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now_o if_o god_n feed_v we_o though_o we_o walk_v disingenious_o towards_o he_o why_o shall_v we_o harden_v our_o heart_n against_o our_o poor_a brother_n 3_o we_o give_v non_fw-la homini_fw-la sed_fw-la humanitati_fw-la non_fw-la peccatori_fw-la sed_fw-la pauperi_fw-la we_o give_v not_o to_o the_o wicked_a man_n to_o uphold_v he_o in_o his_o wickedness_n but_o to_o supply_v his_o present_a want_n 4_o though_o their_o tongue_n shall_v curse_v thou_o yet_o their_o loin_n will_v bless_v thou_o job_n 31.20_o 5_o it_o be_v for_o pharisee_n to_o look_v for_o the_o praise_n and_o thanks_n of_o man_n here_o god_n people_n must_v look_v for_o their_o reward_n in_o heaven_n this_o be_v our_o seedtime_n and_o though_o our_o seed_n be_v now_o bury_v yet_o than_o it_o will_v arise_v and_o though_o man_n thank_v we_o not_o now_o yet_o than_o we_o shall_v have_v thanks_o before_o man_n and_o angel_n our_o secret_a love_n and_o obedience_n shall_v have_v open_a acknowledgement_n and_o recompense_n 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a_o flint_n be_v to_o lay_v it_o upon_o a_o soft_a pillow_n rom._n 12.20_o 9_o though_o some_o poor_a people_n be_v wicked_a and_o unthankful_a yet_o all_o be_v not_o so_o we_o may_v not_o therefore_o punish_v all_o for_o the_o fault_n of_o some_o 4_o obj._n i_o see_v many_o rich_a man_n give_v little_a or_o nothing_o and_o therefore_o why_o shall_v i_o give_v ans._n 1._o few_o rich_a man_n be_v save_v not_o many_o mighty_a not_o many_o noble_a some_o but_o not_o many_o great_a man_n be_v good_a man_n we_o must_v therefore_o live_v by_o rule_n not_o by_o example_n especial_o of_o rich_a cormudgeon_n who_o have_v as_o leive_v part_n with_o their_o blood_n as_o part_v with_o a_o penny_n to_o a_o pious_a use_n now_o the_o rule_n be_v that_o all_o who_o be_v of_o ability_n shall_v give_v and_o show_v compassion_n to_o their_o brethren_n zech._n 7.9_o 1_o cor._n 16.2_o let_v every_o one_o lay_v aside_o somewhat_o for_o the_o poor_a as_o god_n shall_v prosper_v he_o the_o command_n be_v 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