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command_v by_o it_o he_o that_o say_v to_o the_o naked_a be_v warm_a and_o clothe_v and_o give_v he_o not_o the_o garment_n that_o lie_v by_o he_o or_o money_n to_o buy_v one_o mocks_z god_n and_o the_o poor_a and_o himself_o nequam_fw-la illud_fw-la verbum_fw-la est_fw-la bene_fw-la vult_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la bene_fw-la facit_fw-la say_v the_o comedy_n it_o trinummus_n be_v a_o evil_a say_n he_o wish_v well_o unless_o he_o do_v well_o 3._o those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n that_o be_v such_o thing_n in_o which_o the_o flesh_n be_v inculpable_o weak_a or_o natural_o or_o political_o disable_v the_o will_n do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o outward_a and_o of_o the_o inward_a man_n we_o can_v clothe_v christ_n body_n he_o need_v it_o not_o and_o we_o can_v approach_v so_o sacred_a and_o separate_v a_o presence_n but_o if_o we_o desire_v to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v account_v as_o if_o we_o have_v the_o ignorant_a man_n can_v discourse_v wise_o and_o promote_v the_o 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fortuna_fw-la premendo_fw-la what_o the_o poor_a man_n need_n will_v make_v he_o do_v that_o also_o the_o good_a man_n charity_n will_v it_o will_v find_v out_o way_n and_o artifices_fw-la of_o relief_n in_o kind_n or_o in_o value_n in_o comfort_n or_o in_o prayer_n in_o do_v it_o himself_o or_o procure_v other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o necessity_n of_o our_o fortune_n and_o the_o willingness_n of_o our_o spirit_n will_v do_v all_o this_o all_o that_o it_o can_v and_o something_o that_o it_o can_v you_o have_v relieve_v the_o saint_n say_v st._n paul_n according_a to_o your_o power_n yea_o and_o beyond_o your_o power_n only_o let_v we_o be_v careful_a in_o all_o instance_n that_o we_o yield_v not_o to_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o listen_v to_o its_o fair_a pretence_n for_o the_o flesh_n can_v do_v more_o than_o it_o say_v we_o can_v do_v more_o than_o we_o think_v we_o can_v and_o if_o we_o do_v some_o violence_n to_o the_o flesh_n to_o our_o affair_n and_o to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o our_o fortune_n for_o the_o interest_n of_o our_o spirit_n we_o shall_v make_v our_o flesh_n useful_a and_o the_o spirit_n strong_a the_o flesh_n and_o its_o weakness_n shall_v no_o more_o be_v a_o objection_n but_o shall_v comply_v and_o cooperate_v and_o serve_v all_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o spirit_n sermon_n xii_o of_o lukewarmnesse_n and_o zeal_n or_o spiritvall_a terror_n part_n i._n jer._n 48._o 10._o vers_fw-la first_o part_n curse_a be_v he_o that_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n deceitful_o christs_n kingdom_n be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o father_n which_o shall_v be_v manifest_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n must_v therefore_o be_v spiritual_a because_o than_o it_o be_v that_o all_o thing_n must_v become_v spiritual_a not_o only_o by_o way_n of_o eminency_n but_o by_o entire_a constitution_n and_o perfect_a change_n of_o nature_n man_n shall_v be_v like_a angel_n and_o angel_n shall_v be_v comprehend_v in_o 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