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and_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o be_v possess_v with_o hearty_a love_n towards_o all_o man_n in_o general_a and_o in_o particular_a towards_o those_o that_o have_v do_v we_o injury_n and_o unkindness_n otherwise_o we_o be_v hater_n of_o they_o chap._n xx._n sect._n i._n in_o the_o next_o place_n i_o will_v set_v forth_o the_o greatness_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o hate_v the_o people_n of_o god_n or_o other_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o such_o person_n love_v not_o god_n himself_o if_o a_o king_n shall_v say_v of_o some_o certain_a man_n about_o he_o these_o man_n be_v very_o dear_a unto_o i_o and_o as_o i_o love_v they_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n so_o i_o will_v have_v all_o that_o love_v i_o to_o love_v they_o i_o will_v make_v this_o as_o a_o note_n by_o which_o to_o know_v a_o faithful_a subject_n from_o a_o traitor_n viz._n love_n to_o these_o who_o i_o dear_o love_v he_o that_o love_v not_o they_o i_o will_v not_o account_v they_o loyal_a and_o true_a heart_a to_o i_o whether_o these_o person_n deserve_v the_o love_n of_o all_o or_o not_o yet_o this_o will_v be_v a_o great_a argument_n of_o the_o king_n be_v extraordinary_a love_n to_o such_o man_n so_o in_o this_o case_n the_o lord_n say_v in_o effect_n of_o every_o child_n of_o he_o he_o that_o love_v not_o thou_o i_o will_v take_v he_o for_o none_o of_o my_o friend_n for_o none_o of_o my_o child_n he_o that_o look_v for_o love_n and_o favour_n from_o i_o must_v bear_v true_a love_n to_o thou_o how_o great_a then_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n towards_o his_o child_n he_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v that_o any_o love_v he_o who_o hate_v they_o when_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n tell_v our_o saviour_n we_o have_v one_o father_n even_o god_n he_o answer_v if_o god_n be_v your_o father_n you_o will_v love_v i_o for_o i_o proceed_v forth_o and_o come_v from_o god_n neither_o come_v i_o of_o myself_o but_o he_o send_v i_o joh._n 8.41_o 42._o so_o in_o this_o case_n it_o may_v be_v say_v 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of_o god_n in_o their_o mouth_n and_o do_v hate_v the_o godly_a the_o lord_n say_v in_o effect_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o love_v i_o in_o that_o thou_o love_v not_o my_o child_n thou_o love_v not_o i_o such_o tender_a love_n do_v the_o lord_n bear_v to_o his_o people_n this_o our_o saviour_n express_v sweet_o in_o that_o speech_n to_o st._n peter_n after_o his_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a when_o by_o a_o three-â—old_a confession_n of_o his_o love_n to_o he_o he_o seem_v as_o it_o be_v to_o put_v he_o to_o penance_n for_o his_o late_a threefold_a denial_n of_o he_o simon_n son_n of_o jonah_n love_v thou_o i_o peter_n answer_v thrice_o yea_o lord_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o love_v thou_o yea_o but_o peter_n if_o thou_o will_v have_v i_o taste_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o love_n to_o i_o if_o thou_o do_v love_v i_o indeed_o and_o will_v have_v i_o to_o accept_v of_o thy_o love_n as_o sound_v and_o true_a love_v they_o who_o i_o love_v love_v they_o and_o love_v i_o and_o show_v it_o by_o thy_o care_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o by_o thy_o diligence_n in_o feed_v they_o with_o my_o word_n go_v feed_v my_o sheep_n and_o lamb_n sect_n ii_o two_o he_o that_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n abide_v in_o death_n 1_o joh._n 3.14_o all_o by_o nature_n be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o death_n and_o void_a of_o christian_a love_n but_o all_o do_v not_o abide_v in_o death_n some_o do_v not_o continue_v in_o the_o state_n of_o death_n but_o those_o that_o love_v the_o brethren_n be_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n now_o those_o who_o want_v this_o christian_a and_o brotherly_a love_n these_o be_v not_o only_o dead_a in_o sin_n by_o nature_n but_o they_o abide_v in_o death_n they_o abide_v in_o the_o death_n of_o guilt_n the_o guilt_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n lie_v upon_o they_o they_o abide_v under_o the_o dominion_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n they_o abide_v in_o a_o state_n of_o wrath_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abide_v on_o they_o as_o long_o as_o they_o abide_v in_o the_o 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all_o nation_n of_o man_n that_o dwell_v upon_o all_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o athenian_n as_o proud_a as_o they_o be_v in_o despise_v other_o nation_n as_o barbarous_a yea_o other_o city_n of_o greece_n in_o comparison_n of_o themselves_o yet_o be_v not_o of_o any_o better_a stock_n or_o blood_n original_o than_o the_o mean_a of_o they_o the_o athenian_n be_v not_o of_o one_o blood_n and_o the_o argive_n of_o another_o and_o the_o bâ—aetians_n of_o another_o etc._n etc._n no_o the_o very_a scythian_n be_v of_o as_o good_a a_o stock_n original_o as_o they_o even_o of_o the_o same_o
member_n of_o a_o family_n and_o see_v thou_o sin_n to_o grow_v there_o in_o any_o person_n thou_o be_v faithful_o to_o reprove_v and_o admonish_v have_v thou_o kindred_n or_o friend_n who_o thou_o dear_o love_v late-walking_a in_o evil_a way_n then_o reprove_v and_o admonish_v do_v any_o of_o thy_o familiar_n sin_n in_o thy_o company_n then_o reprove_v and_o admonish_v they_o be_v thou_o in_o the_o company_n of_o stranger_n that_o swear_v and_o curse_v and_o profane_v the_o holy_a name_n of_o god_n give_v a_o love_a check_n to_o they_o why_o do_v you_o curse_v and_o swear_v perhaps_o you_o will_v say_v they_o regard_v it_o not_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n thou_o do_v thy_o duty_n you_o will_v reply_v we_o have_v do_v so_o and_o they_o do_v not_o reform_v yet_o still_o reprove_v they_o god_n may_v make_v thy_o reproof_n effectual_a one_o time_n or_o other_o god_n be_v patient_a and_o long-suffering_a so_o must_v we_o be_v also_o you_o will_v say_v they_o scoff_v and_o scorn_n at_o reproof_n i_o answer_v then_o avoid_v their_o fellowship_n as_o much_o as_o thou_o can_v we_o do_v express_v more_o love_n to_o one_o another_o by_o reprove_v one_o another_o than_o by_o any_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n we_o desire_v the_o good_a of_o one_o another_o soul_n true_a love_n be_v mix_v of_o sweetness_n and_o sharpness_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o bitter-sweet_a it_o have_v not_o only_o sweet_a meat_n but_o pill_n corrosive_n as_o well_o as_o heal_a plaster_n it_o can_v wound_v as_o well_o as_o heal_v yea_o it_o must_v wound_v that_o it_o may_v heal_v if_o a_o christian_a see_v seculent_a matter_n that_o nourish_v vice_n cleave_v to_o any_o one_o true_a love_n will_v cause_v he_o to_o strain_v a_o point_n of_o kindness_n to_o purge_v it_o out_o albeit_o with_o more_o rough_a than_o please_a physic_n faithful_a be_v the_o wound_n of_o such_o a_o friend_n prov._n 27.6_o melius_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la severitate_fw-la diligere_fw-la quà m_fw-la cum_fw-la lenitate_fw-la decipere_fw-la better_a be_v a_o severe_a kind_n of_o love_n than_o a_o deceitful_a lenity_n there_o be_v two_o reason_n why_o we_o must_v in_o love_n to_o the_o wicked_a thus_o behave_v ourselves_o 1._o because_o our_o love_n to_o they_o must_v principal_o aim_v at_o their_o conversion_n reformation_n and_o salvation_n as_o god_n labour_v by_o his_o goodness_n to_o draw_v man_n to_o repentance_n so_o must_v we_o by_o our_o love_n and_o what_o better_a course_n can_v we_o take_v than_o by_o reprove_v they_o by_o tell_v they_o of_o the_o fearful_a danger_n they_o be_v in_o and_o that_o such_o course_n will_v undoubted_o bring_v they_o to_o hell_n when_o wicked_a man_n shall_v see_v we_o dislike_v their_o course_n and_o grieve_v at_o they_o god_n may_v set_v it_o home_o upon_o they_o to_o make_v they_o the_o more_o sensible_a of_o their_o own_o sin_n shall_v we_o not_o show_v our_o dislike_n of_o such_o course_n we_o shall_v harden_v and_o confirm_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n and_o so_o to_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o their_o desperate_a impenitency_n 2._o because_o otherwise_o we_o show_v neither_o love_n to_o they_o nor_o to_o ourselves_o we_o make_v ourselves_o partaker_n of_o their_o sin_n neglect_v of_o reproof_n be_v a_o tacit_n consent_n to_o they_o in_o their_o sin_n shall_v we_o any_o way_n encourage_v they_o we_o shall_v be_v abettor_n of_o they_o shall_v we_o any_o way_n delight_n in_o their_o sin_n god_n will_v lay_v they_o to_o our_o score_n chap._n xii_o sect._n 1_o the_o three_o thing_n i_o be_o to_o treat_v of_o be_v love_n to_o our_o enemy_n here_o in_o the_o first_o place_n let_v we_o consider_v what_o this_o love_n be_v and_o wherein_o it_o consist_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o a_o love_n in_o word_n and_o in_o tongue_n but_o a_o affectionate_a love_n a_o love_v in_o heart_n and_o in_o deed_n rom._n 12.10_o be_v kind_o affection_a one_o to_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v natural_o affectionate_a as_o the_o dam_n among_o creature_n be_v natural_o affectionate_a to_o their_o young_a one_o god_n command_n love_n thy_o enemy_n reach_v the_o heart_n and_o enjoin_v thou_o to_o affect_v they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o tongue_n to_o speak_v love_a word_n unto_o they_o 2_o it_o be_v a_o love_n that_o set_v we_o upon_o the_o exercise_n of_o all_o duty_n of_o love_n towards_o they_o 1._o to_o love_v they_o with_o a_o love_n of_o benevolence_n to_o bless_v thâ—m_n that_o curse_v you_o to_o wish_v they_o good_a when_o they_o wish_v you_o evil_n to_o speak_v well_o of_o they_o when_o they_o speak_v all_o manner_n of_o evil_n of_o you_o this_o be_v to_o love_v our_o enemy_n 2._o to_o be_v willing_a to_o pardon_v their_o private_a injury_n do_v unto_o we_o so_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o two_o debtor_n teach_v we_o mat._n 18.25_o the_o king_n pardon_v one_o which_o owe_v he_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n and_o he_o be_v to_o pardon_v his_o fellow_n that_o owe_v he_o a_o hundred_o penny_n which_o thing_n because_o he_o will_v not_o do_v his_o lord_n be_v wroth_a and_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o tormentor_n till_o he_o shall_v pay_v all_o that_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o prov._n 19.11_o the_o discretion_n of_o a_o man_n defer_v his_o anger_n and_o it_o be_v his_o glory_n to_o pass_v over_o a_o transgression_n man_n think_v it_o but_o baseness_n and_o cowardliness_n to_o put_v up_o wrong_n but_o god_n say_v it_o be_v his_o wisdom_n his_o glory_n his_o discretion_n suppose_v thy_o enemy_n have_v do_v thou_o great_a wrong_n and_o many_o injury_n the_o more_o be_v thy_o love_n manifest_v 3._o hearty_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o gift_n and_o part_n of_o our_o enemy_n and_o in_o whatsoever_o be_v be_v excellent_a in_o they_o and_o to_o be_v glad_a of_o their_o prosperity_n and_o to_o lament_v when_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o they_o thus_o david_n make_v lamentation_n for_o saul_n 2_o sam._n 1._o v._n 19_o the_o beauty_n of_o israel_n be_v slay_v upon_o thy_o high_a place_n v._o 24_o 25._o you_o daughter_n of_o israel_n weep_v over_o saul_n who_o clothe_v you_o in_o scarlet_n with_o other_o delight_n who_o put_v on_o ornament_n of_o gold_n upon_o your_o apparel_n how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o battle_n 4._o to_o love_v they_o with_o a_o love_n of_o beneficence_n to_o do_v they_o all_o the_o good_a we_o can_v to_o do_v all_o the_o good_a we_o can_v to_o their_o body_n to_o do_v they_o good_a speedy_o and_o without_o delay_n and_o constant_o without_o any_o willing_a neglect_n when_o it_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n love_v your_o enemy_n do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v you_o mat._n 5.44_o if_o thy_o enemy_n hunger_n feed_v he_o if_o he_o thirst_v give_v he_o drink_v for_o in_o so_o do_v thou_o shall_v heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n upon_o his_o head_n rom._n 12.20_o either_o coal_n of_o conversion_n or_o coâ—ls_n of_o confusion_n 5_o to_o love_v they_o with_o a_o religious_a love_n love_v your_o enemy_n pray_v for_o they_o which_o despiteful_o use_v 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