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love_n love_v neighbour_n self_n 2,652 5 9.4322 5 false
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A20559 The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandements gathered from the mouth of a faithfull pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholler in Cambridge.; Plaine and familiar exposition of the Ten Commandments Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625. 1603 (1603) STC 6967.5; ESTC S5010 304,208 396

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day_n so_o wretched_o covetous_a be_v they_o grow_v that_o they_o deal_v with_o their_o servant_n as_o one_o will_v deal_v with_o a_o horse_n when_o he_o grow_v old_a and_o can_v do_v nothing_o any_o long_o that_o may_v bring_v profit_n even_o pull_v his_o skin_n over_o his_o ear_n and_o cast_v his_o body_n to_o the_o dog_n and_o thus_o brutish_a be_v unnatural_a man_n to_o their_o servant_n ofttimes_o toil_v they_o while_o they_o can_v labour_v consume_v their_o strength_n and_o spend_v they_o out_o then_o age_n will_v come_v and_o the_o bone_n will_v grow_v weak_a and_o the_o body_n wax_v feeble_a and_o faint_a one_o can_v be_v always_o young_a and_o strong_a and_o what_o then_o then_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o door_n poor_a and_o helpless_a into_o the_o wide_a world_n to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o as_o they_o can_v and_o they_o must_v either_o beg_v or_o steal_v or_o starve_v and_o thus_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o many_o become_v thief_n and_o vagrant_a beggar_n through_o the_o master_n base_a niggardliness_n that_o will_v not_o do_v his_o duty_n in_o bestow_v some_o proportionable_a and_o competent_a relief_n upon_o they_o so_o much_o for_o their_o duty_n that_o be_v further_o of_o from_o equality_n in_o the_o family_n as_o parent_n and_o child_n master_n and_o servant_n now_o those_o that_o be_v more_o equal_a be_v the_o husband_n and_o wife_n who_o duty_n be_v either_o common_a to_o both_o or_o more_o particular_a to_o either_o of_o they_o the_o common_a duty_n be_v these_o first_o they_o must_v love_v one_o a_o other_o with_o a_o pure_a heart_n fervent_o this_o duty_n both_o husband_n and_o wife_n must_v perform_v natural_o one_o to_o a_o other_o which_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o strive_v for_o let_v we_o consider_v of_o some_o excellent_a commodity_n that_o will_v proceed_v from_o this_o love_n and_o which_o indeed_o will_v show_v in_o their_o practice_n whether_o their_o be_v this_o love_n or_o not_o first_o this_o benefit_n will_v certain_o ensue_v where_o there_o be_v love_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n they_o will_v be_v chaste_a and_o true_a heart_a so_o far_o as_o they_o love_v one_o the_o other_o true_o they_o be_v guard_v from_o all_o strange_a lust_n even_o in_o heart_n that_o they_o will_v not_o allow_v any_o unchaste_a desire_n much_o less_o any_o unchaste_a look_n or_o action_n for_o so_o in_o proverb_n 5._o 19_o 20._o delight_n in_o thy_o wife_n and_o rejoice_v in_o her_o love_n for_o why_o shall_v thou_o go_v after_o strange_a woman_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v sure_a enough_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o love_v thy_o wife_n thou_o will_v follow_v a_o whoare_n or_o at_o the_o least_o art_n in_o danger_n to_o do_v it_o but_o if_o thou_o love_v thy_o wife_n true_o thou_o be_v strengthen_v against_o a_o stranger_n and_o so_o may_v it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o woman_n concern_v her_o husband_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o have_v of_o a_o wife_n that_o make_v a_o man_n chaste_a and_o keep_v he_o from_o filthiness_n but_o the_o love_a of_o his_o wife_n that_o will_v keep_v he_o and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o have_v of_o a_o husband_n that_o make_v a_o woman_n honest_a and_o preserve_v she_o from_o adulterer_n but_o it_o be_v the_o love_a of_o her_o husband_n which_o will_v do_v it_o for_o many_o marry_a man_n and_o woman_n live_v filthilie_o and_o impure_o but_o if_o they_o do_v love_v one_o a_o other_o they_o be_v safe_a from_o that_o fault_n this_o then_o be_v one_o benefit_n it_o be_v a_o most_o sure_a defence_n of_o one_o chastity_n to_o love_v each_o other_o an_o other_o benefit_n that_o constant_a love_n will_v bring_v be_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v very_o patient_a
abundance_n of_o love_n breed_v abundance_n of_o patience_n for_o love_n hope_v all_o thing_n and_o suffer_v all_o thing_n and_o love_n be_v not_o provoke_v but_o where_o there_o be_v little_a love_n their_o be_v little_a bear_n and_o little_a hope_v and_o there_o they_o be_v quick_o provoke_v upon_o every_o light_n and_o small_a defect_n or_o fault_n they_o grow_v to_o chase_v and_o brawl_n and_o then_o who_o ever_o be_v trouble_v with_o such_o a_o husband_n or_o such_o a_o wife_n nay_o they_o may_v rather_o say_v who_o ever_o have_v such_o a_o unloving_a and_o unkind_a heart_n as_o i_o for_o if_o there_o be_v that_o love_n that_o shall_v be_v and_o in_o that_o measure_n that_o there_o be_v that_o love_n they_o will_v bear_v with_o patience_n and_o meakenesse_n such_o infirmity_n and_o will_v not_o be_v so_o quick_o provoke_v nay_o not_o by_o great_a matter_n as_o the_o mother_n that_o in_o good_a earnest_n and_o without_o dissemble_a love_n her_o little_a child_n though_o it_o cry_v 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