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no_o desire_n to_o this_o sacrament_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o a_o sick_a man_n who_o though_o his_o body_n be_v lean_a and_o ready_a to_o perish_v yet_o his_o stomach_n loathe_v the_o meat_n that_o be_v offer_v to_o he_o to_o restore_v his_o health_n and_o to_o strengthen_v he_o therefore_o christ_n say_v of_o such_o 5._o john_n 5._o that_o they_o will_v not_o come_v unto_o he_o be_v the_o spiritual_a pool_n of_o bethesda_n able_a to_o cure_v and_o heal_v all_o soule-disease_n that_o they_o may_v have_v life_n use_v 1_o use_v this_o show_v that_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o all_o those_o that_o come_v not_o to_o this_o holy_a table_n and_o yet_o preach_v unto_o the_o world_n that_o they_o want_v this_o hunger_n be_v very_o
we_o in_o bestow_v upon_o we_o a_o singular_a and_o a_o rare_a banquet_n he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o every_o nation_n 147.20_o psa_fw-la 147.20_o so_o shall_v we_o show_v mercy_n unto_o our_o poor_a brethren_n in_o bestow_v some_o relief_n upon_o they_o according_a to_o our_o ability_n 2._o 1_o cor._n 16._o 1_o rom._n 15.25_o qui_fw-la copiosiores_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o volunt_fw-la pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la cuique_fw-la svo_fw-la quod_fw-la visum_fw-la est_fw-la contribuunt_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la ita_fw-la colligitur_fw-la apud_fw-la praepositum_fw-la deponitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n justin_n martyr_n apolog_n 2._o this_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n collection_n and_o love-feaste_n be_v make_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a saint_n those_o of_o the_o rich_a sort_n find_v themselves_o willing_a to_o give_v something_o do_v contribute_v as_o they_o think_v fit_a and_o that_o which_o be_v give_v and_o collect_v public_o the_o overseer_n do_v so_o dispose_v 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in_o shall_v be_v thy_o sorrow_n and_o thy_o glory_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o shame_n it_o have_v be_v as_o good_a for_o thou_o to_o have_v have_v a_o millstone_n long_o ago_o tie_v about_o thy_o neck_n and_o thyself_o throw_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n then_o to_o have_v live_v to_o the_o offence_n of_o god_n and_o scandalize_v his_o church_n it_o be_v too_o much_o that_o thou_o thyself_o shall_v be_v evil_o speak_v of_o but_o the_o holy_a gospel_n with_o the_o profession_n of_o it_o and_o the_o whole_a company_n of_o religious_a and_o godly_a people_n by_o thy_o mean_n to_o be_v blaspheme_v be_v most_o horrible_a and_o can_v be_v without_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n oh_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v and_o entreat_v you_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n matrisfam_fw-la sic_fw-la vivite_fw-la ut_fw-la nemo_fw-la de_fw-la vobis_fw-la male_a loqui_fw-la absque_fw-la mendacio_fw-la possit_fw-la hierot_n epist_n ad_fw-la caelum_fw-la de_fw-la institut_fw-la matrisfam_fw-la when_o 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