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appeal_v to_o with_o more_o care_n and_o consideration_n than_o it_o often_o be_v and_o that_o man_n will_v not_o present_o because_o perhaps_o they_o be_v persuade_v their_o opinion_n be_v right_o back_o they_o with_o any_o text_n of_o scripture_n that_o they_o can_v make_v chime_n to_o they_o though_o they_o be_v very_o little_a or_o not_o at_o all_o to_o the_o purpose_n as_o they_o can_v not_o oftentimes_o but_o discern_v if_o they_o will_v but_o either_o regard_n the_o scope_n of_o the_o discourse_n or_o read_v to_o the_o end_n of_o it_o the_o first_o text_n mr._n n._n bring_v for_o his_o purpose_n be_v mat._n vi_fw-la 24._o no_o man_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n for_o either_o he_o will_v hate_v the_o one_o and_o love_v the_o other_o or_o else_o he_o will_v hold_v to_o the_o one_o and_o despise_v the_o other_o you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n here_o mr._n n._n say_v we_o be_v plain_o tell_v we_o can_v divide_v between_o god_n and_o the_o creature_n and_o the_o reason_n 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god_n and_o mammon_n practical_a discourse_n p._n 64_o 65._o by_o mammon_n i_o suppose_v be_v never_o understand_v before_o any_o thing_n but_o riches_n or_o those_o thing_n for_o which_o riches_n be_v desire_v and_o our_o saviour_n here_o tell_v we_o we_o must_v not_o set_v our_o heart_n upon_o these_o thing_n or_o make_v ourselves_o slave_n or_o servant_n to_o they_o that_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o they_o must_v not_o command_v we_o if_o we_o command_v it_o and_o make_v it_o obedient_a to_o reason_n it_o be_v then_o certain_a it_o do_v not_o command_v we_o and_o consequent_o that_o we_o be_v not_o servant_n to_o it_o this_o be_v then_o plain_o no_o more_o but_o that_o our_o desire_n
40._o and_o our_o saviour_n assure_v he_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o law_n be_v in_o neither_o part_n short_a or_o defective_a for_o he_o say_v this_o do_v and_o thou_o shall_v live_v we_o be_v here_o teach_v that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o our_o neighbour_n comprise_v the_o whole_a of_o our_o duty_n and_o according_o we_o be_v elsewhere_o also_o tell_v that_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n its_o regulation_n therefore_o be_v certain_o of_o the_o utmost_a consequence_n to_o we_o and_o the_o measure_n of_o it_o be_v that_o we_o love_v god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n with_o all_o our_o mind_n and_o with_o all_o our_o strength_n and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o these_o precept_n be_v join_v together_o in_o the_o gospel_n and_o there_o be_v a_o very_a near_o affinity_n between_o they_o but_o they_o be_v not_o so_o join_v in_o the_o law_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v cite_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o appearance_n that_o those_o to_o who_o they_o be_v there_o give_v understand_v or_o can_v understand_v by_o they_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o love_n of_o their_o neighbour_n to_o be_v distinct_a affection_n differ_v in_o kind_n as_o be_v affirm_v by_o mr._n n._n who_o in_o pursuance_n of_o at_o best_o a_o useless_a notion_n will_v take_v from_o a_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n their_o only_a sure_a retreat_n when_o bewilder_v in_o the_o maze_n of_o opinion_n endless_o contest_v by_o the_o man_n of_o skill_n in_o disputation_n he_o have_v do_v as_o much_o to_o perplex_v the_o plain_a duty_n of_o morality_n as_o other_o have_v do_v the_o speculative_a part_n of_o religion_n but_o there_o appear_v no_o ground_n from_o the_o text_n here_o to_o affirm_v that_o the_o command_n of_o love_v their_o neighbour_n as_o themselves_o be_v as_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o absolute_a measure_n but_o a_o relative_a character_n put_v in_o on_o purpose_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o their_o love_n of_o god_n page_n 165._o of_o his_o philosophical_a and_o divine_a letter_n unless_o that_o mr._n n._n will_v say_v that_o the_o word_n necessary_o imply_v so_o much_o which_o be_v to_o beg_v the_o thing_n he_o contest_v for_o and_o not_o to_o prove_v it_o moses_n speak_v as_o a_o lawgiver_n to_o a_o multitude_n that_o do_v not_o much_o refine_v in_o their_o speculation_n or_o distinguish_v thing_n with_o philosophical_a niceness_n seem_v very_o plain_o by_o this_o text_n as_o the_o forego_n one_o make_v it_o evident_a to_o design_n only_o to_o tell_v they_o how_o far_o the_o love_n of_o their_o neighbour_n ought_v to_o extend_v as_o not_o only_o to_o the_o do_v no_o injury_n specify_v in_o sundry_a instance_n but_o even_o to_o the_o bear_v no_o grudge_n and_o final_o say_v he_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o that_o be_v do_v he_o as_o little_a harm_n and_o as_o much_o good_a as_o thou_o desire_v shall_v be_v do_v to_o thyself_o whether_o or_o no_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o object_n of_o desire_n be_v not_o determine_v by_o this_o precept_n any_o far_a than_o as_o love_v natural_o draw_v desire_n after_o it_o but_o against_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o any_o creature_n be_v be_v desire_a by_o we_o it_o be_v say_v by_o mr._n n._n that_o as_o we_o can_v love_v god_n with_o a_o love_n of_o benevolence_n he_o want_v nothing_o to_o be_v wish_v to_o his_o perfection_n and_o happiness_n so_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o love_v the_o creature_n with_o a_o love_n of_o desire_n they_o be_v uncapable_a to_o make_v any_o part_n of_o our_o happiness_n what_o we_o can_v do_v we_o be_v certain_a we_o shall_v not_o and_o we_o need_v little_a caution_n not_o to_o desire_v what_o be_v not_o desirable_a or_o which_o be_v here_o equivalent_a not_o please_v to_o we_o but_o though_o man_n may_v possible_o in_o the_o ignorance_n they_o be_v in_o of_o their_o own_o be_v and_o the_o constitution_n of_o other_o thing_n with_o their_o mutual_a relation_n mistake_v that_o which_o can_v make_v they_o final_o happy_a yet_o none_o can_v be_v suppose_v not_o to_o know_v what_o at_o the_o present_a please_v they_o which_o be_v the_o happiness_n or_o pleasure_n here_o intend_v how_o little_a it_o signify_v to_o this_o matter_n though_o the_o stress_n of_o the_o assertion_n lie_v in_o it_o to_o say_v that_o sensible_a object_n be_v not_o the_o efficient_a but_o occasional_a cause_n of_o our_o please_a sensation_n will_v soon_o be_v consider_v but_o if_o when_o we_o use_v the_o word_n love_n we_o reflect_v what_o it_o be_v we_o mean_v by_o it_o we_o shall_v perhaps_o be_v more_o enlighten_v than_o by_o mr._n n_n definition_n of_o it_o and_o shall_v learn_v to_o distinguish_v better_a than_o to_o call_v different_a passion_n by_o the_o same_o name_n or_o confound_v love_n with_o whatever_o be_v a_o concomitant_a of_o it_o when_o i_o say_v that_o i_o love_v my_o child_n or_o my_o friend_n i_o find_v that_o my_o mean_v be_v that_o they_o be_v thing_n i_o be_o delight_v in_o their_o be_v be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o i_o when_o i_o say_v that_o i_o love_v god_n above_o all_o i_o find_v i_o will_v express_v that_o he_o be_v my_o chief_a good_a and_o i_o delight_v in_o he_o above_o all_o thing_n again_o when_o i_o say_v that_o i_o love_v myself_o i_o likewise_o mean_a by_o it_o that_o my_o be_v be_v dear_a and_o please_v to_o i_o to_o say_v one_o love_v a_o thing_n and_o that_o it_o be_v that_o which_o one_o have_v complaisency_n in_o be_v just_a the_o same_o love_n be_v only_o a_o name_n give_v to_o that_o disposition_n or_o act_n of_o the_o mind_n we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o towards_o any_o thing_n we_o be_v please_v with_o and_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v simple_o love_n consist_v bare_o in_o that_o and_o can_v be_v distinguish_v into_o different_a act_n of_o wish_v well_o and_o desire_v which_o be_v other_o different_a act_n of_o the_o mind_n consequential_a to_o love_n according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o object_n to_o intelligent_a being_n that_o we_o love_v our_o love_n be_v follow_v with_o act_n of_o benevolence_n or_o wish_v well_o to_o the_o be_v and_o happiness_n of_o that_o thing_n that_o help_v to_o make_v we_o happy_a and_o with_o desire_n of_o enjoy_v that_o in_o they_o that_o delight_v we_o and_o our_o love_n to_o inanimate_a thing_n be_v follow_v with_o benevolence_n and_o well_o wish_v to_o their_o be_v if_o it_o may_v be_v continue_v with_o their_o enjoyment_n and_o with_o desire_n also_o of_o enjoy_v they_o but_o because_o benevolence_n appear_v most_o in_o wish_v happiness_n to_o being_n capable_a of_o it_o and_o the_o use_n of_o most_o inanimate_a thing_n which_o we_o love_v and_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v destroy_v they_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n therefore_o learned_a man_n have_v talk_v as_o if_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o love_n whereas_o love_n be_v but_o one_o simple_a act_n of_o the_o mind_n always_o accompany_v with_o desire_n and_o benevolence_n too_o where_o the_o object_n be_v capable_a of_o it_o but_o as_o that_o definition_n which_o mr._n n._n have_v give_v we_o viz._n that_o love_n be_v that_o original_a weight_n bent_n or_o endeavour_n whereby_o the_o soul_n stand_v incline_v to_o and_o be_v move_v forward_o to_o good_a ingeneral_n or_o happiness_n tell_v as_o not_o so_o well_o what_o love_n be_v as_o our_o own_o heart_n can_v when_o we_o consult_v they_o so_o perhaps_o a_o examination_n of_o they_o will_v not_o only_o better_o acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o passion_n but_o also_o direct_v we_o better_o to_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o regulation_n than_o notion_n concern_v they_o deduce_v from_o the_o consequence_n of_o a_o hypothesis_n let_v we_o therefore_o consider_v more_o particular_o how_o by_o the_o different_a object_n of_o our_o love_n our_o heart_n be_v affect_v when_o we_o say_v we_o love_v ourselves_o have_v we_o then_o only_o a_o simple_a perception_n of_o pleasure_n and_o complaisance_n in_o our_o be_v or_o be_v any_o thing_n else_o annex_v to_o that_o pleasure_n as_o a_o necessary_a concomitant_a or_o consequence_n of_o it_o mr._n n._n say_v letter_n philosophical_a and_o divine_a p._n 165._o that_o our_o love_n of_o ourselves_o be_v not_o love_n of_o desire_n but_o love_n of_o benevolence_n most_o undoubted_o most_o undoubted_o these_o word_n of_o mr._n n._n very_o much_o clash_n with_o what_o he_o affirm_v elsewhere_o see_v his_o theory_n and_o regulation_n of_o love_n p._n 14._o and_o 15._o where_o have_v reduce_v or_o comprehend_v love_n under_o concupiscence_n and_o benevolence_n he_o express_o tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v no_o desire_n without_o benevolence_n and_o no_o benevolence_n without_o define_v but_o he_o do_v not_o in_o this_o oppose_v himself_o only_o but_o truth_n also_o since_o the_o
say_v this_o do_v and_o thou_o shall_v live_v that_o be_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o soul_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n with_o all_o thy_o mind_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o strength_n and_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o these_o command_n have_v no_o obscurity_n or_o difficulty_n at_o all_o to_o be_v understand_v if_o we_o have_v honest_a heart_n and_o head_n not_o possess_v with_o a_o hypothesis_n which_o every_o thing_n must_v be_v make_v to_o chime_v to_o for_o to_o love_v any_o thing_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n be_v in_o its_o know_a and_o usual_a signification_n to_o love_v it_o a_o gentle_fw-mi moses_n join_v to_o love_a god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n love_v he_o also_o with_o all_o our_o soul_n and_o all_o our_o mind_n that_o be_v with_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o reasonable_a nature_n and_o by_o this_o we_o be_v teach_v not_o only_o to_o love_v he_o very_o ardent_o but_o above_o all_o other_o thing_n as_o be_v our_o creator_n and_o great_a benefactor_n upon_o who_o we_o depend_v every_o moment_n and_o from_o who_o we_o receive_v all_o the_o good_a that_o we_o enjoy_v and_o from_o who_o bounty_n we_o expect_v all_o that_o we_o hope_v for_o as_o also_o as_o be_v every_o way_n in_o himself_o infinite_o beyond_o all_o degree_n of_o comparison_n a_o be_v the_o most_o lovely_a foolish_a man_n too_o frequent_a experience_n show_v love_v ardent_o oftentimes_o without_o consider_v whether_o the_o object_n of_o their_o love_n be_v worthy_a of_o it_o but_o to_o love_v with_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o the_o heart_n be_v not_o to_o love_v so_o but_o to_o love_v with_o the_o understanding_n rational_o as_o well_o as_o passionate_o and_o we_o can_v love_v god_n with_o our_o soul_n and_o with_o our_o mind_n that_o be_v with_o the_o application_n of_o our_o understanding_n and_o with_o a_o reasonable_a love_n without_o love_v he_o above_o all_o his_o creature_n because_o he_o be_v infinite_o more_o lovely_a and_o every_o one_o reason_n when_o he_o consult_v it_o must_v always_o assent_v that_o he_o be_v so_o the_o duty_n then_o that_o we_o be_v teach_v be_v plain_o what_o reason_n require_v viz._n that_o we_o love_v the_o most_o lovely_a be_v above_o all_o other_o and_o that_o all_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o our_o mind_n consent_n in_o this_o preference_n of_o he_o that_o we_o think_v of_o he_o as_o well_o as_o we_o be_v able_a as_o he_o be_v and_o pay_v the_o high_a tribute_n of_o affection_n and_o adoration_n to_o he_o that_o our_o nature_n be_v capable_a of_o this_o be_v also_o plain_o practicable_a and_o what_o we_o may_v know_v whether_o we_o perform_v or_o no_o by_o ask_v ourselves_o whether_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o part_v with_o any_o other_o good_a for_o the_o sake_n of_o this_o as_o father_n mother_n husband_n wife_n or_o child_n &_o c._n which_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o whoever_o be_v not_o ready_a to_o part_v with_o for_o his_o sake_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o he_o but_o that_o whosoever_o part_n with_o any_o of_o these_o for_o the_o gospel_n sake_n shall_v receive_v manifold_a reward_n both_o in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v now_o if_o none_o of_o these_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v desirable_a to_o we_o but_o to_o be_v only_a object_n of_o our_o charity_n as_o mr._n n._n say_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v why_o shall_v we_o deserve_v so_o great_a reward_n for_o forsake_v of_o they_o for_o god_n sake_n and_o why_o shall_v our_o saviour_n as_o he_o plain_o do_v confirm_v the_o desireableness_n of_o these_o thing_n to_o we_o if_o they_o be_v not_o in_o some_o degree_n allow_v to_o be_v desire_v but_o mr._n n._n say_v we_o be_v command_v to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o and_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o we_o do_v not_o love_v ourselves_o with_o a_o love_n of_o desire_n therefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n so_o moses_n in_o levit._n nineteeen_o from_o whence_o the_o above_o cite_a text_n be_v take_v have_v rehearse_v divers_a other_o law_n to_o the_o people_n come_v to_o tell_v they_o what_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o neighbour_n which_o he_o do_v from_o the_o 13_o to_o the_o 18_o verse_n with_o which_o he_o thus_o conclude_v thou_o shall_v not_o avenge_v nor_o bear_v any_o grudge_n against_o the_o child_n of_o thy_o people_n but_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n can_v not_o be_v mistake_v by_o any_o one_o who_o be_v not_o prepossess_v with_o a_o hypothesis_n which_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o support_v from_o scripture_n authority_n for_o moses_n have_v tell_v the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o defraud_v their_o neighbour_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o mock_v at_o his_o infirmity_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o oppress_v he_o but_o judge_v in_o righteousness_n not_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o the_o poor_a or_o the_o rich_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o not_o stand_v against_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o neighbour_n but_o also_o not_o hate_v he_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o further_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o take_v care_n of_o his_o temporal_a welfare_n but_o also_o of_o his_o spiritual_a by_o rebuke_v he_o when_o he_o sin_n and_o likewise_o be_v so_o far_o from_o avenge_a themselves_o when_o injure_v by_o he_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o bear_v a_o grudge_n against_o he_o he_o conclude_v all_o with_o that_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o spring_n from_o which_o all_o these_o good_a office_n to_o our_o neighbour_n shall_v proceed_v and_o which_o in_o short_a full_o teach_v we_o the_o extent_n of_o our_o duty_n to_o he_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o that_o be_v plain_o that_o as_o we_o love_v ourselves_o and_o from_o that_o principle_n of_o love_n do_v good_a to_o ourselves_o so_o we_o shall_v also_o love_v our_o neighbour_n and_o from_o that_o principle_n of_o love_n to_o he_o shall_v do_v he_o all_o the_o good_a that_o we_o can_v not_o only_o bare_o perform_v towards_o he_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o those_o duty_n here_o enjoin_v or_o any_o other_o but_o perform_v they_o upon_o the_o same_o principle_n of_o delight_n and_o complaisance_n in_o his_o well_o be_v which_o we_o have_v in_o our_o own_o without_o which_o all_o our_o performance_n will_v be_v defective_a we_o must_v here_o consider_v moses_n speak_v either_o as_o a_o lawgiver_n or_o as_o a_o philosopher_n if_o as_o the_o first_o then_o without_o doubt_n he_o must_v be_v think_v to_o have_v speak_v so_o as_o the_o people_n who_o he_o speak_v to_o can_v the_o easy_a apprehend_v he_o and_o the_o whole_a scope_n of_o his_o discourse_n make_v the_o abovementioned_a sense_n of_o his_o word_n plain_o the_o most_o obvious_a meaning_n of_o they_o viz._n that_o as_o people_n love_v themselves_o and_o upon_o that_o principle_n of_o love_n do_v good_a to_o themselves_o so_o also_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o love_v their_o neighbour_n 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p._n 62.67_o consequent_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o more_o hateful_a sin_n to_o the_o almighty_a than_o feel_v cold_a or_o hunger_n to_o desire_v fire_n or_o food_n as_o any_o good_a to_o we_o but_o he_o tell_v we_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o though_o the_o thing_n which_o satisfy_v these_o natural_a crave_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v desire_v as_o good_n yet_o they_o may_v be_v secure_o seek_v for_o as_o such_o and_o enjoy_v p._n 73_o 74._o he_o who_o head_n be_v cast_v in_o a_o metaphysical_a mould_n have_v it_o may_v be_v privilege_n of_o nature_n which_o accompany_v it_o that_o ordinary_a mortal_n be_v stranger_n to_o who_o though_o they_o can_v conceive_v indeed_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v love_v without_o be_v seek_v or_o to_o be_v seek_v without_o be_v love_v yet_o from_o the_o frailty_n
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