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long_o as_o he_o live_v in_o recompense_n of_o his_o liberal_a charity_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a have_v questionless_a very_o great_a encouragement_n to_o perform_v the_o duty_n and_o as_o for_o the_o unavoidable_a trouble_n of_o this_o life_n which_o will_v mix_v with_o the_o most_o perfect_a prosperity_n here_o as_o sickness_n vexation_n and_o disappointment_n and_o temporal_a loss_n and_o such_o like_a 3._o psal_n 41.1_o 3._o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v he_o that_o consider_v the_o poor_a say_v david_n in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o strengthen_v he_o upon_o the_o bed_n of_o languish_v and_o make_v all_o his_o bed_n in_o his_o sickness_n and_o though_o many_o may_v be_v the_o trouble_n even_o of_o the_o thus_o righteous_a which_o god_n may_v permit_v they_o to_o be_v exercise_v with_o for_o many_o excellent_a purpose_n yet_o he_o will_v sure_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o as_o for_o the_o encouragement_n to_o this_o charity_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o next_o 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