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as_o it_o can_v upon_o a_o weak_a staff_n rather_o than_o none_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o riches_n and_o friend_n etc._n etc._n any_o thing_n will_v serve_v to_o trust_v in_o while_o no_o better_o appear_v 2._o but_o that_o our_o heart_n deceitful_a as_o they_o be_v delude_v we_o not_o with_o vain_a confidence_n we_o may_v learn_v from_o the_o text_n where_o it_o be_v and_o where_o alone_o that_o we_o may_v repose_v ourselves_o with_o full_a assurance_n of_o hope_n not_o to_o fail_v david_n affirm_v positive_o what_o he_o have_v find_v true_a by_o much_o experience_n that_o when_o all_o other_o from_o who_o we_o expect_v help_v either_o will_v not_o or_o can_v god_n both_o can_v and_o will_v help_v we_o so_o far_o as_o he_o see_v it_o good_a for_o we_o if_o we_o put_v our_o trust_n in_o he_o when_o my_o father_n and_o mother_n forsake_v i_o the_o lord_n will_v take_v i_o up_o the_o word_n import_v first_o a_o possibility_n of_o fail_v in_o all_o inferior_a help_n it_o be_v suppose_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o proportionable_o all_o other_o friend_n and_o help_n may_v forsake_v we_o and_o leave_v we_o succourless_a when_o my_o father_n and_o my_o mother_n forsake_v i_o second_o a_o never-failing_a sufficiency_n of_o help_n and_o relief_n from_o god_n though_o all_o other_o help_n shall_v fail_v we_o then_o the_o lord_n will_v take_v i_o up_o the_o two_o point_n we_o be_v to_o speak_v to_o 3._o father_n and_o mother_n first_o who_o be_v they_o proper_o and_o chief_o our_o natural_a parent_n of_o who_o we_o be_v beget_v and_o bear_v to_o who_o under_o god_n we_o owe_v our_o be_v and_o breed_n yet_o here_o not_o they_o only_a but_o by_o synecdoche_n all_o other_o kinsfolk_n neighbour_n friend_n acquaintance_n or_o indeed_o more_o general_o yet_o all_o worldly_a comfort_n stay_v and_o help_n whatsoever_o 2._o but_o then_o why_o these_o name_v the_o rath_a and_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v include_v in_o these_o because_o we_o promise_v to_o ourselves_o more_o 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most_o provident_a father_n beyond_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o tender_a mother_n 4._o but_o than_o four_o when_o may_v they_o be_v say_v to_o forsake_v we_o when_o at_o any_o time_n they_o leave_v we_o destitute_a of_o such_o help_n as_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o whether_o it_o be_v out_o of_o choice_n when_o they_o list_v not_o help_v we_o though_o they_o may_v if_o they_o will_v or_o out_o of_o necessity_n when_o they_o can_v help_v we_o though_o they_o will_v if_o they_o can_v 4._o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n thus_o open_v the_o result_n thereof_o be_v that_o there_o be_v a_o possibility_n of_o fail_v in_o all_o inferior_a help_n father_n and_o mother_n our_o near_a and_o dear_a friend_n all_o earthly_a visible_a help_n and_o comfort_n always_o may_v fail_v we_o sometime_o will_v fail_v we_o and_o at_o last_o must_v fail_v we_o leave_v we_o destitute_a and_o succourless_a the_o truth_n whereof_o will_v the_o better_o 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nature_n o_fw-la nimiùm_fw-la potens_fw-la quanto_fw-la parent_n sanguinis_fw-la vinculo_fw-la tenes_fw-fr natura_n yet_o so_o desperate_o wicked_a be_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o wildeness_n of_o its_o own_o corruption_n without_o any_o other_o bridle_n then_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a principle_n only_o it_o will_v eftsoons_o shake_v off_o that_o also_o and_o quite_o raze_v out_o all_o impression_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n at_o least_o so_o blur_v and_o confound_v the_o character_n that_o the_o conscience_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o spell_v very_o little_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o of_o duty_n out_o of_o they_o else_o what_o need_v the_o apostle_n among_o other_o sin_n to_o have_v list_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o want_n of_o natural_a affection_n in_o two_o several_a catalogue_n rom._n 1._o and_o 2_o tim._n 3_o 2.4_o or_o to_o have_v charge_v titus_n that_o young_a woman_n shall_v be_v teach_v among_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o love_v their_o child_n if_o he_o have_v not_o observe_v some_o to_o have_v neglect_v their_o duty_n in_o that_o particular_a hereof_o history_n and_o experience_n afford_v we_o many_o example_n can_v a_o woman_n forget_v her_o suck_a child_n that_o she_o shall_v not_o have_v compassion_n of_o the_o son_n of_o her_o womb_n say_v the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n he_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o of_o a_o monstrous_a thing_n and_o 13.7_o scarce_o credible_a of_o any_o can_v she_o forget_v she_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n but_o withal_o in_o the_o same_o word_n implyed_o confess_v it_o possible_a in_o more_o than_o one_o yea_o they_o may_v forget_v they_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n isaiah_n 49.15_o 6._o second_o parent_n not_o altogether_o void_a of_o natural_a affection_n may_v yet_o have_v their_o affection_n so_o alienate_v from_o their_o child_n upon_o some_o personal_a dislike_n as_o to_o forsake_v they_o of_o which_o dislike_n i_o not_o deny_v but_o there_o may_v be_v just_a cause_n as_o among_o the_o hebrew_n in_o the_o case_n of_o blasphemy_n the_o father_n hand_n be_v to_o be_v first_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o son_n deut._n 13._o and_o both_o civilian_n and_o casuist_n allow_v the_o father_n jus_o abdicationis_fw-la a_o right_n of_o abdication_n in_o some_o case_n but_o such_o case_n be_v not_o much_o pertinent_a here_o or_o considerable_a as_o to_o our_o purpose_n for_o they_o that_o give_v their_o earthly_a parent_n just_a cause_n to_o forsake_v they_o can_v have_v little_a confidence_n that_o god_n as_o their_o heavenly_a father_n shall_v take_v they_o up_o but_o when_o parent_n shall_v withdraw_v their_o love_n and_o help_v from_o their_o child_n upon_o some_o small_a oversight_n or_o venial_a miscarriage_n or_o take_v distaste_n at_o they_o either_o without_o cause_n or_o more_o than_o there_o be_v cause_n upon_o some_o wrong_n either_o surmise_n of_o their_o own_o or_o suggestion_n of_o other_o 22.8_o as_o saul_n revile_v jonathan_n and_o throw_v a_o javelin_n at_o he_o to_o smite_v he_o interpret_n his_o friendship_n with_o david_n as_o it_o have_v be_v a_o plot_a conspiracy_n between_o his_o son_n and_o his_o servant_n to_o take_v his_o crown_n and_o his_o life_n from_o he_o or_o when_o they_o shall_v disinherit_v their_o child_n for_o some_o deformity_n of_o body_n or_o defect_n of_o part_n or_o the_o like_a as_o reason_n show_v it_o to_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o not_o to_o be_v excuse_v by_o any_o pretence_n so_o it_o be_v a_o observation_n ground_v upon_o manifold_a experience_n that_o where_o the_o right_a heir_n have_v be_v disinherited_a upon_o almost_o whatsoever_o pretence_n the_o blessing_n of_o god_n have_v not_o usual_o follow_v upon_o the_o person_n and_o seldom_o have_v the_o estate_n prosper_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o
as_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n be_v subject_a to_o to_o do_v or_o say_v all_o that_o be_v needful_a in_o a_o weighty_a business_n and_o not_o in_o something_o or_o other_o to_o oversay_v and_o over_o do_v yet_o this_o i_o can_v say_v in_o sincerity_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o with_o comfort_n that_o my_o desire_n be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o business_n consider_v both_o to_o speak_v as_o plain_a and_o to_o offend_v as_o little_a as_o may_v be_v if_o i_o can_v approve_v my_o carriage_n herein_o to_o the_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n of_o sober_a and_o charitable_a man_n it_o will_v be_v some_o rejoice_v to_o i_o but_o i_o be_o not_o hereby_o justify_v i_o must_v final_o stand_v or_o fall_v to_o my_o own_o master_n who_o be_v the_o only_a infallible_a judge_n of_o all_o man_n heart_n and_o way_n humble_o i_o beseech_v he_o to_o look_v well_o if_o there_o be_v any_o way_n of_o wickedness_n or_o hypocrisy_n in_o i_o timely_a to_o cover_v it_o himself_o and_o discover_v it_o to_o i_o that_o it_o may_v be_v by_o his_o grace_n repent_v of_o and_o pardon_v by_o his_o mercy_n by_o the_o same_o mercy_n and_o grace_n to_o guide_v my_o foot_n into_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n and_o truth_n and_o to_o lead_v i_o in_o the_o way_n everlasting_a decemb._n 31._o 1655._o o_o be_v favourable_a and_o gracious_a unto_o zion_n build_v thou_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n repair_v the_o breach_n thereof_o and_o make_v no_o long_a tarry_n o_o lord_n our_o helper_n and_o our_o redeemer_n etiam_fw-la veni_fw-la domine_fw-la jesu_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o which_o some_o light_n more_o or_o less_o be_v give_v in_o the_o forego_n sermon_n chap._n ver._n pag._n gen._n iii_o 5_o 236_o iv_o 13_o 197_o vi_o 5_o 406_o 6_o 405_o ix_o 3_o 50_o 6_o 343_o 27_o 155_o xi_o 4_o 8_o fourteen_o 21_o 98_o xv_o 2_o 130_o xviii_o 21_o 372_o xxi_o 15-16_a 278_o 19_o 282_o xxviii_o 12_o 265_o 20_o 110_o xxxi_o 29_o 412_o xxxiii_o 4_o 412_o xlii_o 21-22_a 80.339_o l_o 15-17_a 80_o exod._n i_o 6_o 282_o two_o 9_o 282_o 10_o 264_o iii_o 15_o 388_o fourteen_o 17_o 411_o 25_o 468_o xviii_o 21_o 318_o xx_o 17_o 384_o xxiii_o 2_o 349.364_o 3_o 342_o 8_o 395_o levit._fw-la 6_o 1_o 398_o xxv_o 17_o 390_o num._n 23_o 3_o 412_o 19_o 406_o deut._n 10_o 15_o 284_o xv_o 11_o 335_o xvi_o 19_o 395_o xxxi_o 8_o 286_o 1_o sam._n 11_o 30_o 259_o viii_o 5_o 376_o 11_o 380_o xii_o 3_o 375._o etc._n etc._n xv_o 30_o 368_o xxiii_o 26.27_o 412_o xxiiii_o 6_o 234_o 13_o 102-103_a xxv_o 34_o 81_o xxvii_o 1_o 322_o 2_o sam._n 4_o 1_o 315_o xii_o 13_o 78_o xv_o 3_o 302_o 6_o 302_o 31_o 412_o xxiii_o 16_o 83_o 1_o king_n 15_o 5_o 79_o 2_o chro._n 25_o 13_o 84_o xxxii_o 31_o 324_o nehem._n 2_o 5_o etc._n etc._n 29_o esther_n 4_o 14_o 338_o job._n 1_o 9_o 259_o 21_o 200_o 22_o 278_o 11_o 10_o 126_o five_o 12-15_a 401_o vi_o 15_o 277_o xx_o 18_o 396_o xxii_o 23-28_a 415_o xxix_o 13_o 348_o 16.17_o 369_o xxxi_o 13_o 53_o xxxv_o 8_o 390_o psalm_n 11_o 1_o 6_o 401_o iâ—i_fw-la 1_o 200_o ix_o 9_o 285_o 20_o 207_o xii_o 4_o 411_o xvi_o 5_o 295_o xix_o 12_o 66_o 13_o 65_o etc._n etc._n xxi_o 11_o 406_o etc._n etc._n xx_o 7.8_o 280_o xxii_o 14_o 315_o xxvii_o 10_o 273_o xxx_o 6_o 323_o 6.8_o 208_o xxxii_o 9_o 81_o xxxiii_o 10_o 406_o 10.11_o 401_o xxxvi_o 6_o 197_o xxxvii_o 5_o 288.415_o 19_o 411_o 23_o 33_o xxxviii_o 20_o 36_o thirty-nine_o 4_o 266_o 9_o 201_o xli_o 1_o 367_o xliv_o 21_o 373_o psal._n xlv_o 1_o 266_o 7_o 14_o l_o 21_o 399_o 23_o 256_o lvi_o 6_o 302_o lviii_o 8_o 401_o lxii_o 10_o 382_o 11_o 259_o 11.12_o 337_o lxv_o 7_o 413_o lxvi_o 1_o 255_o lxxii_o 1_o etc._n etc._n 334_o 14_o 388_o lxxiii_o 20_o 403_o lxxvi_o 5_o 403_o lxxvii_o 2_o 208_o 10_o 287_o 12_o 337_o lxxviii_o 72_o 247_o lxxix_o 12_o 337_o lxxxii_o 5_o 309_o 6_o 336_o lxxxiii_o 5_o 302_o lxxxiv_o 6_o 295_o lxxxvi_o 11_o 315_o lxxxix_o 2_o 407_o xci_o 4_o 288_o 15_o 211_o xciv_o 11_o 406_o 19_o 210_o xcvii_o 11_o 297_o xcix_o 1_o 401_o civ_o 15_o 9_o 31_o 254_o cvi_o 3_o 351_o cvii_o 2_o 148_o 16_o 315_o cviii_o 2_o 266_o cix_o 18_o 10_o 28_o 347_o cxi_o 10_o 309_o cxii_o 9_o 125_o 10_o 412_o cxv_o 1_o 260_o cxvi_o 7_o 200_o 16_o 408_o cxix_o 28_o 315_o 57_o 295_o 75_o 193_o etc._n etc._n 89_o 407_o 91_o 408_o 96_o 363_o psal._n cxix_o 105_o 296_o 115_o 86_o 116_o 285_o 122_o 390_o cxxii_o 3_o 271_o cxxvii_o 3_o 114_o cxxxiii_o 1_o etc._n etc._n 59.161_o cxxxv_o 6_o 285.401.410_o cxl_o 9_o 412_o 12_o 282_o cxli_o 4_o 288_o 6_o 263_o cxlii_o 5.6_o 282_o cxliii_o 2_o 195_o cxlvi_o 2.3_o 279_o cxlvii_o 9_o 282_o 5_o 409_o cl_n 5_o 268_o proverb_n i_o 10_o 86.318_o 11-13_a 339_o iii_o 3.4_o 345_o 5_o 410_o vi_o 6_o 307_o x_o 2_o 386_o 7_o 9_o xi_o 18_o 389_o 26_o 347_o xiii_o 10_o 160_o 24_o 204_o fourteen_o 3_o 391_o xv_o 1_o 161_o 30_o 10_o xvi_o 2_o 355.372_o 3_o 415_o 4_o 254_o 7_o 25._o etc._n etc._n 9_o 410_o xvii_o 15_o 168.343_o 26_o 366_o xviii_o 13_o 217_o 14_o 3â—6_n 17_o 359_o xix_o 3_o 20.197_o 21_o 399._o etc._n etc._n xx_o 14_o 389_o xxi_o 1_o 17.35.408_o xxii_o 1_o 6_o 16_o 394_o 22.23_o 391_o xxiii_o 2_o 83_o 5_o 279_o xxiiii_o 10-12_a 331._o etc._n etc._n 21_o 44_o 24-26_a 347_o xxv_o 27_o 260_o xxvi_o 2_o 347_o 13_o 313_o 16_o 107.308_o xxvii_o 6_o 205_o xxviii_o 3_o 338.392_o 11_o 308_o xxix_o 7_o 369_o xxxi_o 8.9_o 334_o eccles._n two_o 11_o 208_o 26_o 114_o iii_o 1_o 365_o 11_o 365_o iv_o 1_o 357.365_o 5.6_o 107_o five_o 8_o 365_o vii_o 1_o 1_o etc._n etc._n 7_o 366_o 8_o 161_o 29_o 405_o ix_o 1_o 40_o 3_o 7_o 8_o 7_o x_o 1_o 18_o 20_o 366_o xi_o 4_o 245_o xii_o 10_o 4_o isaiah_n two_o 22_o 279_o xi_o 34_o 217_o xiii_o 6_o 315_o xxix_o 13_o 265_o xxxiii_o 15_o 392_o xxxvi_o 5_o 411_o xxxvii_o 7.9_o 412_o 29_o 412_o xlii_o 8_o 255.259_o xlvi_o 10_o 407_o xlix_o 14.15_o 283_o 15_o 275_o l_o 1_o 144_o li_n 20_o 412_o lii_o 3_o 135._o etc._n etc._n lv_o 5.6_o 403_o 8.9_o 400_o lvii_o 15_o 286_o lviii_o 5_o 83_o 7_o 335_o jer._n two_o 13_o 280_o viii_o 9_o 309_o x_o 23_o 410_o 24_o 195_o jer._n xii_o 2_o 265_o xviii_o 18_o 21_o xxi_o 12_o 348_o xxv_o 9_o 408_o xxxvii_o 7-9_a 412_o 29_o 412_o 38_o 4_o 315_o xliii_o 10_o 408_o li_n 20_o 412_o ezech._n i_o 16_o 408_o iii_o 19_o 351_o vii_o 17_o 314_o fourteen_o 14_o etc._n etc._n 351_o xxi_o 7_o 315_o xxix_o 20_o 408_o daniel_n v._n 6_o 314_o 27.28_o 372_o hosea_n two_o 9_o 126_o five_o 15_o 208_o xiii_o 14_o 405_o amos_n iv_o 1_o 390_o five_o 11_o 391_o 12_o 393_o 13_o 365_o viii_o 4_o 390_o 5_o 388_o jonah_n two_o 8_o 208_o iii_o 10_o 406_o nahum_n two_o 10_o 314.315_o zephan_n i_o 9_o 388_o 12_o 372_o malac._n i_o 6_o 265_o iii_o 6_o 409_o matth._n iii_o 17_o 33_o iv_o 10_o 86_o five_o 16_o 265_o vi_o 2_o 296_o 17_o 7_o vii_o 12_o 48_o 16_o 187_o 20_o 187_o x_o 16_o 380_o xi_o 12_o 155_o xv_o 8_o 265_o 19_o 406_o xvi_o 1_o 302_o 24_o 320_o xviii_o 7_o 168_o 27.28_o 392_o xxiii_o 37_o 281_o xxv_o 24_o 197_o mark_n vi_o 26_o 84_o x_o 30_o 202.416_o xii_o 40_o 302_o luk._n i._n 51_o 411_o two_o 14_o 302_o vi_o 42_o 167.226.378_o x_o 34.35_o 293-4_a 41_o 405_o xi_o 18_o 302_o xii_o 4_o 316.319_o 15_o 92_o fourteen_o 26_o 321_o xv_o 12_o 341_o 21_o &c_n &c_n 283_o xvi_o 8_o 291_o etc._n etc._n 9_o 292_o xix_o 8_o 397_o xxi_o 4_o 341_o xxii_o 23_o 167_o 42_o 414_o xxiv_o 38_o 406_o john_n 1_o 29_o 151_o 12_o 265_o iii_o 20.21_o 382_o vi_o 27_o 151_o 70_o 304_o ix_o 24_o 262_o xi_o 50_o 233_o xii_o 6_o 304_o xiii_o 2_o 304_o 23_o 60_o fourteen_o 27_o 318_o 30_o 151_o xv_o 19_o 294_o xix_o 11_o 413_o xx_o 17_o 265_o act_n 2_o 23_o 178.413_o iv_o 32_o 164_o viii_o 22_o 406_o ix_o 5_o 411_o xii_o 23_o 260_o fourteen_o 15_o 260_o xvii_o 18_o 302_o 28_o 408_o xx_o 24_o 253_o 33_o 98_o xxiii_o 5_o 257_o xxiv_o 16_o 383_o xxvi_o 9_o 72_o rom._n 3_o 4_o 259_o 7_o 227_o iv_o 18_o 285_o 20.21_o 285_o five_o 4.5_o 288_o vii_o 14_o 137_o viii_o 7.8_o 32_o 33_o 283_o 39_o 284_o ix_o 3_o 257_o 19_o 410_o x_o 10_o 266_o xi_o 36_o 258_o xii_o 2_o 295_o 5_o 335.165_o 18_o 19_o xiii_o 7_o 46.47_o fourteen_o 17_o 263_o 19_o 166_o xv_o 2_o 28.268_o 5_o 153_o etc._n etc._n 6_o 251_o etc._n etc._n xvi_o 18_o 302_o 27_o 257_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 10_o 270_o 19_o 410_o 20_o 308_o 31_o 410_o two_o 12_o 303_o iii_o 19_o 410_o 10_o 246_o 18_o 210_o
then_o this_o have_v no_o man_n that_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n 15.13_o and_o thus_o far_o we_o must_v go_v if_o god_n call_v we_o to_o it_o so_o far_o go_v christ_n for_o our_o redemption_n and_o so_o far_o the_o scripture_n press_v his_o example_n for_o our_o imitation_n hereby_o perceive_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o 3.16_o and_o we_o ought_v to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o the_o brethren_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 29._o to_o recollect_v the_o premise_n and_o to_o give_v you_o the_o full_a meaning_n of_o the_o precept_n at_o once_o to_o love_v the_o brotherhood_n be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o bear_v a_o special_a affection_n to_o all_o christian_n more_o than_o to_o heathen_n and_o to_o manifest_v the_o same_o proportionable_o by_o perform_v all_o love_a office_n to_o they_o upon_o every_o fit_a occasion_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o our_o power_n a_o duty_n of_o such_o importance_n that_o our_o apostle_n though_o here_o in_o the_o text_n he_o do_v but_o only_a name_n it_o in_o the_o bunch_n among_o other_o duty_n yet_o afterward_o in_o this_o epistle_n seem_v to_o require_v it_o in_o a_o more_o special_a manner_n and_o after_o a_o sort_n above_o other_o duty_n above_o all_o thing_n have_v fervent_a charity_n among_o yourselves_o chap._n 4._o 4.8_o and_o s._n john_n upon_o the_o performance_n hereof_o hang_v one_o of_o the_o strong_a assurance_n we_o can_v have_v of_o our_o be_v in_o christ._n we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n because_o we_o love_v the_o brethren_n 1_o joh._n 3.14_o 30._o now_o of_o the_o obligation_n of_o this_o duty_n for_o that_o be_v the_o next_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v there_o be_v two_o main_a ground_n goodness_n and_o nearness_n first_o we_o must_v love_v the_o brotherhood_n for_o their_o goodness_n all_o goodness_n be_v lovely_a there_o grow_v a_o love_n due_a to_o every_o creature_n of_o god_n from_o this_o 4.4_o that_o 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be_v to_o be_v love_v even_o for_o those_o part_n because_o they_o be_v good_a he_o that_o have_v but_o good_a morality_n only_o lead_v a_o civil_a life_n though_o without_o any_o probable_a evidence_n of_o grace_n appear_v in_o he_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v love_v of_o we_o if_o but_o for_o those_o morality_n because_o they_o also_o be_v good_a but_o he_o that_o go_v high_a and_o by_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o conversation_n show_v forth_o so_o far_o as_o we_o can_v judge_v the_o graciousness_n of_o his_o heart_n deserve_v by_o so_o much_o a_o high_a room_n in_o our_o affection_n then_o either_o of_o the_o former_a by_o how_o much_o grace_n exceed_v in_o goodness_n both_o nature_n and_o morality_n sith_o then_o there_o be_v a_o special_a goodness_n in_o the_o brethren_n quatenùs_fw-la such_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o most_o holy_a faith_n which_o they_o profess_v and_o that_o bless_a name_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v call_v upon_o they_o we_o be_v therefore_o bind_v to_o love_v they_o with_o a_o special_a affection_n and_o that_o eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la under_o that_o consideration_n as_o they_o be_v brethren_n over_z and_o above_o that_o general_a love_n with_o which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o love_v they_o as_o man_n or_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o they_o as_o man_n of_o part_n or_o as_o civil_a man_n 31._o the_o other_o ground_n of_o love_v the_o brotherhood_n be_v their_o nearness_n the_o near_a the_o dear_a we_o say_v and_o there_o be_v few_o relation_n near_o then_o that_o of_o brotherhood_n but_o no_o brotherhood_n in_o the_o world_n so_o close_o and_o sure_o knit_v together_o and_o with_o so_o many_o and_o strong_a tie_n as_o the_o fraternity_n of_o christian_n in_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n which_o be_v the_o brotherhood_n in_o the_o text._n in_o which_o one_o brotherhood_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o reckon_v how_o many_o brotherhood_n be_v contain_v behold_v some_o of_o many_o first_o we_o be_v brethren_n by_o propagation_n and_o that_o 26.-27_a ab_fw-la utroque_fw-la parent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d child_n of_o the_o one_o eternal_a god_n the_o common_a father_n of_o we_o all_o and_o of_o the_o one_o catholic_n church_n the_o common_a mother_n of_o we_o all_o and_o we_o have_v all_o the_o same_o elder_a brother_n jesus_n christ_n the_o first_o bear_v among_o many_o brethren_n the_o lively_a image_n of_o his_o father_n person_n and_o indeed_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o whole_a brotherhood_n for_o we_o be_v all_o as_o many_o of_o we_o as_o have_v be_v baptize_v into_o christ_n the_o child_n of_o god_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n therefore_o as_o joseph_n love_v benjamin_n his_o brother_n of_o the_o whole_a blood_n more_o affectionate_o than_o the_o other_o ten_o that_o be_v his_o brethren_n but_o by_o the_o father_n side_n only_o so_o we_o ought_v with_o a_o more_o special_a affection_n to_o love_v those_o that_o be_v also_o the_o son_n of_o our_o mother_n the_o church_n as_o christian_n then_o those_o that_o be_v but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n only_o as_o creature_n 32._o second_o we_o be_v brethren_n by_o education_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d foster-brethren_n as_o herod_n and_o manahon_n be_v 13.1_o we_o be_v all_o nurse_v with_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v ubera_fw-la matris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la 2.2_o the_o two_o breast_n whence_o we_o suck_v all_o that_o wholesome_a nourishment_n by_o which_o we_o be_v grow_v up_o to_o what_o we_o be_v to_o that_o measure_n of_o stature_n of_o strength_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o we_o have_v in_o christ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v aristotle_n and_o common_a experience_n show_v it_o so_o to_o be_v they_o that_o have_v be_v nurse_v or_o bring_v up_o together_o in_o their_o childhood_n for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v their_o affection_n so_o season_v and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d towards_o those_o of_o their_o own_o generation_n than_o we_o be_v in_o we_o 34._o four_o we_o be_v brethren_n by_o cohabitation_n we_o be_v all_o of_o one_o house_n and_o family_n not_o stranger_n and_o foreigner_n but_o fellow-citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o of_o the_o household_n of_o god_n 2.19_o what_o a_o disquietness_n and_o discredit_n both_o be_v it_o to_o a_o house_n where_o the_o child_n be_v ever_o jar_a and_o snarl_v and_o fight_v one_o with_o another_o etc._n but_o a_o goodly_a sight_n ecce_fw-la quam_fw-la bonum_fw-la when_o they_o dwell_v together_o in_o love_n and_o unity_n even_o so_o a_o sad_a thing_n it_o be_v and_o very_o grievous_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o every_o good_a man_n when_o in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n christian_n
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