Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A91789
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The cause of the poor pleaded. By Samuel Richardson.
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Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658.
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Wing R1404; Thomason E703_9; ESTC R207141
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seek_v the_o wealth_n of_o his_o people_n est_fw-la 10._o 3._o when_o this_o nation_n shall_v seek_v the_o wealth_n thereof_o that_o each_o may_v enjoy_v the_o same_o mercy_n and_o comfort_n which_o they_o desire_v for_o themselves_o england_n shall_v be_v indeed_o a_o commonwealth_n many_o say_v they_o have_v little_a enough_o for_o themselves_o wife_n and_o child_n all_o seek_v their_o own_o thingâ_n phil._n 1._o 2._o they_o be_v lover_n of_o themselves_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 2._o the_o wicked_a rich_a man_n be_v all_o for_o himself_o soul_n take_v thou_o thy_o ease_n thou_o best_a good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n luk._n 12._o 19_o he_o lay_v up_o all_o for_o self_n they_o leave_v their_o substance_n to_o their_o babe_n ps._n 17._o 14._o they_o put_v wife_n and_o child_n into_o their_o will_n but_o leave_v out_o christ_n and_o his_o child_n because_o they_o love_v wife_n and_o babe_n more_o than_o christ_n but_o know_v he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o and_o he_o that_o love_v son_n or_o daughter_n more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o lu._n 10._o 37_o 38._o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n lu._n 14._o 26._o behold_v we_o have_v forsake_v all_o and_o follow_v thou_o mat._n 19_o 27._o 29._o know_v in_o ourselves_o that_o we_o have_v in_o heaven_n a_o better_a and_o a_o endure_a substance_n heb._n 10._o 34._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 18._o he_o that_o provide_v not_o for_o his_o family_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o infidel_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o believer_n christ_n family_n be_v thy_o family_n eph._n 3._o 15._o heb._n 2._o 6._o they_o be_v thy_o brethren_n and_o sister_n brethren_n and_o sister_n be_v ever_o count_v of_o one_o stock_n kindred_n and_o family_n and_o brethren_n be_v to_o provide_v for_o their_o brethren_n lev._n 25._o 25._o num._n 27._o 11._o lev._n 27._o 35._o if_o we_o be_v all_o member_n of_o one_o body_n we_o shall_v think_v the_o disciplie_n of_o our_o brethren_n pertain_v to_o ourselves_o man_n do_v well_o to_o provide_v for_o wife_n and_o babe_n but_o not_o then_o when_o the_o present_a necessity_n of_o other_o can_v be_v supply_v without_o the_o same_o how_o do_v they_o in_o the_o 2._o and_o four_o of_o the_o act_n provide_v for_o their_o family_n wife_n and_o babe_n when_o they_o sell_v their_o house_n and_o land_n and_o give_v away_o all_o the_o money_n be_v they_o worse_a than_o infidel_n because_o they_o be_v more_o careful_a to_o supply_v the_o present_a want_n of_o the_o saint_n then_o to_o provide_v for_o themselves_o wife_n and_o child_n 2_o cor._n 8._o 14._o the_o leave_v great_a estate_n to_o child_n make_v they_o so_o much_o the_o great_a sinner_n to_o spend_v their_o day_n in_o pride_n pleasure_n idleness_n uncleanness_n tyranny_n and_o oppression_n and_o in_o all_o excess_n of_o wickedness_n but_o this_o the_o 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word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o man_n that_o walk_v contrary_a to_o it_o if_o none_o obey_v god_n the_o great_a be_v thy_o sin_n not_o to_o do_v it_o obj._n i_o will_v give_v but_o i_o fear_v i_o shall_v want_v myself_o ans._n if_o you_o keep_v what_o you_o have_v you_o may_v want_v the_o comfort_n of_o it_o and_o the_o blessing_n of_o it_o and_o the_o peace_n of_o conscience_n you_o have_v better_o give_v and_o want_v it_o then_o keep_v it_o and_o sin_n but_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o that_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a shall_v not_o lack_v pro._n 28_o 27._o in_o the_o day_n of_o famine_n they_o shall_v have_v enough_o job_n 5._o 20._o if_o you_o can_v trust_v he_o for_o your_o body_n how_o do_v you_o or_o how_o can_v you_o trust_v god_n with_o your_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o great_a trust_n it_o be_v only_o the_o unbelieving_a heart_n which_o say_v can_v god_n furnish_v a_o table_n in_o the_o wilderness_n can_v he_o give_v bread_n also_o ps._n 78._o 19_o 20._o take_v no_o thought_n say_v what_o shall_v we_o eat_v or_o what_o shall_v we_o drink_v or_o wherewith_o shall_v we_o be_v clothe_v your_o heavenly_a father_n know_v that_o you_o have_v need_n of_o these_o thing_n all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v unto_o you_o take_v therefore_o no_o thought_n for_o the_o morrow_n for_o to_o morrow_n shall_v take_v think_v for_o itself_o sufficient_a to_o the_o day_n be_v the_o evil_a thereof_o mat._n 6_o 31._o some_o say_v they_o know_v none_o in_o want_n but_o it_o will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o say_v so_o so_o they_o will_v say_v lord_n when_o see_v we_o thou_o hungry_a and_o naked_a ãâã_d ãâã_d 25._o they_o know_v no_o such_o thing_n nor_o do_v they_o inquire_v nor_o come_v whâre_o they_o may_v have_v see_v it_o luk._n 9_o 23._o they_o be_v willing_o ignorant_a the_o righteous_a consider_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o poor_a but_o the_o wicked_a regard_v not_o to_o know_v it_o pro._n 29._o 7._o many_o say_v professor_n of_o religion_n be_v as_o covetous_a and_o 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earthly_a thing_n phil._n 3._o 19_o they_o pant_v after_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n amos_n 2._o 7._o after_o these_o thing_n seek_v the_o gentile_n mat._n 6._o 23._o those_o who_o be_v rise_v with_o christ_n set_v their_o afection_n on_o thing_n above_o and_o not_o on_o thing_n on_o the_o earth_n col._n 1_o 2._o the_o power_n of_o religion_n and_o godliness_n lie_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o jam._n 1._o 22._o by_o this_o shall_v all_o man_n know_v you_o be_v my_o disciple_n if_o you_o love_v one_o another_o joh._n 13._o 25._o every_o one_o that_o love_v be_v bear_v of_o god_n 1_o joh._n 4._o 7._o where_o love_n be_v there_o be_v