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will_v thou_o wrong_v the_o almighty_a of_o his_o right_n and_o rob_v his_o poor_a of_o their_o due_n if_o it_o be_v nothing_o with_o thou_o to_o be_v unmerciful_a be_v it_o nothing_o neither_o to_o be_v a_o robber_n a_o robber_n of_o god_n will_v a_o man_n rob_v god_n mal._n 3._o 8._o dare_v any_o man_n be_v so_o wicked_a how_o can_v thou_o but_o expect_v that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o forcible_a entry_n upon_o thou_o and_o take_v what_o be_v his_o own_o and_o seal_v a_o writ_n of_o ejectment_n against_o thou_o and_o turn_v thou_o out_o of_o all_o that_o ever_o thou_o have_v look_v not_o to_o be_v long_o in_o quiet_a possession_n of_o what_o thou_o have_v but_o fear_v lest_o either_o god_n shall_v take_v thy_o estate_n from_o thou_o or_o thou_o from_o thy_o estate_n and_o give_v thou_o thy_o portion_n with_o dives_n who_o because_o he_o deny_v his_o crumb_n to_o satisfy_v poor_a lazarus_n his_o hunger_n be_v himself_o deny_v a_o drop_n of_o cold_a water_n to_o quench_v his_o own_o heat_n and_o thirst_n luke_n 16._o 23._o upon_o which_o word_n st._n austin_n thus_o gloss_v ideo_fw-la rogans_fw-la dives_fw-la non_fw-la exauditur_fw-la in_o tormentis_fw-la quia_fw-la rogantem_fw-la pauperem_fw-la non_fw-la exaudivit_fw-la therefore_o be_v not_o dives_n hear_v when_o he_o pray_v in_o torment_n because_o he_o hearken_v not_o to_o the_o poor_a that_o beg_v of_o he_o when_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n aug._n serm._n de_fw-fr divite_fw-la let_v i_o add_v a_o few_o quicken_a word_n to_o set_v home_o what_o have_v be_v speak_v by_o these_o follow_a question_n quest._n 1._o now_o at_o length_n what_o do_v thou_o think_v of_o mercy_n and_o bounty_n to_o the_o poor_a 1._o be_v there_o not_o a_o excellency_n in_o it_o oh_o how_o much_o of_o god_n be_v there_o in_o it_o there_o be_v faith_n in_o it_o he_o that_o will_v cast_v his_o bread_n upon_o the_o water_n be_v it_o not_o a_o sure_a sign_n that_o he_o believe_v god_n who_o have_v say_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v return_v again_o there_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o it_o he_o that_o see_v his_o brother_n in_o need_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o bowel_n of_o his_o compassion_n from_o he_o how_o dwell_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o he_o that_o open_v his_o bowel_n and_o draw_v forth_o his_o soul_n to_o god_n hungry_a one_o who_o can_v deny_v but_o the_o love_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o that_o man_n it_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n goodness_n god_n be_v a_o merciful_a god_n and_o his_o mercy_n be_v his_o glory_n and_o this_o glory_n of_o god_n shine_v forth_o in_o his_o merciful_a servant_n there_o be_v self-denial_n in_o it_o self_n will_v keep_v all_o flesh_n will_v hold_v back_o it_o can_v spare_v for_o god_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o self_n be_v lay_v low_a that_o the_o flesh_n be_v keep_v under_o that_o the_o interest_n of_o god_n be_v the_o sway_a interest_n when_o whatever_o god_n will_v have_v this_o self_n be_v not_o suffer_v to_o keep_v back_o be_v there_o so_o much_o of_o god_n in_o 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