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misery_n of_o other_o and_o therefore_o we_o be_v express_o call_v upon_o to_o put_v on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bowel_n of_o mercy_n col._n iii_o 12._o this_o be_v so_o necessary_a that_o without_o it_o the_o most_o pompous_a external_a act_n of_o mercy_n prove_v fruitless_a and_o ineffectual_a at_o least_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o intimate_v so_o much_o in_o that_o know_a passage_n though_o i_o bestow_v all_o my_o good_n to_o feed_v the_o poor_a and_o have_v not_o charity_n i_o be_o nothing_o 1_o cor._n xiii_o 3._o where_o by_o charity_n must_v be_v mean_v true_a christian_a pity_n and_o compassion_n which_o may_v be_v absent_a from_o the_o most_o stately_a beneficence_n for_o a_o man_n may_v give_v all_o away_o in_o a_o humour_n or_o in_o a_o bravado_n or_o when_o he_o can_v keep_v his_o riches_n no_o long_o or_o out_o of_o a_o design_n to_o get_v himself_o a_o name_n which_o make_v the_o charity_n nothing_o worth_a because_o destitute_a of_o true_a inward_a pity_n the_o 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to_o the_o body_n or_o temporal_a concern_v of_o our_o distress_a neighbour_n be_v common_o comprehend_v in_o that_o latin_a verse_n visito_fw-la poto_fw-la cibo_fw-la redimo_fw-la tego_fw-la colligo_fw-la condo_fw-la i_o e._n visit_v they_o when_o sick_a or_o in_o prison_n and_o contribute_v to_o their_o cure_n when_o distemper_v according_a to_o st._n paul_n example_n act_v xxviii_o 8_o 9_o and_o james_n i._n 27._o give_v they_o drink_v when_o thirsty_a rom._n xii_o 20._o and_o feed_v they_o when_o hungry_a act_v xvi_o 34._o rescue_v and_o deliver_v they_o from_o danger_n if_o it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n and_o the_o deliverance_n be_v just_a act_n xx._n 10_o 12._o cover_v their_o nakedness_n and_o give_v they_o clothes_n when_o they_o have_v none_o act_v ix_o 39_o receive_v they_o into_o our_o house_n or_o provide_v lodging_n and_o harbour_n for_o they_o when_o they_o have_v no_o place_n to_o rest_v in_o act_v xvi_o 15._o and_o bury_v they_o decent_o when_o they_o leave_v or_o 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