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both_o to_o i_o and_o thyself_o si_fw-mi enim_fw-la tree_n dedisses_fw-la trecentas_fw-la accepisses_fw-la if_o thou_o have_v give_v those_o three_o crown_n as_o i_o appoint_v thou_o thou_o shall_v have_v receive_v three_o hundred_o as_o melancton_n relate_v it_o never_o any_o be_v poor_a for_o discreet_o relieve_v object_n of_o charity_n st._n basil_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_n that_o have_v their_o water_n draw_v spring_v ever_o more_o free_o and_o salvian_n 413._o salvian_n ad_fw-la eccl._n cath._n lib_n 3._o p._n 413._o tell_v we_o pecunia_fw-la quae_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la dispensatur_fw-la augetur_fw-la cum_fw-la usuris_fw-la absque_fw-la dubio_fw-la deo_fw-la redditur_fw-la quicquid_fw-la egentibus_fw-la erogatur_fw-la money_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a be_v put_v out_o to_o use_v as_o it_o be_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o it_o shall_v bring_v in_o a_o great_a increase_n give_v to_o the_o poor_a be_v call_v a_o disperse_v psal_n 112.9_o 2_o cor._n 9.9_o 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28.15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v say_v of_o those_o psal_n 106.43_o they_o be_v bring_v low_a for_o their_o iniquity_n any_o sin_n witting_o and_o constant_o live_v in_o may_v cause_n god_n to_o blow_v upon_o our_o labour_n and_o blast_n all_o but_o there_o be_v some_o sin_n have_v poverty_n more_o especial_o entail_v upon_o they_o and_o what_o these_o sin_n be_v you_o shall_v hear_v out_o of_o god_n word_n i_o pray_v you_o observe_v they_o to_o avoid_v they_o impoverish_v sin_n sin_n impoverish_v sin_n be_v such_o as_o these_o 1._o unthankfulness_n for_o what_o we_o have_v see_v hos_n 2.8_o 9_o she_o do_v not_o know_v i._n e._n thankful_o acknowledge_v that_o i_o give_v her_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o oil_n and_o multiply_v her_o silver_n and_o gold_n which_o they_o prepare_v for_o baal_n therefore_o will_v i_o return_v and_o take_v away_o their_o corn_n in_o the_o time_n thereof_o and_o my_o wine_n in_o the_o season_n thereof_o and_o will_v recover_v my_o wool_n and_o my_o flax_n give_v to_o cover_v her_o nakedness_n 2._o rashness_n prov._n 21.5_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o diligent_a tend_v only_o to_o plenteousness_n but_o of_o every_o one_o that_o be_v hasty_a only_o to_o want_v q._n d._n the_o diligent_a man_n that_o do_v his_o business_n discreet_o shall_v prosper_v but_o he_o that_o do_v it_o rash_o and_o unadvised_o shall_v come_v to_o want_v we_o have_v two_o proverb_n agreeable_a to_o this_o of_o solomon_n haste_n make_v waste_v pauper_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pauper_fw-la and_o the_o more_o haste_n the_o worse_a speed_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ash_n in_o hebrew_n signify_v poor_a i_o think_v rash_a man_n seldom_o die_v rich_a man_n 3._o make_v too_o much_o haste_n to_o be_v rich_a prov._n 28.22_o he_o that_o haste_v to_o be_v rich_a have_v a_o evil_a eye_n that_o be_v a_o covetous_a eye_n and_o consider_v not_o that_o poverty_n shall_v come_v upon_o he_o covetousness_n bring_v little_a home_n at_o last_o as_o we_o say_v proverbial_o all_o covet_v all_o lose_v 4._o refuse_v reproof_n and_o instruction_n prov._n 13.18_o poverty_n and_o shame_n shall_v be_v to_o he_o that_o refuse_v instruction_n but_o he_o that_o regard_v reproof_n shall_v be_v honour_v 5._o oppress_v the_o poor_a and_o give_v of_o bribe_n prov._n 22.16_o he_o that_o oppress_v the_o poor_a to_o increase_v his_o riches_n and_o he_o that_o give_v to_o the_o rich_a shall_v sure_o come_v to_o want_v most_o interpreter_n that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o understand_v the_o word_n as_o speak_v of_o one_o man_n and_o then_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o he_o that_o oppress_v the_o poor_a and_o bribe_v the_o rich_a that_o he_o may_v do_v it_o more_o secure_o a_o thing_n oft_o practise_v by_o man_n of_o no_o conscience_n such_o a_o person_n shall_v
to_o lie_v unbury_v and_o die_v unlamented_a deut._n 28.26_o 1_o king_n 21.23_o 24._o 1_o king_n 14.11_o 2_o chron._n 21.19_o isa_n 14.20_o jer._n 7.33_o &_o 8.2_o &_o 14.16_o &_o 16.4_o and_o 22.19_o fit_a then_o it_o be_v that_o we_o attend_v at_o the_o obsequy_n of_o decease_a friend_n not_o that_o it_o help_v the_o dead_a but_o 1._o for_o their_o honour_n it_o be_v a_o decent_a respect_n we_o pay_v to_o their_o name_n and_o memory_n for_o it_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o live_v desire_v and_o die_v lament_v 13._o see_v dr._n walker_n fun._n sermon_n on_o luke_n 7.12_o 13._o 2._o in_o charity_n to_o the_o live_n for_o their_o comfort_n and_o alleviate_a their_o sorrow_n while_o the_o burden_n be_v make_v light_a by_o many_o help_v they_o to_o bear_v it_o john_n 11.31_o the_o jew_n be_v with_o mary_n to_o comfort_v she_o at_o the_o death_n and_o burial_n of_o her_o brother_n lazarus_n curatio_fw-la funeris_fw-la conditio_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la pompa_fw-la exequiarum_fw-la magis_fw-la vivorum_fw-la solatia_fw-la sunt_fw-la quà m_fw-la subsidia_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la aug._n 3._o for_o our_o own_o advantage_n and_o increase_v of_o piety_n eccles_n 7.2_o 3_o 4._o 4._o and_o last_o to_o testify_v our_o faith_n in_o that_o great_a article_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a for_o if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n in_o christ_n we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a 1_o cor._n 15.19_o now_o it_o strengthen_v our_o faith_n of_o the_o resurrection_n when_o body_n of_o christian_n be_v not_o cast_v away_o as_o beast_n body_n be_v but_o if_o thy_o friend_n want_v decent_a burial_n if_o there_o be_v no_o funeral-solemnity_n for_o thy_o comfort_n 1._o consid_fw-la it_o can_v reasonable_o be_v expect_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v funeral-solemnity_n in_o pestilential-place_n for_o this_o will_v occasion_v further_a infection_n we_o read_v luke_n 7.12_o how_o the_o widow_n son_n of_o naim_n be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o city_n to_o be_v bury_v 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spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o try_v whether_o he_o will_v be_v just_a or_o no_o remember_v ananias_n and_o sapphira_n have_v lie_v to_o god_n and_o deal_v fraudulent_o sink_v down_o be_v stark_o dead_a deal_v fair_o then_o aboveboard_n as_o we_o say_v lest_o god_n strike_v you_o dead_a beside_o the_o counter_a 10._o take_v heed_n of_o covetousness_n or_o worldly-mindedness_a great_a and_o earnest_a care_n for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v heart-dividing_a and_o heart-distracting_a care_n matth._n 6.25_o phil._n 4.6_o excessive_a care_n for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n spend_v a_o man_n spirit_n cura_fw-la facit_fw-la canos_fw-la quamvis_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la annos_fw-la see_v 1_o tim._n 6.9_o 10._o the_o wise_a man_n tell_v we_o he_o that_o hate_v covetousness_n shall_v prolong_v his_o day_n prov._n 28.16_o but_o covetousness_n may_v provoke_v god_n to_o shorten_v they_o gehezi_n by_o his_o covetousness_n provoke_v god_n to_o plague_v he_o with_o the_o leprosy_n 2_o king_n 5.27_o take_v heed_n then_o as_o christ_n say_v lest_o at_o any_o time_n your_o heart_n be_v overcharge_v as_o with_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n so_o with_o the_o care_n of_o this_o life_n luk._n 21.34_o est_fw-la deluculò_n surgere_fw-la saluberrimum_fw-la est_fw-la 11._o take_v heed_n of_o idleness_n labour_n in_o a_o honest_a call_v provide_v it_o be_v moderate_a ad_fw-la ruborem_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la sudorem_fw-la be_v most_o healthful_a prov._n 10.16_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o righteous_a tend_v to_o life_n moderate_a exercise_n preserve_v health_n but_o a_o sedentary_a idle_a life_n subject_n a_o man_n to_o disease_n prov._n 21.25_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o slothful_a kill_v he_o for_o his_o hand_n refuse_v to_o labour_v sen._n otium_fw-la est_fw-la vivi_fw-la hominis_fw-la sepultura_fw-la sen._n that_o which_o the_o slothful_a man_n desire_v which_o be_v his_o ease_n and_o rest_n lay_v 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this_o morning_n that_o your_o minister_n purpose_v the_o next_o lord_n day_n through_o god_n assistance_n to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v exhort_v to_o fit_v and_o prepare_v yourselves_o communion_n see_v exhortation_n at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o communion_n else_o by_o receia_v the_o same_o unworthy_o you_o become_v guilty_a of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n your_o saviour_n you_o eat_v and_o drink_v your_o own_o damnation_n not_o consider_v the_o lord_n body_n you_o kindle_v god_n wrath_n against_o you_o you_o provoke_v he_o to_o plague_v you_o with_o divers_a disease_n and_o sundry_a kind_n of_o death_n 13._o take_v heed_n of_o rejoice_v at_o the_o calamity_n of_o other_o prov._n 17.5_o he_o that_o mock_v the_o poor_a reproach_v his_o maker_n and_o he_o that_o be_v glad_a at_o calamity_n shall_v not_o go_v unpunished_a so_o prov._n 24.17_o 18._o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o my_o portion_n for_o ever_o when_o the_o godly_a man_n flesh_n fail_v health_n decline_v strength_n be_v weaken_v then_o be_v god_n ready_a to_o support_v he_o under_o sickness_n and_o to_o ease_v he_o of_o his_o pain_n either_o by_o restore_v he_o to_o health_n or_o by_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o sinful_a world_n by_o death_n so_o that_o if_o we_o belong_v to_o god_n as_o bullinger_n 2.27_o bull_v in_o phil_n 2.27_o say_v optimè_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la agitur_fw-la sive_fw-la revalescamus_fw-la sive_fw-la moriamur_fw-la it_o will_v go_v well_o with_o we_o whether_o we_o live_v or_o die_v 2._o this_o consideration_n afford_v comfort_n not_o only_o to_o believer_n '_o midst_n personal_a sickness_n but_o likewise_o to_o god_n church_n '_o midst_n national_a calamity_n though_o church_n and_o state_n lie_v as_o it_o be_v bedrid_a languish_v unto_o death_n under_o schism_n and_o division_n sin_n and_o 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