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Morbus epidemicus: or, the danger of self-seeking; discovered in a sermon preached before the right honorable, the Lord Major of the city of London, at Mercers-Chappel, Novemb. 18. 1649. By John Cardell.
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Cardell, John.
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Wing C494; Thomason E589_19; ESTC R206319
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1_o tim._n 1.5_o but_o he_o call_v it_o likewise_o the_o bond_n of_o perfectness_n or_o the_o most_o perfect_a bond_n by_o a_o usual_a hebraism_n col._n 3.14_o it_o be_v that_o which_o cement_v and_o soder_n and_o hold_v we_o together_o more_o than_o any_o thing_n even_o the_o sacred_a bond_n of_o love_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o one_o duty_n that_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v more_o frequent_o or_o earnest_o press_v upon_o we_o than_o this_o necessary_a duty_n of_o love_n to_o one_o another_o which_o be_v both_o the_o duty_n and_o the_o beauty_n the_o honour_n and_o the_o 40._o the_o amor_fw-la impenetrabil_n be_v est_fw-la lorica_fw-la respuit_fw-la jacula_fw-la gladios_fw-la excutit_fw-la periculis_fw-la insultat_fw-la mortem_fw-la ridet_fw-la si_fw-la amor_fw-la est_fw-la vincit_fw-la omne_fw-la chrysol_n de_fw-mi bono_fw-mi past_o serm._n 40._o armour_n of_o a_o christian_n but_o now_o where_o self_n prevail_v predominant_a no_o sincere_a love_n where_o self_n prevail_v and_o be_v predominant_a or_o where_o there_o be_v a_o inordinate_a mind_v of_o our_o own_o thing_n there_o can_v be_v no_o love_n for_o as_o the_o preternatural_a heat_n in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o sick_a feverish_a man_n consume_v the_o natural_a heat_n and_o so_o destroy_v the_o man_n so_o carnal_a sinful_a self-love_n eat_v out_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o true_a love_n he_o that_o love_v no_o body_n but_o himself_o can_v never_o be_v suppose_v to_o love_v his_o neighbour_n as_o himself_o rule_n 2_o second_o where_o there_o be_v unity_n there_o must_v be_v faithfulness_n too_o no_o great_a enemy_n to_o unity_n than_o treachery_n faithfulness_n where_o there_o be_v unity_n there_o must_v be_v faithfulness_n or_o falseness_n of_o spirit_n they_o can_v never_o be_v firm_o unite_v one_o to_o another_o that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o trust_v one_o another_o ciero_n another_o nulla_fw-la res_fw-la uâ—hementius_fw-la rempublicam_fw-la continet_fw-la quam_fw-la fides_fw-la ciero_n no_o one_o thing_n do_v more_o strong_o unite_v or_o hold_v together_o a_o commonwealth_n than_o fidelity_n say_v a_o heathen_a author_n answerable_a whereunto_o be_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n eph._n 4.25_o put_v away_o lie_v and_o speak_v every_o man_n truth_n to_o his_o neighbour_n and_o that_o upon_o this_o ground_n because_o we_o be_v member_n one_o of_o another_o but_o who_o more_o unfaithful_a or_o treacherous_a it_o the_o treachery_n of_o self_n or_o vile_a perfidiousness_n of_o it_o then_o selfish_a man_n that_o mere_o mind_n their_o own_o thing_n and_o that_o can_v easy_o turn_v either_o this_o way_n or_o that_o way_n to_o this_o side_n or_o to_o that_o according_a as_o their_o own_o advantage_n or_o occasion_n shall_v at_o any_o time_n incline_v or_o persuade_v they_o so_o to_o do_v yea_o it_o be_v many_o time_n a_o matter_n of_o no_o great_a moment_n a_o exceed_a small_a matter_n a_o very_a poor_a mean_a thing_n that_o will_v turn_v these_o weathercock_n about_o and_o about_o we_o read_v in_o amos_n of_o some_o that_o sell_v the_o righteous_a