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that_o they_o may_v obtain_v eternal_a life_n for_o he_o that_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a dare_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o look_v what_o he_o lay_v out_o it_o shall_v 18._o 18._o be_v pay_v he_o again_o with_o advantage_n this_o be_v godly_a usury_n this_o be_v to_o hoard_v up_o riches_n in_o heaven_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o provide_v for_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a it_o be_v a_o blessed_a 19_o 19_o thing_n to_o give_v then_o to_o receive_v on_o the_o contrary_a 3.17_o godlyinterest_n psal_n 41.1_o act._n 20.35_o 1._o joh._n 3.17_o he_o that_o have_v this_o world_n good_n and_o see_v his_o brother_n have_v need_v and_o shut_v up_o his_o compassion_n from_o he_o sure_o there_o be_v no_o love_n of_o god_n in_o he_o notwithstanding_o though_o this_o doctrine_n i_o say_v be_v true_a and_o needful_a to_o be_v urge_v continual_o yet_o it_o be_v true_a also_o that_o we_o may_v give_v all_o our_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o yet_o want_v love_n and_o charity_n for_o to_o give_v our_o good_n to_o some_o partiality_n we_o must_v give_v our_o almeswith_n out_o partiality_n poor_a which_o we_o love_v and_o like_v and_o in_o our_o heart_n to_o hate_v with_o a_o deadly_a hatred_n other_o which_o be_v also_o our_o own_o flesh_n proceed_v not_o of_o love_n but_o of_o natural_a kindness_n wherewith_o infidel_n and_o heathen_a people_n be_v endue_v again_o we_o may_v give_v our_o good_n vain_n glorious_o or_o in_o hope_n of_o merit_v therefore_o be_v it_o that_o saint_n paul_n say_v though_o thou_o give_v 13.3_o 1._o cor._n 13.3_o all_o thy_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o have_v no_o love_n it_o profit_v thou_o nothing_o and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v that_o we_o must_v not_o only_a love_n and_o 5.44_o mat._n 5.44_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o love_v we_o for_o so_o the_o wicked_a man_n in_o the_o world_n do_v but_o we_o must_v 12_o to_o love_v our_o enemy_n come_v not_o of_o nature_n but_o of_o grace_n rom._n 12_o love_v and_o do_v good_a to_o our_o enemy_n 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