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jewel_n which_o he_o be_v mind_v to_o give_v away_o he_o will_v bethink_v himself_o where_o he_o may_v best_o bestow_v it_o our_o heart_n be_v the_o best_a member_n which_o we_o have_v and_o god_n be_v our_o best_a friend_n let_v we_o bestow_v it_o upon_o he_o it_o be_v not_o lose_v that_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o second_o soul_n we_o must_v love_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n endure_v rather_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n then_o that_o our_o soul_n shall_v be_v separate_v from_o god_n who_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o our_o soul_n &_o the_o comfort_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n god_n and_o because_o our_o soul_n afford_v life_n and_o sense_n unto_o the_o body_n therefore_o to_o show_v that_o we_o love_v god_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n we_o ought_v to_o honour_v he_o with_o our_o life_n all_o our_o life_n long_o and_o with_o all_o our_o sense_n suffer_v they_o to_o be_v guide_v by_o his_o will_n and_o choose_v rather_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o all_o then_o of_o he_o that_o give_v they_o all_o three_o mind_n we_o must_v love_v he_o with_o all_o our_o mind_n and_o understand_n and_o cogitation_n be_v fix_v upon_o he_o and_o rule_v by_o he_o his_o word_n shall_v inform_v â—nd_n direct_v our_o reason_n understanding_n our_o reason_n right_o inform_v shall_v rule_v our_o will_n our_o affection_n and_o conversation_n in_o all_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o seek_v and_o apply_v ourselves_o unto_o god_n that_o our_o life_n our_o affection_n our_o will_n and_o our_o understand_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n so_o as_o although_o we_o live_v yet_o we_o may_v true_o say_v we_o live_v not_o but_o god_n do_v live_v within_o us._n and_o so_o much_o for_o our_o love_n of_o god_n himself_o love_n of_o man_n be_v either_o love_n of_o ourselves_o or_o of_o our_o neighbour_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v love_v himself_o it_o be_v very_o necessary_a for_o he_o that_o love_v not_o himself_o can_v love_v another_o and_o as_o saint_n t_o austen_n say_v sinon_n nosti_fw-la diligere_fw-la teipsum_fw-la timâ—o_fw-la ne_fw-la decipias_fw-la proximum_fw-la sicut_fw-la teipsum_fw-la if_o thou_o know_v not_o to_o love_v thyself_o i_o be_o afraid_a lest_o thou_o shall_v deceive_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o yet_o be_v it_o no_o easy_a matter_n for_o a_o man_n to_o love_v himself_o aright_o for_o he_o that_o love_v iniquity_n hate_v his_o own_o soul_n and_o he_o that_o love_v himself_o in_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n do_v love_v a_o robber_n condemn_v to_o die_v augustine_n si_fw-mi malè_fw-la amaveris_fw-la tunc_fw-la odisti_fw-la si_fw-la benè_fw-la odeâ—is_fw-la tunc_fw-la amasti_fw-la if_o a_o man_n love_v himself_o amiss_o he_o hate_v himself_o but_o if_o he_o hate_v himself_o well_o