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one_o instance_n of_o any_o christian_a alm_n giver_n that_o ever_o bring_v himself_o or_o his_o posterity_n to_o want_v nay_o that_o do_v not_o thrive_v and_o prosper_v the_o better_a by_o that_o mean_n and_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o solomon_n prov._n 11.24_o 25._o there_o be_v that_o scatter_v and_o yet_o increase_v and_o there_o be_v that_o withhold_v more_o than_o be_v meet_v and_o it_o tend_v to_o poverty_n the_o liberal_a soul_n shall_v be_v make_v fat_a and_o he_o that_o water_v shall_v be_v water_v also_o himself_o that_o be_v as_o the_o same_o author_n have_v it_o unless_o by_o negligence_n or_o suretyship_n or_o some_o other_o sin_n that_o he_o live_v in_o he_o bring_v a_o curse_n and_o poverty_n upon_o himself_o and_o mercifulness_n prove_v not_o antidote_n sufficient_a against_o all_o other_o poison_n and_o he_o that_o be_v thus_o assure_v of_o the_o peculiar_a care_n of_o god_n concern_v he_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v always_o have_v a_o comfortable_a provision_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v in_o recompense_n of_o his_o liberal_a charity_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a have_v questionless_a very_o great_a encouragement_n to_o perform_v the_o duty_n and_o as_o for_o the_o unavoidable_a trouble_n of_o this_o life_n which_o will_v mix_v with_o the_o most_o perfect_a prosperity_n here_o as_o sickness_n vexation_n and_o disappointment_n and_o temporal_a loss_n and_o such_o like_a 3._o psal_n 41.1_o 3._o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v he_o that_o consider_v the_o poor_a say_v david_n in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o strengthen_v he_o upon_o the_o bed_n of_o languish_v and_o make_v all_o his_o bed_n in_o his_o sickness_n and_o though_o many_o may_v be_v the_o trouble_n even_o of_o the_o thus_o righteous_a which_o god_n may_v permit_v they_o to_o be_v exercise_v with_o for_o many_o excellent_a purpose_n yet_o he_o will_v sure_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o as_o for_o the_o encouragement_n to_o this_o charity_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o next_o 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the_o glory_n and_o felicity_n of_o his_o eternal_a kingdom_n say_v come_v you_o bless_a child_n of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 25.34_o and_o sure_o no_o man_n can_v want_v encouragement_n to_o the_o duty_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v reward_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o this_o i_o shall_v now_o infer_v some_o few_o thing_n from_o the_o whole_a and_o so_o conclude_v this_o argument_n and_o first_o from_o the_o strict_a charge_n that_o god_n have_v give_v in_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o will_n to_o every_o capable_a person_n to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o all_o that_o want_v relief_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o want_v of_o the_o needy_a and_o in_o a_o measure_n suitable_a to_o his_o ability_n and_o enforce_v this_o charge_n with_o the_o most_o prevail_a motive_n that_o can_v be_v make_v use_n of_o from_o hence_o i_o infer_v the_o great_a unreasonableness_n as_o well_o as_o impiety_n 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