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love_n of_o mercy_n and_o helpe_n 3._o the_o love_n of_o courtesy_n and_o gentleness_n 4._o the_o love_n of_o familiarity_n and_o friendship_n chap._n x._o set_v down_o five_o reason_n why_o we_o be_v to_o love_v all_o man_n and_o four_o reason_n why_o publican_n and_o sinner_n do_v return_v all_o office_n of_o love_n to_o those_o that_o love_v they_o chap._n xi_o show_n how_o we_o must_v manifest_v our_o love_n in_o general_a to_o the_o wicked_a of_o what_o we_o must_v beware_v and_o what_o we_o must_v do_v two_o reason_n of_o it_o chap._n xii_o sect._n 1_o of_o our_o love_n to_o our_o enemy_n what_o this_o love_n be_v and_o wherein_o it_o consist_v show_v in_o five_o thing_n that_o this_o love_n exceed_v that_o of_o publican_n show_v three_o thing_n sect._n 2._o show_v how_o far_o wicked_a man_n may_v love_v their_o enemy_n lay_v down_o in_o two_o thing_n yet_o that_o no_o wicked_a man_n do_v true_o love_v his_o enemy_n show_v in_o three_o in_o thing_n sect._n 3_o how_o our_o love_n 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