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universal_o profitable_a and_o withal_o so_o amiable_a as_o o_o the_o loveliness_n and_o profitableness_n of_o this_o christian_a grace_n for_o to_o do_v good_a to_o the_o poor_a be_v more_o than_o a_o treble_a good_a it_o pleasure_n they_o most_o of_o all_o pleasure_n the_o doer_n for_o it_o bring_v blessing_n upon_o their_o soul_n body_n estate_n name_n posterity_n it_o increase_v their_o reward_n cause_v the_o poor_a to_o pray_v for_o and_o praise_n god_n for_o we_o and_o also_o other_o to_o glorify_v he_o it_o be_v a_o odour_n that_o smell_v sweet_a a_o sacrifice_n acceptable_a and_o pleasant_a to_o god_n who_o will_v fulfil_v all_o our_o necessity_n through_o his_o riches_n with_o glory_n in_o jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n deliver_v it_o phil._n 4._o 16._o to_o 20._o whence_o that_o great_a praise_n of_o it_o 1_o cor._n 13._o 13._o now_o abide_v faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n but_o the_o chief_a of_o these_o be_v charity_n whence_o sozomen_n call_v it_o â—a_o sure_a token_n of_o a_o most_o virtuous_a mind_n and_o lallantius_n a_o principal_a virtue_n and_o calvin_n the_o chief_a office_n of_o humanity_n among_o we_o and_o aretius_n the_o most_o elegant_a ornament_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o never_o fail_a grace_n 1_o cor._n 13_o 8._o whence_o also_o it_o be_v so_o high_o commend_v in_o the_o saint_n in_o all_o age_n as_o how_o be_v abraham_n commend_v for_o his_o hospitality_n and_o almsdeed_n and_o lot_n &_o corunelius_n of_o who_o alm_n there_o be_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n a_o memorandum_n make_v act_v 10._o 31._o and_o darcas_n who_o good_a work_n and_o almsdeed_n be_v to_o be_v see_v and_o show_v when_o she_o have_v self_n be_v not_o and_o the_o poor_a can_v not_o tell_v how_o with_o patience_n to_o take_v her_o death_n she_o have_v do_v so_o much_o good_a for_o they_o all_o the_o time_n of_o her_o life_n act_v 9_o 36._o 39_o and_o those_o christian_n act_n 11._o 29_o 30._o for_o the_o care_n they_o have_v of_o the_o poor_a in_o the_o apostle_n time_n act_v 2._o 45._o thus_o the_o macedonian_n be_v high_o commend_v and_o much_o honour_v for_o their_o freeness_n and_o forwardness_n in_o relieve_v of_o the_o poor_a brethren_n at_o jerusalem_n as_o be_v see_v upon_o record_n rom._n 15._o 26._o and_o again_o 2_o cor._n 8._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o like_a of_o the_o philippian_n and_o many_o more_o who_o i_o must_v pass_v over_o in_o silence_n chap._n xxxii_o and_o as_o bounty_n be_v the_o most_o beneficial_a grace_n and_o give_v the_o great_a gain_n in_o every_o respect_n for_o alm_n to_o the_o poor_a be_v like_o pour_v a_o pail_n of_o water_n into_o a_o dry_a pump_n that_o fetch_v up_o much_o more_o than_o be_v put_v in_o so_o coutrariwise_o to_o be_v unmerciful_a to_o the_o poor_a and_o hard-hearted_a or_o to_o wrong_v they_o whereby_o to_o enrich_v ourselves_o be_v alike_o heynon_n sin_n and_o the_o ready_a way_n to_o want_v here_o and_o to_o find_v no_o mercy_n hereafter_o as_o might_n most_o plentiful_o be_v shewâ—_n prov._n 22._o 16._o james_n 2._o 13._o it_o be_v say_v prov._n 11._o he_o that_o withholdeth_a more_o than_o be_v meet_v shall_v sure_o come_v to_o poverty_n ver_fw-la 24._o and_o so_o ver._n 25_o 26._o he_o that_o withdraweth_a his_o corn_n the_o people_n shall_v curse_v he_o but_o blessing_n shall_v be_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o he_o that_o sell_v corn_n and_o prov._n 58._o he_o that_o give_v unto_o the_o poor_a shall_v not_o lack_v but_o he_o that_o hide_v his_o eye_n shall_v have_v many_o a_o curse_n vers_fw-la 27._o and_o prov._n 22._o 16._o he_o that_o oppress_v the_o poor_a to_o increase_v his_o riches_n and_o he_o that_o give_v to_o the_o rich_a shall_v sure_o come_v to_o poverty_n give_v then_o that_o you_o may_v never_o want_v hide_v not_o your_o eye_n that_o you_o may_v not_o inherit_v many_o a_o curse_n but_o of_o this_o by_o the_o way_n only_o for_o i_o will_v have_v you_o special_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o if_o we_o show_v no_o mercy_n here_o if_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o suit_n of_o the_o poor_a when_o they_o crave_v of_o we_o for_o relief_n neither_o will_n god_n give_v we_o audience_n when_o we_o shall_v sue_v unto_o he_o hereafter_o according_a to_o that_o prov_fw-mi 21._o 13._o who_o so_o stop_v his_o ear_n at_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o poor_a he_o also_o shall_v cry_v himself_o and_o not_o be_v hear_v yea_o he_o shall_v have_v judgement_n without_o mercy_n that_o show_v no_o mercy_n james_n 2._o 13._o for_o whereas_o to_o those_o that_o have_v say_v the_o hungry_a clothe_v the_o naked_a visit_v the_o sick_a etc._n etc._n christ_n shall_v say_v come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n contrariwise_o to_o those_o that_o have_v not_o do_v these_o duty_n he_o shall_v say_v depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n for_o i_o be_v a_o hunger_a and_o you_o give_v i_o no_o meat_n i_o be_v thirsty_a and_o you_o give_v i_o as_o drink_v i_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o you_o take_v i_o not_o in_o naked_a and_o you_o clothe_v i_o not_o sick_z and_o in_o prison_n and_o you_o visit_v i_o not_o â—_o for_o inasmuch_o as_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o my_o poor_a member_n you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o more_o so_o these_o shall_v go_v away_o into_o everlasting_a punishment_n but_o the_o other_o into_o life_n eternal_a matth._n 25._o 31._o to_o 47._o where_o be_v two_o thing_n considerable_a they_o to_o save_v their_o purse_n will_v not_o be_v at_o a_o little_a cost_n for_o the_o poor_a while_o they_o live_v and_o what_o have_v they_o get_v by_o it_o now_o they_o be_v dead_a bâ—t_v first_o a_o everlasting_a separation_n from_o god_n blissful_a presence_n and_o thâ—se_a unutterable_a joy_n before_o mention_v and_o to_o be_v for_o ever_o coâ—fined_v in_o a_o bed_n of_o quenchlesseâ—flames_v for_o this_o departure_n be_v not_o for_o a_o day_n noâ—_n for_o year_n of_o day_n nor_o for_o million_o of_o year_n but_o for_o eternity_n into_o such_o pain_n as_o can_v neither_o be_v express_v nor_o conceive_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o end_n â—f_a plague_n to_o the_o wicked_a and_o unmerciful_a math._n 25._o 41._o mark_v 9_o 44._o their_o worm_n shall_v not_o die_v neither_o shall_v their_o fire_n be_v quench_v isa._n 66._o 24._o neither_o be_v the_o extremity_n of_o pain_n inferior_a to_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o it_o rev._n 19_o 20._o &_o â—0_n 14._o &_o 18._o 6._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 4._o heb._n 10._o 2d_o judas_n 6._o the_o plague_n of_o the_o first_o death_n be_v pleasant_a compare_v with_o those_o of_o the_o second_o for_o mountain_n of_o sand_n be_v light_a and_o million_o of_o year_n short_a than_o a_o tithe_n of_o these_o torment_n rev._n 20._o 10._o judas_n 7._o the_o pain_n of_o the_o body_n be_v but_o the_o body_n of_o pain_n the_o anguish_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o anguish_n for_o shall_v we_o first_o burn_v off_o one_o hand_n then_z another_o after_o that_o each_o arm_n and_o so_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n it_o will_v be_v deem_v intolerable_a and_o no_o man_n will_v endure_v it_o for_o all_o the_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n this_o world_n can_v afford_v and_o yet_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o that_o burn_a of_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o hell_n shall_v we_o endure_v ten_o thousand_o year_n torment_n in_o hell_n it_o be_v grievous_a but_o nothing_o to_o eternity_n shall_v we_o suffer_v one_o pain_n it_o be_v miserable_a enough_o but_o if_o ever_o we_o come_v there_o ouâ—_n pain_n shall_v be_v for_o number_n and_o kind_n infinite_o various_a as_o our_o pleasure_n have_v be_v here_o every_o sense_n and_o member_n each_o power_n and_o faculty_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n shall_v have_v their_o several_a object_n of_o wretchedness_n and_o that_o without_o intermission_n or_o end_n or_o ease_n or_o patience_n to_o endure_v it_o luke_n 12._o 5._o &_o 16._o 24._o matth._n 3._o 12._o yea_o the_o pain_n and_o suffering_n of_o the_o damn_a be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o than_o can_v be_v imagine_v by_o any_o heart_n under_o heaven_n it_o be_v a_o death_n never_o to_o be_v paint_v to_o the_o life_n no_o pen_n nor_o pencil_n nor_o art_n nor_o heart_n can_v comprehend_v it_o mat._n 18._o 8_o 9_o &_o 25_o 30._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 4._o isa._n 5._o 14._o &_o 30._o 33._o chap._n xxxiii_o now_o what_o heart_n will_v not_o bleed_v to_o see_v man_n yea_o multitude_n run_v headlong_o into_o these_o torture_n that_o be_v thus_o intolerable_a daâ—ce_n hoodwink_v into_o this_o perdition_n o_o the_o folly_n and_o madness_n of_o those_o thaâ—_n prefer_v earth_n yea_o hell_n to_o heaven_n time_n to_o eternity_n the_o body_n before_o the_o
may_v see_v they_o so_o faith_n must_v put_v on_o work_n that_o the_o world_n may_v see_v it_o the_o work_n which_o i_o do_v say_v christ_n bear_v witness_n of_o i_o and_o he_o always_o link_v faith_n and_o repentance_n together_o repent_v and_o believe_v the_o gospel_n mark_v 1._o 15._o therefore_o that_o which_o christ_n have_v join_v let_v no_o man_n separate_v mark_v 10._o 9_o i_o know_v the_o antinomian_o preach_v another_o gospel_n but_o this_o be_v the_o old_a orthodox_n &_o common_a receive_v truth_n they_o that_o in_o life_n will_v yield_v no_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n shall_v in_o death_n have_v no_o benefit_n by_o the_o gospel_n and_o though_o the_o law_n have_v no_o power_n to_o condemn_v we_o yet_o it_o have_v power_n to_o command_v we_o lex_fw-la datur_fw-la ut_fw-la gratia_fw-la quaereretur_fw-la evangelium_fw-la ut_fw-la lex_fw-la impleretur_fw-la the_o law_n send_v we_o to_o christ_n to_o be_v save_v and_o christ_n send_v we_o back_o again_o to_o the_o law_n to_o learn_v obedience_n the_o former_a be_v plain_a the_o law_n be_v our_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n gal._n 3._o 24._o the_o other_o be_v as_o manifest_v if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n keep_v the_o commandment_n matth._n 19_o 17._o let_v our_o faith_n then_o be_v see_v by_o our_o faithfulness_n and_o our_o love_n by_o our_o charity_n and_o think_v not_o to_o partake_v of_o what_o god_n have_v promise_v but_o by_o do_v in_o some_o measure_n what_o he_o have_v command_v to_o conclude_v in_o a_o word_n god_n servant_n be_v know_v by_o humility_n and_o charity_n the_o devil_n be_v by_o pride_n and_o cruelty_n our_o person_n be_v justify_v by_o our_o faith_n our_o faith_n be_v justify_v by_o our_o charity_n our_o charity_n by_o humility_n and_o the_o action_n of_o a_o godly_a life_n and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o four_o use._n chap._n lv._o five_o if_o we_o be_v but_o steward_n of_o what_o we_o have_v and_o that_o our_o superstuity_n real_o the_o poor_n due_a then_o let_v none_o object_v when_o tell_v of_o their_o unmercifulness_n what_o i_o have_v be_v i_o own_o or_o may_v i_o not_o do_v as_o i_o list_v with_o my_o own_o for_o it_o be_v neither_o their_o own_o nor_o at_o their_o own_o dispose_n their_o wealth_n be_v their_o maker_n and_o they_o must_v do_v with_o it_o as_o he_o in_o his_o word_n injoin_v they_o nor_o do_v this_o argument_n alwayshold_n goodin_fw-fr civil_a matter_n it_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o law_n no_o man_n may_v use_v his_o own_o right_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n wrong_n or_o damage_n the_o law_n provide_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o burn_v his_o own_o corn_n nor_o his_o own_o house_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o drown_v his_o own_o land_n nay_o a_o man_n may_v not_o bind_v himself_o from_o marriage_n or_o the_o manure_n or_o tillage_n of_o his_o own_o land_n because_o it_o be_v against_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n wherefore_o flatter_v thyself_o no_o long_o but_o lookto_o it_o thou_o have_v not_o two_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v hazard_v one_o of_o they_o lose_v not_o thy_o soul_n to_o save_v thy_o purse_n but_o show_v mercy_n if_o ever_o thou_o look_v to_o find_v any_o and_o hear_v the_o poor_a if_o ever_o thou_o will_v have_v god_n to_o hear_v thou_o for_o he_o have_v say_v it_o that_o will_v one_o day_n audit_n the_o poor_a man_n complaint_n and_o thy_o stewardship_n account_v that_o no_o sin_n but_o unkindness_n to_o thy_o saviour_n in_o his_o suffer_a member_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o thy_o dish_n to_o the_o feed_n of_o the_o never_o die_a worm_n of_o conscience_n sixthly_fw-mi be_v thou_o but_o a_o steward_n put_v in_o trust_n and_o be_v thou_o to_o give_v a_o account_n unto_o god_n how_o thou_o have_v husband_v thy_o master_n good_n and_o will_v this_o be_v the_o bill_n of_o particular_n thou_o have_v to_o give_v up_o item_n so_o much_o spend_v in_o pride_n so_o much_o in_o lust_n so_o much_o spend_v upon_o revenge_n so_o much_o upon_o dice_n drink_v enness_n drab_n and_o the_o like_a great_a sum_n all_o lay_v out_o upon_o thyself_o in_o the_o pursuance_n of_o thy_o lust_n but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o a_o work_n of_o mercy_n as_o what_o have_v you_o do_v for_o god_n what_o for_o christ_n what_o for_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n what_o for_o the_o advancement_n of_o religion_n or_o any_o pious_a work_n or_o service_n item_n nothing_o or_o as_o good_a as_o nothing_o or_o thus_o item_n receive_v strength_n and_o lay_v out_o oppression_n item_n receive_v riches_n and_o lay_v out_o covetousness_n receive_v health_n and_o lay_v out_o riot_n and_o drunkenness_n item_n receive_v speech_n and_o lay_v out_o swear_v curse_a lie_v receive_v sight_n and_o lay_v out_o lust_a or_o perhaps_o item_n so_o many_o score_n pound_n lay_v out_o in_o malice_n and_o suit_n of_o law_n so_o many_o hundred_o in_o lust_n and_o vanity_n in_o feast_v and_o foppery_n so_o many_o thousand_o in_o build_v great_a house_n item_n to_o the_o poor_a 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