and_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v in_o like_a manner_n when_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o ass_n of_o he_o that_o hate_v thou_o lie_v under_o his_o burden_n and_o will_v forbear_v to_o help_v he_o thou_o shall_v let_v go_v the_o hatred_n which_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n against_o he_o and_o shall_v lend_v he_o thy_o assistance_n in_o the_o raise_v he_o up_o refer_v not_o so_o much_o to_o the_o kindness_n which_o he_o be_v to_o show_v to_o the_o poor_a beast_n though_o that_o also_o be_v a_o duty_n as_o to_o that_o which_o he_o be_v to_o show_v to_o the_o owner_n of_o it_o and_o his_o own_o enemy_n but_o that_o of_o solomon_n will_v put_v this_o business_n out_o of_o question_n because_o so_o full_o expressive_a of_o the_o love_n of_o a_o enemy_n that_o s._n paul_n himself_o think_v fit_a to_o represent_v it_o to_o the_o christian_a roman_n when_o he_o be_v entreat_v of_o the_o same_o argument_n it_o be_v in_o the_o 25._o of_o the_o proverb_n verse_n 21_o and_o 22._o if_o thy_o enemy_n 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the_o 5._o chapter_n of_o s._n matthew_n and_o the_o 31._o verse_n where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o have_v be_v say_v whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n let_v he_o give_v she_o a_o write_n of_o divorcement_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n save_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n cause_v she_o to_o commit_v adultery_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v marry_v she_o that_o be_v divorce_v commit_v adultery_n wherewith_o agree_v that_o of_o the_o same_o jesus_n mat._n 19.8_o 9_o where_o when_o the_o pharisee_n demand_v of_o he_o why_o if_o god_n have_v make_v the_o bond_n so_o close_o between_o man_n and_o wife_n at_o the_o first_o as_o he_o have_v then_o affirm_v moses_n do_v command_v to_o give_v a_o writing_n of_o divorcement_n and_o to_o put_v she_o away_o his_o answer_n be_v that_o moses_n for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n suffer_v they_o to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n but_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v 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as_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a virtue_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o here_o not_o to_o content_v myself_o with_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 5.43_o 44._o where_o have_v premise_v after_o his_o manner_n that_o they_o have_v hear_v it_o have_v be_v say_v thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n and_o hate_v thy_o enemy_n he_o add_v by_o way_n of_o opposition_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o love_v your_o enemy_n not_o i_o say_v to_o content_v myself_o with_o that_o i_o shall_v set_v before_o you_o the_o extent_n of_o this_o precept_n under_o the_o gospel_n and_o then_o show_v how_o much_o the_o law_n fall_v short_a of_o it_o in_o its_o injunction_n i_o begin_v with_o the_o former_a of_o these_o even_o the_o extent_n of_o this_o precept_n under_o the_o gospel_n which_o i_o shall_v not_o doubt_v to_o affirm_v first_o to_o comprehend_v such_o enemy_n as_o be_v of_o a_o different_a religion_n from_o we_o as_o well_o as_o those_o who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o religion_n with_o 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moment_n to_o be_v oppose_v to_o this_o argue_v and_o that_o be_v what_o follow_v in_o the_o 10._o verse_n love_n work_v no_o ill_a to_o his_o neighbour_n therefore_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n for_o if_o love_v be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n in_o that_o it_o work_v no_o ill_a then_o may_v the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o the_o law_n seem_v to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o not_o do_v of_o any_o harm_n to_o our_o neighbour_n but_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v love_n work_v no_o ill_a to_o his_o neighbour_n therefore_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n his_o meaning_n may_v be_v not_o that_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n mere_o because_o it_o do_v no_o harm_n but_o because_o of_o its_o opposition_n to_o all_o those_o evil_n and_o harm_n such_o as_o adultery_n theft_n and_o the_o like_a whereby_o our_o neighbour_n be_v incommodate_v love_n be_v a_o stranger_n to_o murder_n adultery_n and_o theft_n and_o to_o 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namely_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o and_o consequent_o that_o the_o command_n of_o honour_v our_o parent_n be_v because_o that_o be_v a_o precept_n of_o the_o same_o decalogue_n the_o law_n can_v be_v fulfil_v by_o abstain_v mere_o from_o evil_a because_o that_o of_o honour_v our_o parent_n be_v more_o than_o so_o when_o therefore_o it_o be_v here_o say_v that_o love_n work_v no_o ill_a to_o his_o neighbour_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n we_o be_v not_o only_o to_o understand_v that_o it_o work_v no_o ill_a but_o that_o it_o procure_v all_o the_o good_a that_o can_v be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n if_o any_o deem_v the_o positive_a love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n to_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n in_o which_o i_o have_v show_v the_o word_n fulfil_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o 5._o chapter_n of_o s._n matthew_n that_o be_v to_o say_v as_o a_o addition_n make_v by_o christ_n to_o it_o to_o make_v up_o its_o former_a want_n it_o will_v come_v all_o to_o one_o as_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n for_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o that_o christ_n who_o have_v fulfil_v it_o we_o be_v necessary_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o law_n in_o that_o latitude_n wherein_o it_o be_v propose_v by_o he_o and_o consequent_o to_o believe_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o decalogue_n not_o only_o to_o require_v we_o to_o abstain_v from_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o pursue_v the_o contrary_a good_a the_o argument_n be_v much_o more_o strong_a from_o the_o affirmative_a to_o the_o negative_a that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o the_o command_n of_o any_o positive_a duty_n to_o the_o forbid_v of_o the_o contrary_a vice_n for_o though_o for_o instance_n i_o may_v abstain_v from_o dishonour_v my_o parent_n and_o yet_o never_o give_v they_o honour_n yet_o i_o can_v honour_v and_o dishonour_v they_o at_o once_o and_o therefore_o that_o commandment_n which_o enjoin_v i_o honour_n must_v consequent_o be_v think_v to_o forbid_v all_o dishonour_n and_o contempt_n thus_o far_o therefore_o we_o have_v already_o attain_v towards_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n that_o though_o some_o of_o they_o and_o those_o the_o most_o seem_v satisfy_v with_o abstain_v from_o evil_a and_o other_o with_o the_o sole_a pursue_v of_o good_a yet_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o oblige_v to_o both_o to_o eschew_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a and_o to_o follow_v after_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o virtuous_a 2._o the_o second_o thing_n observable_a concern_v the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v that_o though_o the_o grosser_n sort_n of_o sin_n only_o be_v there_o express_o forbid_v such_o as_o adultery_n murder_n and_o the_o like_a yet_o under_o they_o be_v contain_v also_o all_o the_o lesser_a one_o of_o the_o same_o species_n thus_o for_o example_n though_o the_o decalogue_n take_v notice_n only_o of_o murder_n and_o adultery_n in_o the_o sin_n of_o malice_n and_o unchastity_n yet_o consider_v those_o precept_n as_o propose_v by_o christ_n in_o which_o capacity_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n all_o christian_n be_v to_o look_v upon_o they_o so_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v all_o sin_n of_o the_o same_o kind_a to_o be_v include_v how_o much_o soever_o inferior_a to_o the_o other_o for_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o say_v our_o saviour_n that_o whosoever_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o already_o in_o his_o heart_n mat._n 5.28_o and_o again_o not_o only_o that_o he_o who_o kill_v his_o brother_n but_o that_o whosoever_o be_v angry_a without_o a_o cause_n especial_o if_o he_o proceed_v to_o reproachful_a language_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o same_o judgement_n to_o which_o the_o murderer_n be_v obnoxious_a v._o 22._o of_o the_o same_o chapter_n and_o indeed_o though_o there_o appear_v not_o any_o clear_a indication_n in_o the_o commandment_n themselves_o of_o their_o descend_v to_o 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according_a to_o his_o several_a attribute_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o command_v we_o to_o have_v he_o and_o no_o other_o for_o our_o god_n he_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o command_v also_o that_o we_o shall_v fear_v and_o love_n and_o honour_v he_o and_o he_o alone_o though_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v express_v in_o it_o but_o then_o if_o the_o law_n be_v consider_v not_o only_o as_o propose_v by_o moses_n but_o as_o illustrate_v and_o enlarge_v by_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o sermon_n on_o the_o mount_n in_o which_o capacity_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n we_o ought_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o because_o as_o such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o christian_a law_n so_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o many_o thing_n be_v comprehend_v in_o it_o which_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o it_o but_o because_o when_o i_o show_v what_o thing_n be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n beside_o what_o be_v express_v in_o the_o letter_n i_o shall_v at_o the_o same_o time_n show_v that_o something_o else_o be_v therefore_o supersede_v any_o far_a proof_n of_o that_o as_o altogether_o unnecessary_a i_o will_v proceed_v to_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o other_o ii_o it_o be_v common_o suppose_v and_o not_o without_o reason_n though_o that_o reason_n be_v not_o often_o make_v appear_v that_o when_o our_o saviour_n reduce_v the_o law_n to_o those_o two_o great_a commandment_n thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o he_o mean_v that_o principal_o of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n contain_v in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n which_o if_o true_a it_o will_v follow_v 1._o that_o the_o negative_a in_o every_o commandment_n do_v include_v the_o affirmative_a and_o that_o when_o god_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v and_o the_o like_a his_o meaning_n be_v not_o only_o that_o we_o shall_v do_v no_o injury_n to_o our_o neighbour_n person_n or_o estate_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v love_v and_o do_v he_o good_a in_o both_o now_o that_o our_o saviour_n intend_v those_o great_a commandment_n thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o as_o a_o abstract_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o consequent_o that_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o they_o be_v also_o comprise_v in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n will_v appear_v from_o rom._n 13.8_o 9_o where_o s._n paul_n do_v not_o only_o affirm_v love_n to_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n according_a as_o his_o master_n have_v do_v but_o particular_o of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n for_o this_o say_v he_o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o commandment_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v verba_fw-la sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d brief_o comprehend_v in_o this_o say_n namely_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o now_o forasmuch_o as_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o law_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o several_a precept_n of_o it_o be_v comprehend_v in_o it_o as_o in_o a_o recapitulation_n 1.10_o recapitulation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la propriè_fw-la variarum_fw-la sum_fw-la marum_fw-la in_o unam_fw-la collectionem_fw-la per_fw-la translationem_fw-la antè_fw-la dictorum_fw-la repetitionem_fw-la per_fw-la capita_fw-la hammond_n in_o eph._n 1.10_o or_o summary_n that_o law_n of_o which_o it_o be_v a_o summary_n must_v comprehend_v love_n in_o it_o and_o consequent_o not_o only_o forbid_v the_o do_n of_o any_o injury_n to_o our_o neighbour_n but_o the_o do_v he_o all_o good_a office_n and_o service_n there_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n of_o