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be_v clean_o unto_o you_o ver_fw-la 41._o it_o be_v not_o speak_v without_o a_o behold_v but_o chap._n xxv_o six_o the_o merciful_a man_n shall_v be_v no_o less_o bless_v in_o his_o name_n and_o credit_n he_o shall_v be_v have_v in_o honour_n and_o reputation_n according_a to_o that_o prov._n 14._o he_o that_o oppress_v the_o poor_a reproach_v he_o that_o make_v he_o but_o he_o honour_v he_o that_o have_v mercy_n upon_o the_o poor_a ver_fw-la 31._o and_o to_o this_o accord_n that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n he_o have_v disperse_v he_o have_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a his_o righteousness_n endure_v for_o ever_o his_o horn_n shall_v be_v exalt_v with_o honour_n psalm_n 112._o 9_o and_o so_o proverb_n 10._o his_o memorial_n shall_v be_v bless_v verse_n 7._o and_o of_o this_o i_o may_v give_v you_o sundry_a example_n and_o pregâ—â—â—t_o as_o rachab_n gaius_n job_n the_o centurion_n boas_n cornelius_n and_o merry_a as_o how_o do_v our_o saviour_n value_n and_o honour_n mary_n bounty_n though_o 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but_o chap._n xxvi_o seaventh_o the_o spiritual_a blessing_n and_o benefit_n which_o accompany_v these_o work_n of_o mercy_n and_o thereby_o accrue_v to_o the_o soul_n even_o in_o this_o life_n be_v as_o they_o be_v inestimable_a so_o they_o be_v innumerable_a lie_v nominate_v so_o many_o as_o may_v satisfy_v and_o not_o cloy_v first_o it_o be_v the_o only_a mean_n to_o have_v the_o soul_n prosper_v keep_v safe_a and_o preserve_v psal._n 36._o preserve_v my_o soul_n say_v david_n for_o i_o be_o merciful_a verse_n 2._o the_o liberal_a soul_n shall_v be_v make_v fat_a and_o he_o that_o water_v shall_v also_o be_v water_v himself_o prov._n 11._o 25._o the_o merciful_a man_n do_v good_a to_o his_o own_o soul_n verse_n 17._o second_o it_o be_v reward_v with_o illumination_n and_o conversion_n the_o two_o disciple_n that_o go_v to_o emaus_n be_v reward_v with_o illumination_n for_o entertain_v our_o saviour_n as_o a_o stranger_n luke_n 24._o 45._o whence_o st._n austin_n observe_v that_o 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