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the_o poor_a at_o thy_o last_o end_n etc._n etc._n how_o many_o be_v sudden_o take_v as_o one_o arrest_v by_o the_o sergeant_n and_o as_o thou_o have_v be_v unfaithful_a to_o the_o poor_a so_o may_v thy_o executor_n be_v to_o thou_o and_o they_o but_o iâ—_n the_o poor_a be_v partaker_n thereof_o that_o be_v no_o good_a to_o thou_o but_o thy_o faith_n and_o obedience_n shall_v have_v be_v reward_v the_o commandment_n be_v give_v to_o man_n live_v not_o to_o man_n die_v thou_o have_v always_o be_v a_o thief_n and_o be_v so_o still_o for_o this_o be_v but_o a_o small_a part_n of_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v unjust_o withhold_v from_o the_o poor_a and_o wrongful_o get_v therefore_o thou_o be_v but_o as_o one_o go_v to_o the_o execution_n for_o theft_n and_o restore_v some_o small_a part_n of_o his_o steal_v good_n to_o the_o poor_a as_o he_o go_v which_o can_v free_v he_o from_o the_o gallows_n and_o leave_v the_o rest_n to_o his_o babe_n which_o shall_v be_v take_v yea_o steal_v from_o 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christ_n say_v be_v you_o merciful_a as_o your_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a now_o he_o show_v mercy_n on_o all_o as_o paul_n say_v he_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o all_o man_n especial_o of_o they_o that_o believe_v rich_a man_n house_n be_v god_n storehouse_n his_o gold_n silver_n corn_n wine_n oil_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o lay_v up_o in_o every_o house_n nor_o the_o charge_n and_o dispensation_n thereof_o commit_v to_o every_o one_o but_o to_o certain_a person_n and_o place_n where_o it_o must_v not_o lie_v as_o a_o talon_n hide_v in_o the_o ground_n but_o be_v disperse_v abroad_o among_o other_o man_n for_o â—e_v that_o have_v give_v power_n right_a and_o a_o commandment_n to_o gather_v his_o frui_fw-la es_fw-la have_v also_o give_v a_o commandment_n how_o to_o dispose_v they_o as_o the_o cloud_n so_o all_o creature_n have_v their_o fullness_n which_o be_v not_o for_o themselves_o but_o for_o the_o earth_n and_o they_o envy_v their_o rain_n to_o no_o man_n the_o rich_a 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