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â—…o_o the_o poor_a who_o though_o they_o shall_v repay_v they_o what_o they_o borrow_v yet_o be_v never_o likely_a to_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o lend_v to_o they_o again_o but_o they_o will_v lend_v to_o the_o rich_a from_o who_o they_o expect_v the_o like_a return_n of_o kindness_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o verse_n before_o my_o text_n 33_o 34._o and_o if_o you_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o do_v good_a to_o you_o what_o thank_v have_v you_o for_o sinner_n also_o do_v even_o the_o same_o and_o if_o you_o lend_v to_o they_o of_o who_o you_o hope_v to_o receive_v not_o only_o your_o own_o but_o the_o like_a kindness_n of_o lend_v to_o you_o when_o your_o occasion_n require_v it_o what_o thank_v have_v you_o for_o sinner_n also_o lend_v to_o sinner_n to_o receive_v as_o much_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d equal_a return_n of_o kindness_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o usury_n of_o money_n be_v usury_n of_o kindness_n but_o be_v not_o charity_n like_o invite_v our_o rich_a friend_n and_o neighbour_n to_o a_o feast_n who_o can_v invite_v we_o again_o which_o though_o it_o be_v no_o fault_n be_v no_o charity_n for_o that_o consist_v in_o entertain_v the_o poor_a who_o can_v make_v we_o no_o return_n 14._o luke_n 12_o 13_o 14._o and_o thus_o our_o saviour_n exhort_v we_o here_o but_o do_v you_o do_v good_a and_o lend_v hope_v for_o nothing_o again_o neither_o for_o usury_n nor_o for_o such_o return_n and_o exchange_n of_o kindness_n it_o be_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o this_o duty_n that_o usury_n be_v so_o strict_o forbid_v by_o the_o jewish_a law_n that_o man_n may_v the_o more_o free_o lend_v their_o money_n to_o those_o who_o want_v when_o they_o have_v no_o present_a use_n for_o it_o themselves_o and_o have_v no_o way_n to_o increase_v it_o and_o as_o far_o as_o the_o reason_n and_o charity_n of_o this_o law_n extend_v so_o far_o it_o still_o oblige_v and_o so_o far_o usury_n be_v still_o forbid_v to_o christian_n this_o be_v not_o well_o 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