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hoc_fw-la rapina_fw-la est_fw-la for_o this_o be_v no_o better_a than_o rapine_n say_v s._n chrysost_o conc_fw-fr 2._o de_fw-fr lazaro_n satius_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la dare_v quam_fw-la alterum_fw-la spoliare_fw-la and_o better_o it_o be_v not_o to_o give_v at_o all_o then_o to_o maintain_v our_o charity_n by_o unjust_a mean_n say_v that_o good_a father_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apostoli_fw-la serm_fw-la 21._o but_o he_o that_o will_v be_v true_o charitable_a must_v remember_v s._n paul_n rule_n not_o to_o give_v away_o a_o other_o man_n good_n but_o to_o labour_v and_o work_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n that_o he_o may_v have_v to_o give_v of_o his_o own_o to_o he_o that_o need_v eph._n 4.28_o and_o as_o marie_n wipe_v the_o foot_n of_o jesus_n with_o her_o own_o hair_n so_o must_v every_o faithful_a christian_a cover_v the_o foot_n of_o jesus_n i_o mean_v relieve_v his_o poor_a member_n at_o the_o least_o with_o the_o superfluity_n of_o his_o own_o wealth_n honora_fw-la dominum_fw-la 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give_v not_o look_v for_o any_o thing_n again_o and_o i_o confess_v there_o be_v many_o masterless_a rogue_n and_o sturdy_a beggar_n in_o the_o world_n to_o who_o whatsoever_o be_v give_v it_o be_v but_o indeed_o cast_v into_o the_o water_n for_o be_v themselves_o evil_a beast_n and_o slow_a belly_n they_o wasteful_o and_o wanton_o and_o wicked_o spend_v the_o charitable_a devotion_n of_o the_o well_o dispose_v and_o be_v nothing_o better_v in_o their_o estate_n but_o those_o be_v not_o the_o only_a water_n whereon_o solomon_n will_v have_v we_o cast_v our_o bread_n although_o i_o grant_v even_o those_o also_o as_o they_o be_v man_n and_o christian_n their_o manner_n be_v correct_v and_o their_o person_n respect_v be_v not_o altogether_o to_o be_v exclude_v from_o our_o benevolence_n but_o who_o then_o be_v these_o water_n whereon_o we_o must_v cast_v our_o bread_n i_o answer_v still_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a who_o may_v be_v call_v water_n in_o diverse_a respect_n 1._o respectu_fw-la multitudinis_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o multitude_n for_o as_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o revelation_n tell_v s._n john_n that_o the_o water_n which_o he_o see_v be_v people_n and_o multitude_n and_o nation_n and_o tongue_n revel_v 17.19_o so_o solomon_n will_v we_o know_v that_o the_o water_n which_o he_o here_o describe_v be_v multitude_n of_o nation_n and_o people_n in_o number_n many_o in_o condition_n poor_a on_o who_o we_o must_v cast_v the_o eye_n of_o compassion_n liberalitas_fw-la hinc_fw-la in_o multos_fw-la commendatur_fw-la say_v illyricus_n liberality_n to_o many_o be_v hence_o commend_v unto_o we_o cast_v thy_o bread_n upon_o these_o many_o water_n 2._o respectu_fw-la agitationis_fw-la the_o poor_a be_v call_v water_n in_o respect_n of_o continual_a agitation_n and_o toss_v for_o as_o the_o water_n be_v seldom_o at_o rest_n but_o toss_v hither_o and_o thither_o with_o wind_n and_o weather_n so_o the_o poor_a and_o distress_a be_v never_o at_o quiet_a but_o always_o vex_v with_o