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love_n be_v natural_a as_o between_o parent_n and_o child_n or_o sociall_n as_o between_o friend_n but_o the_o love_n of_o unclean_a person_n and_o of_o drunkard_n and_o other_o wicked_a man_n and_o woman_n one_o towards_o another_o be_v not_o here_o mean_v neither_o be_v their_o mutual_a affection_n worthy_a the_o name_n of_o love_n be_v a_o dissolve_v of_o all_o law_n and_o not_o a_o fulfil_a the_o same_o or_o supernatural_a when_o the_o affection_n be_v renew_a sanctify_a and_o direct_v to_o the_o right_a object_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n this_o love_n be_v a_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n be_v empty_a till_o we_o do_v it_o god_n have_v give_v it_o that_o we_o shall_v do_v it_o and_o then_o be_v it_o fulfil_v according_a to_o paul_n word_n here_o or_o finish_v and_o perfect_v according_a to_o james_n his_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d james_n 2.8_o the_o law_n be_v as_o a_o unperfect_a thing_n till_o we_o obey_v it_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o second_o table_n as_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n yea_o and_o the_o first_o table_n for_o the_o law_n be_v copulative_a the_o law_n of_o man_n also_o have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n be_v either_o actual_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o singular_a precept_n affirmative_a and_o negative_a and_o so_o he_o that_o love_v fulfil_v it_o not_o or_o it_o be_v modo_fw-la generali_fw-la after_o a_o general_a manner_n and_o that_o as_o i_o take_v it_o in_o four_o respect_n 1_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o root_n and_o inward_a beginning_n of_o obedience_n which_o be_v love_n so_o that_o he_o steal_v not_o but_o live_v just_o by_o a_o inward_a beginning_n and_o so_o virtual_o fulfil_v the_o law_n be_v able_a by_o such_o principium_fw-la within_o himself_o upon_o occasion_n to_o keep_v any_o branch_n of_o it_o 2_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o on_o which_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o the_o prophet_n depend_v 22.40_o matth._n 22.40_o which_o be_v love_n 3_o in_o respect_n 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herein_o appear_v towards_o we_o use_v 1_o who_o have_v absolute_a power_n to_o command_v we_o what_o he_o please_v yet_o have_v command_v nothing_o but_o love_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o divine_a for_o god_n be_v love_n and_o love_n be_v of_o god_n 1._o joh_n 4.7_o 8._o and_o nothing_o more_o profitable_a to_o we_o and_o comfortable_a what_o more_o sweet_a than_o to_o love_n and_o be_v belove_v ex_fw-la amore_fw-la amicitia_fw-la from_o love_n come_v friendship_n which_o to_o take_v out_o of_o the_o world_n be_v a_o great_a damage_n then_o to_o take_v the_o sun_n out_o of_o the_o firmament_n o_o our_o vile_a nature_n which_o be_v prone_a to_o hatred_n and_o envy_n the_o destroyer_n of_o mankind_n let_v we_o lament_v that_o we_o be_v so_o backward_o to_o keep_v this_o divine_a profitable_a and_o comfortable_a law_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v thing_n hard_a burdensome_a and_o unprofitable_a we_o must_v have_v obey_v how_o much_o more_o ought_v we_o when_o he_o say_v only_o love_n and_o inherit_v eternal_a life_n that_o our_o obedience_n shall_v be_v acceptable_a and_o perfect_a use_v 2_o it_o must_v be_v do_v in_o love_n the_o lord_n require_v a_o pure_a affection_n as_o well_o as_o the_o outward_a act_n thou_o do_v not_o steal_v defile_v thy_o neighbour_n wife_n it_o be_v well_o but_o will_v thou_o not_o if_o thou_o have_v opportunity_n do_v fear_n only_o or_o shame_n or_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o magistrate_n restrain_v thou_o then_o thou_o do_v not_o such_o thing_n because_o thou_o dare_v not_o do_v if_o thou_o dare_v this_o be_v not_o to_o keep_v the_o law_n he_o that_o love_v will_v not_o do_v such_o thing_n though_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n and_o though_o he_o be_v sure_a never_o to_o be_v call_v into_o question_n even_o for_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v to_o god_n and_o to_o his_o neighbour_n if_o thou_o give_v all_o thy_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a etc._n etc._n and_o have_v not_o love_n it_o be_v nothing_o 1._o cor._n 13.3_o true_a love_n season_v all_o thing_n and_o make_v they_o well_o take_v be_v the_o life_n of_o virtue_n as_o prudence_n be_v the_o light_n of_o it_o as_o therefore_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o speech_n of_o a_o parrot_n and_o of_o a_o wise_a man_n so_o between_o the_o obedience_n of_o he_o that_o love_v and_o of_o he_o that_o love_v not_o balaams_n ass_n speak_v so_o a_o wicked_a man_n say_v over_o prayer_n hear_v the_o word_n give_v alm_n abstain_v from_o some_o evil_n yet_o fulfil_v not_o the_o law_n because_o he_o love_v not_o let_v we_o labour_v then_o for_o love_n 13.35_o john_n 13.35_o which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o true_a disciple_n of_o christ_n for_o as_o the_o grecian_n be_v distinguish_v by_o their_o cloak_n roman_n by_o their_o gown_n graduate_n by_o their_o habit_n so_o we_o by_o charity_n verse_n 9_o for_o this_o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o commandment_n it_o be_v brief_o comprehend_v in_o this_o say_n namely_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o here_o be_v a_o proof_n that_o he_o which_o love_v fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o the_o argument_n be_v take_v from_o a_o induction_n or_o enumeration_n of_o the_o particular_a commandment_n in_o the_o law_n which_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o precept_n of_o love_n love_n be_v all_o the_o commandment_n therefore_o he_o that_o love_v fulfil_v they_o all_o here_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v the_o several_n or_o the_o sum_n the_o several_n be_v the_o particular_a precept_n rehearse_v the_o sum_n be_v thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o in_o the_o enumeration_n something_o be_v to_o be_v mark_v 1_o the_o five_o commandment_n be_v not_o mention_v which_o require_v honour_v of_o parent_n martyr_n pet._n martyr_n some_o answer_n that_o paul_n reckon_v they_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v who_o put_v that_o commandment_n into_o the_o first_o table_n make_v five_o in_o each_o table_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v note_v what_o a_o sacred_a thing_n they_o think_v obedience_n to_o magistrate_n and_o parent_n to_o be_v or_o he_o have_v so_o plentiful_o speak_v of_o that_o commandment_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n as_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o repetition_n or_o he_o take_v the_o negative_n only_o because_o they_o be_v most_o contrary_a to_o charity_n and_o also_o that_o commandment_n be_v comprehend_v in_o these_o word_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o commandment_n 2_o the_o seven_o commandment_n forbid_v adultery_n be_v put_v before_o the_o sixth_o forbid_v murder_n the_o reason_n be_v
allege_v because_o adultery_n be_v a_o common_a sin_n among_o the_o roman_n or_o for_o the_o feditie_n of_o it_o and_o odiousness_n do_v he_o name_v it_o first_o and_o so_o among_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v adultery_n first_o name_v and_o among_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n love._n galath_n 5.19.22_o and_o in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n loc_fw-la faius_n in_o loc_fw-la the_o title_n of_o adultery_n be_v next_o to_o the_o title_n of_o treason_n to_o show_v the_o heinousness_n of_o that_o sin_n 3_o the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v mention_v in_o this_o one_o word_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o commandment_n of_o not_o covet_v be_v but_o one_o contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o rome_n be_v brief_o comprehend_v be_v consummate_v or_o recapitulate_v hieron_n ambros_n august_n epist_n 29._o ad_fw-la hieron_n as_o orator_n in_o their_o epilogue_n repeat_v the_o general_a head_n so_o that_o that_o which_o the_o philosopher_n affirm_v of_o justice_n be_v true_a of_o love_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o sum_n charity_n be_v all_o virtue_n charity_n be_v the_o decalogue_n contract_v and_o the_o decalogue_n be_v charity_n unfold_v a_o general_a virtue_n diffuse_v itself_o into_o all_o virtue_n as_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n into_o all_o part_n of_o our_o body_n the_o sum_n than_o be_v thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o in_o this_o we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thing_n command_v to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n and_o the_o rule_n as_o thyself_o neighbour_n every_o one_o that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o our_o help_n by_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o samaritane_n luke_n 10._o know_v or_o unknown_a friend_n or_o foe_n this_o be_v a_o hard_a say_n but_o it_o be_v law_n good_a and_o bad_a the_o bad_a for_o communion_n of_o nature_n the_o good_a for_o communion_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n kindred_n and_o stranger_n proximus_fw-la non_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la propinquitate_fw-la 52._o aug._n epist_n 52._o sed_fw-la rationis_fw-la societate_fw-la pensandus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v augustine_n neighbourhood_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v not_o by_o the_o nearness_n of_o blood_n but_o by_o the_o society_n of_o reason_n hierome_n bring_v the_o bless_a angel_n within_o this_o order_n of_o neighbourhood_n gal._n hieron_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la gal._n and_o indeed_o charity_n be_v as_o large_a as_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o schoolman_n make_v even_o the_o devil_n and_o damn_a 1._o valent._n tom_n 3._o disp_n 3._o quaest_n 3._o punct_a 1._o secundum_fw-la naturam_fw-la a_o part_n of_o the_o object_n of_o our_o charity_n not_o in_o the_o depravation_n of_o their_o nature_n but_o in_o their_o essence_n not_o in_o their_o opposition_n to_o the_o creator_n but_o in_o their_o relation_n tanquam_fw-la res_fw-la amici_fw-la as_o part_v of_o the_o thing_n or_o substance_n belong_v to_o our_o friend_n that_o they_o be_v preserve_v and_o still_o exist_v that_o god_n justice_n may_v have_v due_a execution_n upon_o they_o as_o thyself_o both_o in_o the_o thing_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n in_o the_o thing_n as_o to_o wish_v the_o best_a to_o our_o neighbour_n as_o we_o wish_v the_o best_a to_o our_o self_n 7.12_o luke_n 6.31_o mat._n 7.12_o expound_v by_o our_o saviour_n as_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v to_o you_o do_v you_o also_o to_o they_o likewise_o wish_v the_o same_o good_a to_o be_v obtain_v and_o the_o hurt_n to_o be_v avoid_v by_o they_o as_o by_o yourselves_o in_o the_o manner_n true_o without_o dissemble_v earnest_o without_o remissness_n and_o coldness_n constant_o without_o change_v we_o must_v love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o doctr._n the_o very_a same_o word_n be_v levit._n 19.18_o gal_n 5.14_o and_o mat._n 22.39_o where_o our_o saviour_n be_v ask_v by_o a_o lawyer_n which_o be_v the_o great_a commandment_n answer_v that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a commandment_n and_o that_o the_o second_o be_v like_a unto_o it_o which_o be_v the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n like_o unto_o the_o first_o in_o three_o respect_n 1_o in_o form_n that_o be_v true_o for_o god_n must_v be_v love_v with_o all_o the_o heart_n and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourself_o 2_o in_o time_n we_o must_v always_o love_v god_n and_o so_o we_o must_v our_o neighbour_n 3_o in_o difficulty_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o love_n god_n above_o all_o because_o our_o heart_n be_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o world_n and_o as_o hard_o to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o because_o our_o heart_n be_v set_v so_o much_o upon_o ourselves_o whether_o may_v i_o love_v my_o neighbour_n more_o than_o myself_o quest_n or_o no_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o affection_n answ_n love_n must_v be_v equal_a but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o effect_n in_o outward_a thing_n i_o may_v at_o some_o time_n prefer_v my_o neighbour_n before_o myself_o and_o serve_v he_o first_o not_o so_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n i_o must_v wish_v my_o neighbour_n salvation_n as_o well_o as_o i_o own_o but_o i_o must_v seek_v my_o own_o first_o may_v i_o love_v one_o neighbour_n more_o than_o another_o quest_n appretiatiuè_fw-fr as_o they_o say_v we_o may_v answ_n as_o jacob_n love_v one_o of_o his_o child_n joseph_n one_o of_o his_o brethren_n and_o christ_n one_o of_o his_o disciple_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o love_v ourselves_o use_v 1_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o evil_a self_n love_n of_o the_o which_o the_o most_o part_n be_v sick_a there_o be_v a_o natural_a self_n love_n and_o a_o moral_a the_o natural_a be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o love_n to_o our_o neighbour_n the_o moral_a be_v that_o which_o be_v forbid_v in_o the_o law_n which_o destroy_v the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n nature_n require_v the_o law_n allow_v and_o grace_n deny_v not_o that_o we_o shall_v love_v ourselves_o amore_fw-la recto_fw-la with_o a_o right_a love_n neither_o can_v he_o love_v his_o neighbour_n well_o who_o do_v not_o so_o love_v himself_o even_o as_o he_o can_v never_o write_v a_o right_a line_n who_o write_v by_o a_o wrong_a rule_n many_o say_v they_o love_v their_o neighbour_n as_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o therein_o they_o may_v say_v true_a and_o yet_o be_v far_o from_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n or_o they_o care_v not_o to_o damn_v their_o own_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o their_o neighbour_n learn_v to_o love_v thyself_o as_o thou_o ought_v that_o god_n may_v commit_v thy_o neighbour_n to_o thou_o who_o thou_o may_v love_v as_o thyself_o to_o love_v a_o man_n self_n be_v not_o curare_fw-la cutens_fw-la to_o pamper_v the_o body_n to_o give_v a_o man_n self_n to_o liberty_n and_o pleasure_n but_o curare_fw-la animam_fw-la to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o love_n god_n and_o ourselves_o in_o god_n for_o he_o that_o sin_v hate_v his_o own_o soul_n pro._n 8.36_o and_o he_o that_o entice_v his_o neighbour_n to_o sin_n hate_v his_o neighbour_n soul_n and_o he_o will_v never_o 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