_n and_o who_o have_v compassion_n of_o the_o poor_a receive_v the_o recompense_n of_o the_o poor_a which_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o so_o the_o rich_a man_n may_v have_v paradise_n aswell_o as_o the_o poor_a so_o that_o he_o give_v he_o society_n in_o his_o riches_n saint_n paul_n in_o these_o few_o word_n comprehende_v all_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n instruct_v oh_o timothe_n 6_o say_v he_o the_o rich_a man_n of_o the_o world_n not_o to_o be_v proud_a nor_o to_o lay_v up_o any_o hope_n in_o their_o uncertain_a riches_n but_o in_o god_o who_o impart_v to_o every_o one_o plentiful_a mean_n of_o honest_a and_o sufficient_a 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camel_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n and_o for_o the_o rareness_n of_o good_a rich_a man_n it_o be_v say_v right_o happy_a be_v that_o rich_a man_n which_o have_v be_v find_v without_o blot_n 31._o &_o have_v not_o go_v after_o gold_n covetousness_n have_v this_o property_n in_o rich_a man_n never_o to_o be_v satisfy_v but_o with_o the_o plenty_n of_o good_n increase_v in_o desire_n to_o have_v more_o as_z the_o fire_n become_v hot_a be_v feed_v with_o abundance_n of_o dry_a wood_n if_o there_o be_v any_o rich_a man_n say_v he_o without_o blot_n as_o not_o proud_a not_o covetous_a not_o injurious_a not_o dissolute_a but_o humble_a liberal_a pitiful_a to_o the_o needy_a and_o not_o careful_a of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n we_o will_v praise_v he_o rich_a man_n have_v their_o example_n in_o loath_a and_o abraham_n great_a alm_n giver_n who_o of_o their_o wealth_n make_v instrument_n of_o piety_n let_v the_o poor_a also_o for_o their_o part_n be_v humble_a 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