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that_o geve_v and_o render_v good_a for_o evyll_n and_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o profit_n such_o as_o hurt_v they_o the_o first_o kind_n of_o man_n keep_v peace_n the_o second_o maintain_v peace_n and_o the_o three_o make_v peace_n and_o win_v the_o soul_n of_o other_o and_o therefore_o be_v count_v happy_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o do_v the_o work_n of_o god_n son_n that_o after_o they_o be_v reconcile_v themselves_o labour_n with_o all_o their_o power_n to_o reconcyle_v other_o to_o their_o heavenly_a father_n lxxiii_o many_o kynde_n of_o alm_n there_o be_v and_o work_n of_o mercy_n both_o corporal_a &_o also_o spiritual_a but_o among_o they_o all_o there_o be_v never_o one_o great_a than_o free_o even_o from_o the_o hart_n to_o remit_v that_o a_o other_o man_n have_v offend_v against_o us._n it_o be_v nothing_o in_o a_o manner_n to_o love_v he_o that_o love_v we_o and_o do_v we_o no_o harm_n for_o infideles_fw-la and_o all_o other_o man_n of_o nature_n will_v so_o do_v but_o to_o love_v our_o enemy_n and_o to_o will_v to_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o wish_v and_o do_v evyll_n to_o we_o as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v be_v the_o great_a perfection_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n and_o although_o the_o number_n of_o man_n for_o the_o most_o part_n do_v not_o come_v to_o that_o degree_n of_o perfection_n to_o love_n and_o do_v good_a to_o their_o enemy_n whereunto_o every_o christian_a man_n ought_v with_o prayer_n and_o diligence_n to_o labour_n and_o wrestle_v with_o himself_o to_o come_v yet_o he_o can_v not_o be_v a_o good_a man_n that_o will_v not_o free_o and_o hearty_o forgeve_v his_o enemy_n that_o cease_v to_o be_v his_o enemy_n and_o be_v sorry_a for_o that_o he_o have_v do_v and_o humble_o ask_v he_o forgevenes_n for_o his_o sin_n be_v hold_v still_o and_o not_o remyt_v of_o god_n potus_fw-la that_o will_v not_o forgeve_v his_o penitent_a neighbour_n that_o he_o have_v do_v against_o he_o therefore_o sing_v in_o many_o 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