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make_v fat_a and_o he_o that_o water_v shall_v be_v water_v again_o what_o be_v thus_o give_v will_v bring_v a_o blessing_n on_o the_o rest_n deut._n 15.10_o for_o this_o thing_n viz._n of_o relieve_v the_o poor_a the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o put_v thy_o hand_n unto_o a_o man_n be_v not_o poor_a for_o discreet_a mercy_n for_o it_o be_v like_a seed_n which_o a_o poor_a man_n sow_v which_o return_v plenteous_o to_o he_o and_o he_o 2_o cor._n 9.6_o he_o that_o sow_v bountiful_o shall_v reap_v bountiful_o object_n but_o my_o child_n will_v want_v what_o i_o give_v answ_n by_o thy_o penuriousness_n thou_o may_v undo_v thy_o child_n prov._n 11.24_o but_o not_o by_o mercy_n psa_n 112.2_o compare_v with_o v._o 9_o psalm_n 37.25_o by_o righteous_a be_v mean_v merciful_a see_v v._o 21_o 26._o prov._n 13.22_o object_n but_o the_o poor_a general_o be_v wicked_a a._n ex._n 23.5_o if_o a_o beast_n in_o misery_n must_v be_v 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9_o in_o future_a you_o shall_v have_v glory_n mark_v 10.30_o luk._n 12.33_o sell_v that_o you_o have_v and_o give_v alm_n provide_v bag_n that_o wax_v not_o old_a a_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n that_o fade_v not_o contrary_o merciless_a man_n shall_v have_v no_o mercy_n james_n 2.13_o 8_o pure_a religion_n consist_v in_o this_o jam._n 1.27_o 9_o consider_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o thou_o that_o give_v and_o they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o but_o only_o thy_o estate_n aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n dom_n ser_fw-mi 5._o both_o bear_v naked_a both_o begin_v their_o life_n weep_v when_o dead_a and_o their_o tomb_n break_v open_a be_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o rich_a know_v ibid._n q._n who_o must_v give_v alm_n and_o to_o who_o must_v they_o be_v give_v answ_n all_o that_o be_v able_a superfluity_n to_o minister_v to_o conveniency_n conveniency_n to_o necessity_n necessity_n to_o extremity_n the_o two_o first_o must_v relieve_v the_o two_o last_o may_v take_v relief_n christ_n though_o 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do_v now_o establish_v it_o what_o we_o possess_v we_o possess_v by_o humane_a right_n either_o of_o first_o occupation_n or_o after_o contract_n for_o by_o divine_a right_n the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n q._n whether_o must_v we_o give_v alm_n to_o beggar_n that_o go_v from_o door_n to_o door_n answ_n the_o usual_a practice_n of_o beg_v be_v the_o seminary_n of_o vagabond_n but_o beggar_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n 1_o strong_a and_o able_a these_o be_v not_o to_o be_v relieve_v because_o relief_n maintain_v they_o in_o their_o idle_a life_n 2_o thes_n 3.10_o 2_o poor_a sick_a or_o maim_a who_o can_v work_v such_o be_v that_o lame_a man_n that_o beg_v of_o peter_n and_o john_n at_o the_o beautiful_a gate_n of_o the_o temple_n act_v 3.2_o 3._o probable_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n because_o twice_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o his_o praise_a god_n v._o 8_o 9_o these_o poor_a and_o maim_a person_n in_o case_n the_o magistrate_n make_v no_o provision_n for_o they_o nor_o yet_o wealthy_a 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