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SO Mano janiüp 'Zook. 14I to the houfhold of faith, and that what we (o) do or deny to his members is as done or denyed to Chrift himfelf, and that (p) to do good and Communicate we muffnot forget, for with fuch facrifice God is well pleated : In aword, that we muff even pinch our own flefh, and (q) labour hard that we may have where- with to relieve theneedy ; and that as Gods Stewards ; we muff not wafte one farthing in fenfulby, or fuper- fluous pompor pleafure ; becaufe if we lo,we rob the poor of it and that we muff give God an (r) ac- count ofevery farthing, whether we ufed it according tohis will ; and that we muff lay out all, as we would hear of it at laff; and that he that (f) Teeth his brother have need, and íhutteth up the bowels of bis Compaffion from him, the love of God dwelleth not in him ; and that we muff be judged according to our works ; without which, pretended faith is dead : Is this the Doctrine which you or the Papiíls do re- proach ? "El. Thefe are good words, if your deeds were an- fwerable. P. I. If men live not as they profefs, blame not their profefilonbut their lives. 2. But then you that are a Jufticemuff be fo juft, as to hear men (peak for them- felves , and condemn no man till it's proved by him : And condemn no more than it's proved by, and not Precifians in the general. 3. He that liveth contrary to his profefhon, Both by his profeilion but make a Rack for his Confcience, and a Proclamation of his own íhame to the world. If you like our Doctrine, (o) Mat. 25. (p) Heb. 13. (q)Ephef 4. 28. (r) Mat. 25. (f) I hohn 3. 17. Rom. t 4. a o. Yam. 2. why

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