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not_o his_o commandment_n 16._o or_o like_o the_o worldling_n faith_n which_o be_v without_o work_n to_o do_v good_a for_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o love_n it_o can_v do_v no_o hurt_n but_o what_o good_a it_o can_v it_o will_v do_v to_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o wheresoever_o any_o true_a good_a be_v do_v to_o soul_n or_o body_n 10._o good_n or_o name_n there_o be_v love_n love_n do_v it_o to_o all_o for_o though_o brotherly_a kindness_n be_v to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n yet_o love_n reach_v to_o all_o whether_o near_o or_o far_o off_o to_o stranger_n enemy_n such_o as_o be_v not_o yet_o call_v under_o the_o turk_n pope_n pagan_n etc._n etc._n for_o who_o we_o be_v to_o pray_v and_o to_o do_v they_o all_o the_o good_a we_o can_v with_o the_o pitiful_a samaritan_n 34._o but_o especial_o to_o they_o that_o be_v near_a so_o god_n give_v leave_v nay_o command_v that_o our_o love_n begin_v at_o ourselves_o and_o we_o and_o so_o go_v on_o forward_o to_o they_o that_o be_v near_o by_o 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