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than_o it_o do_v hurt_v by_o man_n mistake_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v in_o another_o paper_n as_o e._n g._n some_o be_v so_o offend_v at_o the_o old_a metre_n of_o our_o sing_a psalm_n that_o they_o will_v separate_v from_o the_o worship_n on_o that_o account_n suppose_v that_o the_o magistrate_n and_o pastor_n will_v use_v they_o and_o no_o other_o if_o they_o sin_v in_o choose_v no_o better_o and_o if_o my_o use_v they_o be_v offensive_a to_o they_o that_o separate_v yet_o be_v it_o my_o duty_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n to_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n and_o pastor_n and_o join_v with_o the_o church_n in_o use_v they_o rather_o than_o separate_v as_o other_o do_v for_o many_o reason_n pr._n 46._o of_o the_o nature_n kind_n cause_n and_o cure_n of_o scandal_n give_v and_o take_v one_o of_o we_o have_v write_v so_o much_o christian_n directory_n tom._n 4._o p._n 80._o etc._n etc._n as_o may_v excuse_v the_o omission_n of_o the_o same_o in_o this_o write_n but_o we_o 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kindle_v love_n and_o love_n work_v in_o the_o order_n of_o obedience_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o our_o duty_n or_o religion_n to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o and_o exercise_v love_n in_o do_v good_a to_o all_o as_o we_o be_v able_a be_v indispensible_a duty_n we_o speak_v of_o natural_a and_o moral-legal_a power_n conjunct_a illu_z 〈◊〉_d possumus_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o animae_fw-la corporisque_fw-la viribus_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la possumus_fw-la see_v then_o that_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o god_n law_n no_o ruler_n law_n can_v disoblige_v we_o from_o it_o no_o not_o to_o our_o very_a enemy_n nor_o be_v they_o disoblige_v themselves_o pr._n 48._o he_o break_v the_o six_o command_n thou_o shall_v not_o murder_n who_o do_v not_o do_v his_o best_a to_o save_v his_o neighbour_n life_n in_o danger_n much_o more_o if_o he_o voluntary_o and_o unnecessary_o do_v that_o which_o he_o know_v or_o aught_o to_o know_v will_v be_v the_o occasion_n and_o mean_n abuse_v to_o effect_v it_o he_o that_o owe_v maintenance_n to_o another_o and_o deny_v it_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o his_o suffering_n though_o he_o take_v nothing_o from_o he_o e._n g._n he_o that_o provide_v not_o food_n for_o the_o life_n of_o his_o child_n and_o famish_v he_o by_o such_o omission_n he_o that_o suffer_v his_o neighbour_n to_o famish_v when_o he_o may_v relieve_v he_o yea_o or_o his_o enemy_n except_o when_o in_o war_n or_o a_o course_n of_o justice_n he_o may_v take_v away_o his_o life_n he_o that_o see_v his_o neighbour_n in_o fire_n or_o water_n or_o among_o thief_n and_o can_v save_v he_o by_o lawful_a mean_n and_o do_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o his_o blood_n so_o be_v he_o that_o see_v his_o neighbour_n in_o drunkenness_n folly_n or_o passion_n make_v away_o himself_o and_o do_v not_o save_v he_o from_o himself_o if_o he_o can_v much_o more_o be_v be_v guilty_a of_o murder_n who_o wilful_o sell_v poison_n to_o he_o who_o he_o know_v do_v intend_v to_o kill_v his_o neighbour_n or_o 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arrian_n to_o be_v bishop_n or_o any_o other_o intolerable_a person_n who_o through_o utter_a insufficiency_n heresy_n or_o malignity_n be_v uncapable_a and_o will_v do_v more_o hurt_n than_o good_a or_o if_o they_o will_v limit_v the_o church_n or_o country_n to_o a_o utter_o incompetent_a number_n and_o say_v no_o other_o shall_v preach_v but_o such_o uncapable_a person_n or_o no_o more_o than_o one_o to_o fifty_o thousand_o soul_n or_o where_o ten_o or_o twenty_o be_v necessary_a this_o be_v to_o forbid_v preach_v or_o corrupt_v it_o and_o destroy_v man_n soul_n on_o pretence_n of_o order_n and_o it_o be_v a_o nullity_n and_o worse_o so_o if_o the_o same_o ruler_n shall_v say_v that_o you_o shall_v preach_v only_o in_o country_n village_n but_o not_o within_o many_o mile_n of_o city_n or_o corporation_n which_o true_o and_o notorious_o want_v your_o preach_a this_o be_v but_o to_o forbid_v such_o city_n and_o corporation_n to_o hear_v the_o necessary_a preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o minister_n to_o preach_v it_o and_o be_v a_o nullity_n and_o worse_a as_o be_v both_o without_o any_o authority_n from_o god_n and_o against_o his_o law_n 3._o but_o if_o true_a rightful_a governor_n who_o have_v power_n to_o determine_v circumstantial_o civil_a or_o religious_a shall_v misdetermine_a they_o yet_o so_o as_o not_o to_o destroy_v the_o work_n or_o end_v nor_o put_v subject_n on_o the_o break_n of_o any_o law_n of_o god_n here_o their_o fault_n will_v not_o disoblige_v we_o from_o the_o duty_n of_o obey_v though_o it_o be_v a_o sinful_a mistake_n of_o they_o we_o may_v be_v yet_o oblige_v to_o do_v what_o they_o command_v we_o for_o instance_n the_o ruler_n choose_v a_o place_n less_o convenient_a that_o have_v no_o seat_n or_o a_o ill_a access_n yet_o capable_a of_o the_o
and_o what_o accident_n make_v a_o thing_n unlawful_a to_o be_v command_v and_o what_o not_o and_o what_o scandal_n be_v and_o how_o far_o to_o be_v avoid_v which_o we_o shall_v do_v in_o these_o proposition_n follow_v prop._n 1._o morality_n be_v either_o regulans_n or_o regulata_n mensurans_fw-la or_o mensurata_fw-la the_o first_o be_v radical_o in_o god_n own_o mind_n and_o will_n and_o be_v call_v by_o many_o lex_fw-la aeterna_fw-la and_o it_o be_v signal_o and_o expressive_o in_o god_n law_n and_o subord_o 〈◊〉_d nate_o in_o man_n law_n as_o they_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o subject_n of_o these_o we_o be_v not_o now_o to_o speak_v that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n or_o his_o law_n nor_o of_o man_n as_o they_o be_v true_o a_o rule_n to_o subject_n morality_n as_o regulate_v be_v subject_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o action_n of_o the_o creature_n special_o in_o the_o will_n and_o in_o our_o action_n as_o voluntary_a and_o so_o even_o the_o law_n of_o man_n as_o those_o man_n be_v god_n subject_n and_o their_o law_n be_v action_n good_a or_o evil_n as_o regulate_v by_o god_n superior_a law_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o morality_n now_o in_o question_n prop._n 2._o this_o morality_n in_o man_n will_n and_o action_n be_v nothing_o else_o formal_o but_o their_o relation_n of_o conformity_n or_o disconformity_n to_o god_n law_n as_o their_o rule_n and_o subordinate_o to_o subordinate_a rule_n and_o material_o to_o the_o end_n and_o o_o 〈◊〉_d ject_n prop._n 3._o how_o far_o this_o moral_a relation_n be_v immediate_o found_v in_o a_o physical_a relation_n which_o be_v before_o it_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n viz._n in_o the_o say_a relation_n of_o the_o will_n and_o action_n to_o the_o end_n and_o object_n as_o such_o antecedent_o to_o the_o relation_n to_o the_o command_a or_o forbid_v law_n we_o will_v willing_o open_v be_v it_o not_o lest_o we_o seem_v with_o man_n that_o love_v not_o much_o distinction_n to_o justify_v or_o excuse_v they_o that_o censure_v we_o as_o guilty_a of_o excess_n herein_o and_o we_o may_v do_v what_o be_v now_o necessary_a to_o be_v do_v without_o it_o prop._n 4._o no_o be_v as_o such_o no_o substance_n as_o such_o no_o habit_n as_o a_o habit_n no_o act_n as_o a_o act_n be_v moral_o good_a or_o evil_a for_o so_o they_o be_v but_o quid_fw-la naturale_fw-la and_o god_n do_v not_o command_n and_o forbid_v natural_a being_n as_o such_o prop._n 5._o all_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a be_v subject_v in_o natural_a being_n or_o privation_n but_o not_o immediate_o as_o such_o but_o as_o modify_v circumstantiate_v and_o relate_v prop._n 6._o good_a and_o evil_a make_v up_o all_o morality_n there_o be_v no_o three_o species_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n that_o be_v indifferent_a as_o to_o morality_n that_o be_v neither_o moral_o good_a nor_o moral_o evil_a but_o there_o be_v nothing_o moral-indifferent_a mere_a natural_a being_n and_o act_n be_v indifferent_a as_o to_o morality_n that_o be_v they_o be_v not_o moral_a but_o whatever_o be_v moral_a be_v moral_o good_a or_o evil_a and_o not_o indifferent_a prop._n 7._o the_o subject_a and_o quid_fw-la absolutum_fw-la fundamentale_n of_o all_o moral_a good_a be_v quid_fw-la positivum_fw-la or_o a_o real_a be_v but_o the_o form_n of_o moral_a evil_n be_v ever_o find_v indeed_o in_o a_o real_a subject_n but_o not_o always_o in_o a_o real_a fundamentum_fw-la for_o it_o be_v oft_o at_o least_o in_o total_a omission_n and_o privation_n of_o the_o act_n and_o in_o privation_n of_o some_o modal_n or_o accidental_a qualification_n or_o rectitude_n prop._n 8._o yet_o the_o formal_a relation_n of_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_n be_v both_o true_a 〈◊〉_d relation_n even_o dis-conformity_n as_o well_o as_o conformity_n as_o curv_v 〈◊〉_d tude_z and_o dis-similitude_n be_v as_o well_o as_o rectitude_n and_o similitude_n and_o a_o mere_a negative_a be_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a e._n g._n negative_a nonconformity_n which_o be_v not_o privative_a dis-conformity_n be_v no_o sin_n because_o there_o be_v not_o the_o debitum_fw-la inessendi_fw-la the_o non-inesse_a be_v inculpable_a it_o seem_v indeed_o to_o some_o learned_a man_n that_o non_fw-la agere_fw-la may_v be_v moral_a good_a e._n g._n non_fw-la odisse_fw-la deum_fw-la au_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d proximum_fw-la non_fw-la ment_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d ri_fw-mi not_o to_o murder_v steal_z etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o thing_n remote_o command_v or_o loco_fw-la materie_fw-la 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o thing_n immediate_o command_v be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d agere_fw-la the_o will_n by_o all_o these_o command_n be_v bind_v positive_o to_o will_z the_o forbid_a act_n e._n g._n murder_n adultery_n lie_v etc._n etc._n to_z will_z they_o be_v the_o prime_a duty_n or_o moral_a good_a that_o we_o say_v not_o with_o ockam_n the_o only_a and_o not-to-d_a 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v the_o secondary_a but_o that_o be_v as_o they_o be_v act_n restrain_v or_o forbear_v by_o a_o command_a will_n for_o a_o man_n in_o infancy_n or_o the_o womb_n or_o in_o a_o apoplexy_n or_o when_o he_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o with_o some_o other_o sin_n not_o then_o to_o steal_v lie_v murder_n or_o commit_v adultery_n be_v not_o at_o all_o a_o moral_n good_n but_o a_o mere_a incogitancy_n non_fw-la agere_fw-la non_fw-la velle_fw-la may_v be_v a_o true_a moral_a evil_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o when_o a_o right_a volition_n be_v command_v as_o to_o love_n god_n or_o man_n or_o â—â—ight_a action_n to_o do_v good_a 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o do_v it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o command_n and_o not_o to_o will_n and_o not_o to_o do_v when_o we_o ought_v be_v the_o common_a kind_n of_o sin_v prop._n 9_o right_o order_v action_n disposition_n and_o habit_n then_o as_o in_o or_o of_o the_o will_n directly_z and_o remote_o some_o non_fw-la agency_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n command_v call_v moral_o good_a save_o that_o eorum_fw-la gratia_fw-la the_o soul_n and_o whole_a man_n or_o person_n be_v well_o and_o true_o call_v moral_a 〈◊〉_d good_a and_o the_o p_o 〈◊〉_d ivation_n and_o i_o 〈◊〉_d ordination_n of_o voluntary_a action_n disposition_n and_o habit_n be_v the_o only_a moral_a evil_n save_o that_o the_o person_n be_v also_o call_v such_o eorum_fw-la gratia_fw-la prop._n 10._o a_o action_n may_v be_v indifferent_a or_o of_o no_o morality_n as_o to_o election_n or_o performance_n and_o yet_o to_o deliberate_a about_o that_o act_n may_v be_v moral_o good_a e._n g._n i_o may_v doubt_v of_o two_o way_n which_o be_v equal_a to_o my_o end_n as_o far_o as_o can_v be_v know_v by_o i_o whether_o they_o be_v so_o or_o not_o or_o which_o be_v the_o better_a i_o may_v be_v oblige_v to_o deliberate_v whether_o they_o be_v equal_a or_o not_o to_o guide_v my_o progress_n and_o end_v my_o doubt_n and_o when_o i_o have_v find_v they_o equal_a i_o have_v find_v that_o comparative_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v matter_n of_o election_n as_o by_o reason_n to_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o other_o but_o yet_o because_o i_o must_v choose_v to_o g_o 〈◊〉_d on_o therefore_o i_o must_v take_v one_o way_n and_o not_o the_o other_o because_o i_o can_v go_v both_o but_o this_o be_v only_o a_o choose_n to_o go_v and_o a_o take_v that_o way_n but_o not_o a_o choose_n it_o which_o signify_v a_o rational_a prefer_n it_o here_o my_o deliberation_n be_v a_o moral_a act_n and_o so_o be_v my_o choose_n to_o go_v but_o my_o choose_v this_o way_n rather_o than_o the_o other_o be_v none_o for_o upon_o deliberate_v i_o find_v that_o neither_o be_v eligible_a and_o choice_n no_o duty_n prop._n 11._o as_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o least_o physical_a be_v though_o undiscernible_a prove_v it_o not_o to_o be_v nothing_o so_o the_o smallness_n of_o any_o moral_a good_a or_o evil_a duty_n or_o sin_n prove_v not_o that_o it_o be_v no_o duty_n or_o sin_n at_o all_o prop._n 12._o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a be_v itself_o only_o a_o accident_n for_o habit_n disposition_n action_n and_o relation_n be_v accident_n and_o privation_n be_v either_o reductive_o accident_n as_o some_o call_v they_o or_o less_o than_o accident_n even_o mere_a nothing_o though_o from_o a_o nullity_n or_o privation_n a_o moral_a relation_n true_o result_v on_o the_o person_n prop._n 13._o therefore_o when_o we_o say_v that_o a_o thing_n be_v good_a or_o evil_a by_o accident_n we_o mean_v somewhat_o more_o than_o that_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a be_v a_o accident_n itself_o for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o we_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v something_o accide_v or_o add_v to_o the_o former_a accident_n or_o state_n that_o make_v it_o now_o good_a or_o evil._n prop._n 14._o in_o a_o action_n there_o be_v considerable_a 1._o the_o action_n as_o such_o or_o as_o specify_v only_o by_o the_o faculty_n intellection_n volition_n imagination_n etc._n etc._n
hope_v that_o we_o have_v differ_v but_o in_o lesser_a thing_n from_o our_o accuser_n we_o do_v find_v ourselves_o so_o far_o mistake_v as_o that_o some_o of_o they_o who_o have_v think_v it_o worth_a their_o labour_n to_o write_v vehement_o for_o our_o reproach_n and_o increase_v suffering_n do_v differ_v from_o we_o in_o the_o vital_n of_o our_o religion_n even_o of_o our_o belief_n our_o love_n and_o practice_n we_o mean_v such_o as_o hold_v that_o all_o the_o obligation_n of_o scandal_n proceed_v pure_o from_o that_o extraordinary_a height_n of_o charity_n and_o tenderness_n of_o good_a nature_n that_o be_v so_o signal_o recommend_v in_o the_o gospel_n but_o if_o it_o proceed_v from_o humour_n or_o pride_n or_o wilfulness_n or_o any_o other_o vicious_a principle_n then_o be_v the_o man_n to_o be_v treat_v as_o a_o peevish_a and_o stubborn_a person_n and_o no_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o part_n with_o his_o own_o freedom_n because_o his_o neighbour_n be_v froward_a and_o humorous_a and_o if_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o fall_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n i_o shall_v forego_v the_o use_n of_o my_o liberty_n because_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o make_v that_o his_o stumbling-block_n ecclesiast_n polit._n page_n 231._o because_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o that_o very_a religion_n in_o which_o only_o we_o hope_v for_o salvation_n we_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o put_v these_o few_o question_n to_o they_o who_o thus_o judge_n q._n 1._o be_v not_o love_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n the_o sum_n of_o christian_a religion_n do_v not_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n oblige_v we_o to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o q._n 2._o do_v not_o god_n beneficent_o love_v his_o enemy_n even_o the_o sinful_a the_o humorous_a the_o proud_a and_o the_o peevish_a do_v not_o christ_n come_v to_o seek_v and_o save_v they_o be_v there_o not_o joy_n in_o heaven_n for_o their_o repentance_n do_v not_o god_n welcome_v such_o prodigal_n when_o they_o return_v luke_n 16._o and_o call_v invite_v and_o entreat_v they_o to_o return_v q._n 3._o be_v we_o not_o command_v to_o be_v merciful_a as_o our_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a and_o to_o love_v even_o our_o enemy_n and_o pray_v for_o persecutor_n that_o we_o may_v be_v like_o he_o and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o natural_a common_a duty_n q._n 4._o have_v not_o god_n send_v out_o his_o minister_n to_o preach_v home_o such_o sinner_n and_o command_v they_o to_o do_v it_o instant_o in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n reprove_v and_o exhort_v and_o with_o meekness_n to_o instruct_v opposer_n if_o god_n peradventure_o will_v give_v they_o repentance_n to_o the_o acknowledge_v of_o the_o truth_n and_o must_v we_o not_o labour_v hard_a and_o suffer_v much_o for_o to_o win_v such_o soul_n q._n 5._o shall_v not_o every_o thing_n be_v value_v according_a to_o its_o worth_n and_o be_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o such_o as_o you_o call_v humorous_a peevish_a or_o wilful_a worth_a more_o than_o some_o of_o that_o which_o you_o call_v your_o liberty_n be_v they_o not_o worth_n more_o than_o a_o pipe_n of_o tobacco_n or_o a_o cup_n of_o sack_n or_o a_o stage-play_a or_o a_o needless_a ceremony_n which_o you_o account_v part_n of_o your_o liberty_n will_v you_o deny_v none_o of_o these_o to_o save_v many_o soul_n q._n 6._o will_v you_o not_o deny_v your_o liberty_n in_o a_o cup_n of_o drink_n or_o a_o pipe_n of_o tobacco_n to_o save_v the_o life_n of_o one_o that_o in_o humour_n will_v destroy_v himself_o or_o his_o house_n who_o will_v set_v it_o on_o fire_n q._n 7._o if_o not_o do_v this_o religion_n of_o you_o much_o commend_v itself_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o mankind_n or_o be_v he_o that_o write_v this_o fit_a to_o report_v we_o of_o the_o other_o mind_n unfit_a for_o subjection_n or_o humane_a society_n can_v christian_n be_v of_o your_o religion_n q._n 8._o be_v not_o soul_n more_o worth_a than_o body_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v as_o compassionate_o save_v by_o we_o as_o his_o body_n as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v able_a and_o at_o as_o dear_a a_o rate_n q_n 9_o be_v that_o man_n like_o to_o profit_v his_o hearer_n or_o be_v take_v for_o a_o faithful_a pastor_n or_o a_o honour_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o will_v tell_v they_o i_o will_v not_o forsake_v a_o pipe_n of_o tobacco_n or_o a_o lawful_a sport_n or_o jest_n to_o save_v any_o of_o your_o soul_n who_o be_v vicious_a humourous_a or_o peevish_a q._n 10._o do_v not_o this_o doleful_a doctrine_n tell_v man_n consequent_o that_o they_o shall_v seek_v to_o save_v the_o soul_n of_o no_o sinner_n in_o the_o world_n for_o if_o you_o 1._o except_o all_o that_o have_v humour_n pride_n wilfulness_n or_o any_o other_o vicious_a principle_n 2._o and_o that_o but_o so_o far_o prevalent_a as_o to_o be_v resolve_v to_o make_v a_o stumbling-block_n of_o some_o liberty_n of_o another_o what_o sinner_n almost_o be_v not_o here_o exclude_v from_o your_o charity_n who_o be_v it_o that_o have_v not_o as_o great_a sin_n as_o some_o humorous_a or_o peevish_a stumble_n at_o some_o lawful_a thing_n or_o who_o be_v it_o that_o have_v no_o pride_n no_o peevishness_n no_o humorousness_n or_o at_o least_o that_o have_v no_o vicious_a principle_n at_o all_o be_v not_o that_o man_n perfect_o holy_a 3._o and_o if_o to_o save_v such_o a_o one_o you_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o deny_v any_o of_o your_o liberty_n for_o he_o what_o will_v you_o do_v for_o he_o at_o all_o who_o can_v expect_v that_o you_o shall_v bestow_v any_o great_a labour_n or_o c_o 〈◊〉_d sy_n to_o do_v good_a or_o save_v a_o sinner_n that_o will_v not_o lose_v a_o cup_n of_o sack_n to_o save_v he_o q._n 11._o do_v you_o not_o thus_o reproach_n christ_n that_o set_v a_o high_a price_n on_o soul_n when_o you_o value_v they_o not_o at_o the_o price_n of_o a_o cup_n of_o drink_n will_v you_o have_v it_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v purchase_v by_o his_o blood_n q_n 12._o will_v you_o have_v god_n care_v no_o more_o for_o your_o soul_n and_o value_v it_o at_o no_o high_a a_o rate_n do_v he_o believe_v the_o immortality_n of_o soul_n who_o will_v say_v so_o q._n 13._o shall_v god_n give_v such_o a_o law_n to_o all_o his_o creature_n for_o their_o act_n towards_o yourself_o and_o one_o another_o q._n 〈◊〉_d d_o 〈◊〉_d nigh_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o lawful_a jest_n or_o sport_n or_o ceremony_n to_o win_v and_o save_v any_o one_o in_o the_o world_n that_o out_o of_o any_o vitous_a principle_n will_v stumble_v at_o your_o liberty_n what_o family_n or_o commonwealth_n can_v subsist_v under_o such_o a_o inhuman_a privation_n of_o love_n q._n 14._o if_o you_o love_v your_o neighbour_n as_o yourself_o and_o do_v as_o you_o will_v have_v other_o do_v to_o you_o will_v you_o deny_v no_o lawful_a thing_n to_o save_v his_o soul_n though_o he_o have_v some_o vicious_a principle_n q._n 15._o what_o will_v people_n say_v of_o such_o man_n as_o you_o if_o you_o 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doubt_n if_o they_o will_v lose_v so_o much_o of_o their_o ease_n and_o liberty_n for_o the_o convince_a of_o person_n judge_v so_o unworthy_a pr._n 50._o for_o our_o part_n we_o must_v profess_v that_o we_o take_v it_o to_o be_v our_o duty_n not_o only_o to_o deny_v a_o lawful_a thing_n or_o our_o liberty_n therein_o for_o the_o save_n of_o soul_n that_o have_v vicious_a principle_n and_o humour_n but_o to_o bestow_v our_o labour_n and_o endure_v poverty_n reproach_n persecution_n imprisonment_n and_o when_o god_n call_v we_o to_o it_o death_n itself_o to_o serve_v christ_n in_o the_o save_n of_o such_o soul_n pr._n 51._o we_o suppose_v that_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v