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ardent_a desire_n which_o he_o have_v to_o the_o commandment_n 143._o nay_o though_o trouble_n and_o anguish_n take_v hold_v upon_o he_o yet_o the_o commandment_n even_o then_o be_v his_o great_a delight_n sect._n 9_o again_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v david_n project_n of_o advantage_n he_o seize_v upon_o they_o 3._o as_o his_o heritage_n for_o ever_o and_o such_o a_o heritage_n too_o as_o be_v the_o joy_n of_o his_o heart_n he_o rejoice_v in_o they_o as_o one_o that_o find_v great_a spoil_n the_o law_n of_o his_o god_n be_v dear_a to_o 162._o he_o than_o be_v thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n the_o only_a 72._o trade_n which_o he_o do_v drive_v be_v to_o negotiate_v thus_o with_o heaven_n and_o he_o find_v it_o even_o here_o the_o most_o thrive_a course_n sect._n 10._o five_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v david_n honour_n let_v my_o heart_n be_v sound_a in_o thy_o 80._o statute_n that_o i_o be_v not_o ashamed_a so_o in_o one_o place_n he_o pray_v 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shall_v know_v it_o nor_o second_o do_v he_o say_v your_o discipleship_n shall_v be_v know_v as_o a_o special_a secret_n to_o very_o few_o but_o as_o the_o sun_n in_o his_o meridian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o man_n shall_v know_v it_o nor_o three_o do_v he_o say_v all_o man_n shall_v know_v you_o seem_v to_o be_v by_o a_o disguise_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o you_o be_v my_o disciple_n without_o a_o fiction_n last_o of_o all_o he_o do_v not_o say_v your_o discipleship_n shall_v be_v know_v by_o such_o deceivable_a token_n as_o your_o assemble_v yourselves_o in_o the_o house_n of_o prayer_n your_o cry_a 23._o lord_n lord_n your_o do_v john_n wonder_n in_o my_o name_n your_o be_v orthodox_n in_o judgement_n and_o jump_v together_o in_o opinion_n but_o by_o this_o it_o shall_v be_v know_v as_o by_o a_o token_n which_o never_o fail_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o you_o have_v love_n for_o one_o another_o chap._n i._n sect._n 1_o the_o proposition_n to_o be_v consider_v though_o last_o in_o order_n be_v first_o in_o dignity_n and_o be_v as_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o christianity_n deserve_v to_o be_v like_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o thing_n that_o live_v and_o the_o aristot._n last_o that_o die_v in_o our_o consideration_n for_o can_v there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n of_o great_a consequence_n than_o this_o which_o give_v we_o a_o token_n whereby_o to_o know_v we_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o christ_n and_o such_o a_o sure_a token_n too_o as_o can_v possible_o deceive_v we_o yet_o even_o such_o be_v that_o love_n of_o which_o i_o be_o now_o about_o to_o treat_v and_o which_o if_o we_o take_v into_o our_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o into_o our_o memory_n it_o will_v i_o doubt_v not_o carry_v with_o it_o that_o peace_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v to_o all_o that_o feed_v on_o 15._o it_o a_o endless_a feast_n sect._n 2._o but_o since_o there_o be_v hardly_o any_o word_n that_o be_v more_o equivocal_a than_o this_o i_o must_v anticipate_v a_o objection_n by_o show_v what_o love_n it_o be_v which_o our_o saviour_n mean_v when_o he_o appoint_v it_o for_o the_o measure_n by_o which_o his_o scholar_n be_v to_o be_v scan_v sect._n 3_o and_o to_o show_v the_o better_a what_o it_o be_v i_o must_v first_o show_v what_o it_o be_v not_o for_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n pretend_v to_o love_n not_o only_a christian_n but_o the_o profess_a enemy_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o nominal_a as_o well_o as_o real_a christian_n nay_o in_o one_o kind_n or_o other_o they_o all_o have_v love_n in_o their_o possession_n and_o many_o time_n the_o worst_a in_o the_o great_a measure_n for_o great_a love_n than_o this_o our_o 13._o saviour_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v none_o that_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n and_o plentiful_a store_n of_o this_o love_n we_o common_o find_v in_o our_o read_n among_o the_o heathen_a their_o great_a 887._o philosopher_n do_v prescribe_v it_o and_o not_o a_o few_o of_o their_o people_n obeyâ—…d_v the_o precept_n sect._n 4._o to_o save_v a_o friend_n ready_a to_o perish_v we_o find_v episthenes_n in_o xenophon_n 319._o ready_a to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n and_o such_o be_v the_o love_n of_o artapates_n to_o cyrus_n junior_a that_o he_o perfect_o 209._o hate_v his_o own_o life_n as_o soon_o as_o cyrus_n have_v quit_v his._n nor_o 128._o will_v lucius_n petâ—…onius_n outlive_v his_o friend_n 127_o pomponius_n &_o laetorius_n die_v a_o couple_n of_o martyr_n for_o caius_n graâ—…chus_n and_o titus_n b._n volumnius_z followed_z lucullus_z into_o his_o grave_n 129._o terentius_n preferrâ—…d_v the_o life_n of_o brutus_n by_o many_o degree_n before_o his_o own_o and_o 8._o valerius_n tell_v we_o of_o divers_a servant_n who_o for_o the_o save_n of_o their_o master_n destroy_v themselves_o what_o transcendent_a lover_n of_o one_o another_o be_v 211._o menedemus_n and_o hipsides_n 446._o cleonymus_n and_o archidâ—…mus_n 305._o agasias_n and_o xenophon_n 448._o bagooâ—…_n and_o mentâ—…k_n 34._o hippoclides_n and_o polystratus_n 331._o asclâ—…piodotus_n and_o soranus_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o name_v as_o many_o 44._o more_o as_o will_v make_v a_o man_n weary_a to_o heart_n they_o name_v nor_o do_v i_o speak_v only_o of_o couple_n but_o of_o society_n and_o sect_n who_o astonish_v love_n to_o one_o another_o have_v raise_v they_o monument_n in_o story_n will_v last_v as_o long_o as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n such_o as_o the_o 50._o cimbri_n and_o celtiberian_n in_o valerius_n maximus_n the_o 212._o friend_n of_o cyrus_n in_o xenophon_n the_o 125._o athonians_n in_o thucydides_n the_o 147._o megalopolitan_o in_o polybius_n the_o man_n of_o 20._o saguntum_n and_o petellia_n the_o many_o 75._o society_n reckon_v up_o by_o alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n who_o have_v all_o thing_n in_o common_a of_o every_o kind_n and_o as_o well_o their_o suffering_n as_o their_o enjoyment_n insomuch_o that_o if_o one_o do_v lose_v a_o limb_n by_o any_o accident_n all_o the_o rest_n be_v to_o cut_v off_o they_o that_o in_o every_o circumstance_n of_o adversity_n they_o may_v all_o be_v equal_a and_o alike_o sect._n 25._o thus_o there_o be_v multitude_n of_o man_n who_o love_v each_o other_o unto_o the_o death_n and_o some_o beyond_o it_o as_o far_o as_o profligatus_fw-la hell_n yet_o very_o far_o be_v those_o pagan_n from_o be_v know_v by_o such_o love_n to_o have_v be_v either_o the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n or_o moses_n it_o be_v little_o better_a than_o the_o love_n of_o king_n porus_n his_o elephant_n and_o other_o generous_a beast_n which_o have_v expose_v their_o own_o life_n to_o save_v their_o rider_n there_o be_v a_o 17._o natural_a kindness_n and_o generosity_n which_o be_v common_a to_o man_n with_o the_o mean_a creature_n and_o so_o have_v nothing_o of_o affinity_n with_o what_o be_v intend_v in_o the_o text._n sect._n 6._o nay_o if_o we_o reflect_v upon_o ourselves_o upon_o who_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v call_v we_o must_v not_o imagine_v we_o have_v attain_v unto_o that_o excellent_a love_n which_o be_v here_o require_v because_o we_o find_v upon_o inquiry_n that_o we_o be_v love_v to_o our_o friend_n or_o because_o we_o have_v often_o our_o 13._o solemn_a meeting_n or_o stand_v 287._o fast_o to_o one_o another_o as_o drivers-on_a of_o a_o design_n for_o as_o there_o be_v many_o sort_n of_o love_n which_o be_v not_o rational_a and_o pure_a as_o not_o proceed_v from_o a_o right_a principle_n so_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n too_o which_o be_v but_o the_o counterfeit_n of_o love_n and_o yet_o be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n because_o they_o look_v extreme_o like_o it_o the_o devil_n themselves_o have_v their_o combination_n be_v still_o
he_o to_o a_o feast_n luk._n 14._o from_o v_o 12._o to_o v_o 15._o where_o first_o he_o advise_v in_o the_o negative_a when_o 12._o thou_o make_v a_o dinner_n or_o a_o supper_n call_v not_o thy_o friend_n nor_o thy_o brethren_n neither_o thy_o kinsman_n nor_o thy_o rich_a neighbour_n lest_o they_o also_o bid_v thou_o again_o and_o so_o recompense_n be_v make_v thou_o from_o whence_o we_o learn_v that_o it_o be_v true_a 816._o courtesy_n indeed_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o a_o requital_n he_o be_v a_o mercenary_a feaster_n who_o guest_n be_v all_o entertainer_n as_o apt_a and_o able_a as_o himself_o for_o one_o rich_a man_n to_o invite_v another_o be_v no_o more_o in_o effect_n than_o to_o make_v a_o exchange_n of_o good_a cheer_n to_o commute_v a_o dinner_n for_o a_o supper_n and_o what_o be_v that_o to_o be_v esteem_v but_o a_o more_o gentlemanly_a barter_n a_o buy_v and_o sell_v of_o entertainment_n our_o saviour_n therefore_o go_v on_o to_o the_o 13._o positive_a part_n of_o his_o advice_n when_o thou_o make_v a_o feast_n call_v the_o poor_a the_o maim_a the_o lame_a and_o the_o blind_a add_v 14._o this_o for_o a_o reason_n because_o they_o can_v recompense_v thou_o again_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v that_o the_o noble_a motive_n to_o our_o beneficence_n shall_v be_v the_o poverty_n of_o the_o object_n on_o which_o it_o be_v fasten_v and_o the_o great_a impossibility_n of_o the_o least_o requital_n upon_o earth_n it_o be_v always_o 35._o more_o bless_v to_o give_v than_o to_o receive_v as_o our_o saviour_n word_n be_v write_v in_o the_o nazarene_n gospel_n but_o then_o especial_o when_o we_o give_v with_o a_o assurance_n of_o not_o receive_v yet_o in_o this_o case_n also_o the_o merciful_a man_n be_v a_o projector_n and_o drive_v on_o his_o own_o interest_n bestow_v a_o little_a here_o on_o earth_n for_o a_o large_a recompense_n in_o heaven_n for_o so_o say_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o next_o word_n of_o that_o verse_n give_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o reason_n he_o give_v before_o 14._o thou_o shall_v be_v recompense_v at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a sect._n 10._o here_o then_o let_v we_o consider_v when_o god_n profess_v to_o be_v our_o 17._o ibid._n debtor_n for_o all_o we_o give_v unto_o the_o poor_a and_o give_v we_o his_o word_n for_o a_o 29._o repayment_n and_o christ_n become_v our_o security_n that_o all_o we_o lend_v shall_v be_v return_v a_o hundred_o fold_n into_o our_o bosom_n what_o kind_n of_o reason_n can_v be_v imagine_v why_o one_o rich_a man_n will_v lend_v his_o money_n unto_o another_o for_o six_o pound_n in_o the_o hundred_o or_o lay_v it_o out_o in_o some_o trade_n at_o most_o for_o twenty_o in_o the_o hundred_o rather_o than_o 17_o lend_v it_o unto_o the_o lord_n by_o have_v pity_n upon_o the_o poor_a or_o 6_o lay_v it_o out_o upon_o life_n eternal_a whereby_o he_o shall_v not_o only_o receive_v six_o or_o twenty_o in_o the_o hundred_o but_o exceed_o more_a than_o a_o hundred-fold_n the_o very_a principal_a if_o we_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n i_o be_o afraid_a we_o shall_v find_v it_o to_o be_v but_o this_o that_o they_o can_v easy_o trust_v god_n or_o believe_v the_o scripture_n or_o accept_v of_o christ_n for_o their_o security_n say_v we_o therefore_o to_o ourselves_o as_o many_o of_o we_o as_o be_v rich_a that_o if_o ever_o we_o do_v expect_v to_o be_v 22._o carry_v by_o the_o angel_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n we_o must_v think_v ourselves_o oblige_v to_o take_v lazarus_n into_o our_o own_o or_o admit_v we_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v comparative_o poor_a yet_o rather_o than_o fail_v of_o be_v merciful_a we_o must_v 2â—…_n work_v with_o our_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a that_o we_o may_v have_v to_o give_v to_o he_o that_o need_v s._n paul_n own_o hand_n do_v administer_v to_o his_o necessity_n and_o not_o only_o to_o he_o but_o to_o they_o also_o that_o be_v with_o he_o act._n 20._o 43._o the_o strong_a aught_o by_o their_o labour_n to_o 557._o support_v the_o weak_a v._n 35._o rather_o than_o any_o man_n shall_v want_v who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o earn_v his_o bread_n he_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o right_a to_o eat_v it_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o our_o brow_n for_o there_o be_v one_o sort_n of_o poor_a who_o be_v a_o honourable_a order_n and_o rank_n of_o man_n as_o be_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la of_o god_n immediate_a 7._o institution_n and_o our_o lord_n himself_o that_o 42._o sun_n of_o righteousness_n when_o he_o be_v here_o in_o his_o hypogoeo_n be_v please_v to_o make_v himself_o free_a of_o that_o company_n do_v not_o think_v it_o unbecoming_a he_o to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o that_o order_n for_o whilst_o he_o live_v he_o live_v on_o alm_n luk._n 8._o 3._o the_o fex_n be_v not_o so_o poor_a for_o they_o have_v hole_n the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n be_v not_o so_o destitute_a for_o they_o have_v nest_n but_o the_o son_n of_o man_n say_v the_o son_n of_o man_n himself_o have_v not_o where_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n 20._o and_o then_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o be_v fain_o to_o be_v bury_v upon_o other_o folk_n charge_n luk._n 23._o 53_o 56._o we_o must_v not_o therefore_o neglect_v the_o poor_a unless_o we_o dare_v 544._o reproach_v our_o maker_n or_o unless_o we_o dare_v despise_v that_o which_o christ_n himself_o in_o his_o person_n be_v please_v to_o honour_n the_o infidel_n provide_v as_o well_o for_o those_o of_o their_o own_o country_n as_o for_o those_o of_o their_o own_o house_n and_o s._n paul_n imply_v by_o the_o word_n 8._o especial_o that_o christian_n ought_v to_o provide_v for_o both_o unless_o they_o dare_v be_v worse_o than_o infidel_n sect._n 11._o but_o i_o be_o not_o at_o a_o end_n of_o my_o exhortation_n for_o in_o vain_a do_v rich_a man_n conspire_v to_o refresh_v the_o bowel_n 7._o of_o the_o poor_a whilst_o by_o envy_n or_o animosity_n or_o vexatious_a suit_n at_o law_n they_o do_v impoverish_v the_o rich_a too_o it_o be_v not_o true_a charity_n they_o show_v to_o other_o if_o they_o 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show_v the_o great_a zeal_n and_o who_o shall_v use_v the_o best_a endeavour_n to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o 3._o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n let_v the_o say_n of_o st._n james_n be_v ever_o recur_v to_o our_o remembrance_n that_o to_o love_v one_o another_o as_o we_o love_v our_o own_o self_n be_v to_o fulfil_v the_o royal_a law_n jam._n 2._o 8._o if_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o royal_a saviour_n and_o if_o his_o law_n be_v a_o royal_a law_n than_o all_o true_a christian_n must_v needs_o be_v royalist_n that_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n their_o king_n sect._n 13._o for_o as_o subject_n to_o their_o sovereign_n so_o be_v christian_n bind_v up_o to_o the_o law_n of_o christ._n and_o as_o little_o let_v we_o forget_v that_o other_o say_n of_o st._n paul_n that_o by_o one_o 15._o spirit_n we_o be_v all_o baptize_v into_o one_o body_n whether_o jew_n or_o gentile_n bond_n or_o free_a of_o different_a country_n or_o of_o the_o same_o we_o have_v be_v all_o make_v to_o drink_v into_o one_o spirit_n 27._o we_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o member_n in_o particular_a 8._o let_v there_o be_v no_o schism_n in_o the_o body_n but_o whatsoever_o thing_n be_v true_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v honest_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v just_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v pure_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v lovely_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v of_o good_a report_n if_o there_o be_v any_o virtue_n if_o there_o be_v any_o praise_n if_o there_o be_v any_o consolation_n in_o christ_n if_o any_o comfort_n of_o love_n if_o any_o fellowship_n of_o the_o spirit_n if_o any_o bowel_n and_o mercy_n let_v we_o 1._o resolve_v at_o least_o to_o meditate_v and_o