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and_o widow_n and_o love_v the_o stranger_n give_v he_o food_n and_o raiment_n likewise_o in_o many_o other_o place_n so_o then_o this_o place_n commend_v unto_o we_o the_o work_n of_o mercy_n and_o love_n towards_o all_o man_n that_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o distress_n but_o chief_o towards_o the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n to_o this_o noble_a virtue_n the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o the_o example_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n exhort_v we_o be_v merciful_a as_o your_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a 6.36_o luk._n 6.36_o in_o which_o place_n some_o writer_n observe_v a_o threefold_a mercy_n to_o be_v use_v towards_o our_o neighbout_n threefold-mercy_n a_o threefold-mercy_n fraternae_fw-la supportationis_fw-la benignae_fw-la condonationis_fw-la temporalis_fw-la subventionis_fw-la of_o brotherly_a supportation_n of_o courteous_a condonation_n or_o forgive_a of_o succor_v he_o with_o our_o temporal_a good_n the_o first_o be_v signify_v in_o these_o word_n 37._o ver._n 37._o judge_v 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greek_a explane_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v he_o qui_fw-la ad_fw-la malè_fw-la agendum_fw-la solicitatur_fw-la which_o be_v solicit_v to_o do_v evil_a and_o the_o species_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la propria_fw-la cupiditate_fw-la but_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o this_o proposition_n may_v the_o better_o appear_v we_o must_v understand_v that_o there_o be_v three_o cause_n of_o temptation_n tempt_v god_n satan_n man_n tempt_v either_o god_n tempt_v satan_n tempt_v or_o man_n tempt_v and_o in_o regard_n of_o these_o three_o cause_n there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o temptation_n diverse_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o sundry_a end_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o as_o probationis_fw-la deceptionis_fw-la praesumptionis_fw-la of_o probation_n deception_n and_o presumption_n god_n be_v say_v to_o tempt_v tempt_v how_o god_n tempt_v that_o be_v to_o prove_v to_o make_v trial_n of_o that_o our_o faith_n hope_n patience_n and_o other_o virtue_n may_v 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