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find_v mercy_n which_o promise_n as_o it_o do_v not_o exclude_v a_o reward_n in_o this_o world_n so_o it_o seem_v principal_o to_o respect_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n at_o the_o great_a day_n luke_n 14.12_o 13_o 14_o when_o thou_o make_v a_o feast_n invite_v not_o the_o rich_a for_o they_o will_v recompense_v thou_o again_o but_o invite_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o maim_a and_o the_o lame_a and_o the_o blind_a for_o they_o can_v recompense_v thou_o but_o thou_o shall_v be_v recompense_v at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a luke_n 16.9_o make_v therefore_o to_o yourselves_o friend_n of_o the_o mammon_n of_o vnrighteousness_n that_o when_o you_o shall_v fail_v they_o may_v receive_v you_o into_o everlasting_a habitation_n 1_o tim._n 6.17_o 18_o 19_o charge_v they_o that_o be_v rich_a in_o this_o world_n that_o they_o do_v good_a that_o they_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n ready_a to_o distribute_v willing_a to_o communicate_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n for_o themselves_o a_o good_a 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be_v real_a why_o shall_v man_n choose_v to_o spoil_v a_o good_a work_n and_o to_o take_v away_o the_o grace_n and_o acceptableness_n of_o it_o by_o the_o manner_n of_o do_v it_o show_v a_o great_a backwardness_n to_o the_o work_n when_o we_o defer_v it_o as_o long_o as_o we_o can_v he_o that_o will_v not_o do_v good_a till_o he_o be_v enforce_v by_o the_o last_o necessity_n diu_fw-la noluit_fw-la be_v long_o unwilling_a it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o worst_a compliment_n we_o can_v put_v upon_o god_n to_o give_v a_o thing_n to_o he_o when_o we_o can_v keep_v it_o no_o long_o 3._o other_o say_v they_o may_v come_v to_o want_v themselves_o and_o it_o be_v prudence_n to_o provide_v against_o that_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1._o i_o believe_v that_o no_o man_n ever_o come_v the_o soon_o to_o want_v for_o his_o charity_n david_n have_v a_o express_a observatinn_n to_o the_o contrary_a psa_n 37.25_o i_o have_v be_v young_a and_o now_o be_o old_a yet_o have_v i_o not_o see_v the_o righteous_a forsake_v nor_o his_o seed_n beg_v bread_n and_o though_o he_o use_v a_o general_a word_n yet_o that_o by_o the_o righteous_a here_o he_o intend_v the_o merciful_a man_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o next_o word_n he_o be_v ever_o merciful_a and_o dare_v and_o beside_o david_n observation_n we_o have_v express_v promise_n of_o god_n to_o secure_v we_o against_o this_o fear_n psal_n 41.1_o 2._o bless_a be_v he_o that_o consider_v the_o poor_a the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v he_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n the_o lord_n will_v preserve_v he_o and_o keep_v he_o alive_a and_o he_o shall_v be_v bless_v upon_o the_o earth_n pro._n 28.27_o he_o that_o give_v unto_o the_o poor_a shall_v not_o lack_v 2._o thou_o may_v come_v to_o want_v though_o thou_o give_v nothing_o thou_o may_v lose_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v spare_v in_o this_o kind_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n thou_o may_v lose_v all_o and_o then_o thou_o be_v no_o better_o secure_v against_o want_n than_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v charitable_a beside_o that_o when_o thou_o be_v bring_v to_o poverty_n thou_o will_v want_v the_o comfort_n of_o have_v do_v this_o duty_n and_o may_v just_o look_v upon_o the_o neglect_n of_o this_o duty_n as_o one_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o thy_o poverty_n 3._o after_o all_o our_o care_n to_o provide_v for_o ourselves_o we_o must_v trust_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o a_o man_n can_v in_o no_o case_n so_o safe_o commit_v himself_o to_o god_n as_o in_o well_o do_v if_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n as_o we_o all_o believe_v be_v peculiar_o concern_v to_o bless_v one_o man_n more_o than_o another_o i_o dare_v say_v the_o charitable_a man_n will_v not_o have_v the_o least_o portion_n 4
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eternal_a benefit_n and_o salvation_n of_o mankind_n the_o apostle_n insist_o so_o large_o in_o this_o and_o the_o follow_a chapter_n but_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v brief_o comprehend_v in_o the_o text_n that_o our_o high_a priest_n be_v make_v perfect_a become_v the_o author_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n to_o they_o that_o obey_v he_o v._n vol._n v._n in_o which_o word_n we_o have_v these_o four_o thing_n considerable_a 1_o st_o the_o great_a blessing_n and_o benefit_n here_o speak_v of_o and_o that_o be_v eternal_a salvation_n and_o this_o imply_v in_o it_o not_o only_o our_o deliverance_n from_o hell_n and_o redemption_n from_o eternal_a misery_n but_o the_o obtain_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o happiness_n for_o we_o 2_o dly_z the_o author_n of_o this_o great_a blessing_n and_o benefit_n to_o mankind_n and_o that_o be_v jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v here_o represent_v to_o we_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o our_o high_a priest_n who_o by_o make_v atonement_n 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