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in_o the_o new_a testament_n wherein_o the_o three_o person_n plural_a be_v put_v to_o express_v a_o passive_a sense_n thus_o s._n luke_n 6.38_o 6.38_o s._n luk._n 6.38_o give_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v unto_o you_o good_a measure_n press_v down_o and_o shake_v togerhe_a shall_v man_n give_v into_o your_o bosom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v they_o give_v into_o your_o bosom_n be_v all_o one_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v give_v unto_o you_o again_o ch_n 12.20_o 12.20_o ch_n 12.20_o where_o we_o read_v not_o amiss_o in_o the_o english_a thou_o fool_n this_o night_n thy_o soul_n shall_v be_v require_v of_o thou_o it_o be_v in_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o night_n do_v they_o require_v thy_o soul_n of_o thou_o again_o ch_z 16.9_o 16.9_o ch_n 16.9_o where_o it_o be_v say_v make_v to_o yourselves_o friend_n of_o the_o mammon_n of_o unrighteousness_n that_o when_o you_o fail_v they_o may_v receive_v you_o into_o everlasting_a habitation_n it_o be_v probable_o no_o more_o than_o that_o you_o may_v be_v receive_v into_o everlasting_a habitation_n and_o to_o name_v but_o one_o place_n more_o ch_n 23.31_o 23.31_o ch_n 23.31_o when_o it_o be_v say_v if_o they_o do_v these_o thing_n in_o a_o green_a tree_n what_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o the_o dry_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v no_o more_o in_o sense_n than_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o a_o green_a tree_n and_o thus_o now_o if_o we_o read_v also_o the_o three_o person_n plural_a in_o the_o text_n in_o a_o passive_a sense_n the_o word_n will_v run_v thus_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o you_o will_v have_v do_v to_o yourselves_o or_o to_o be_v do_v to_o yourselves_o and_o according_o the_o latin_a style_n of_o this_o precept_n general_o run_v quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la fieri_fw-la vis_fw-la which_o if_o we_o follow_v it_o extend_v as_o have_v be_v say_v to_o whatsoever_o we_o desire_v or_o wish_v to_o ourselves_o from_o god_n or_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o from_o man_n that_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o our_o power_n we_o be_v ready_a also_o to_o do_v the_o same_o unto_o other_o whether_o the_o hebraism_n will_v enforce_v it_o here_o or_o no_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n be_v express_v before_o the_o verb_n plural_a which_o i_o find_v not_o in_o the_o original_n of_o any_o of_o the_o other_o instance_n sure_o i_o be_o the_o illative_a particle_n usher_v in_o the_o text_n whereof_o i_o have_v before_o discourse_v fair_o suggest_v this_o sense_n unto_o we_o infer_v this_o our_o duty_n towards_o man_n from_o our_o expectation_n of_o good_a thing_n from_o god_n as_o have_v be_v show_v the_o general_a enforcement_n of_o those_o particular_a precept_n of_o charity_n and_o mercy_n wherewith_o s._n luke_n conjoyn_v this_o of_o the_o text_n and_o which_o be_v easy_o to_o be_v deduce_v from_o this_o be_v the_o divine_a pattern_n towards_o we_o be_v you_o therefore_o merciful_a even_o as_o your_o father_n be_v merciful_a 6.36_o s._n luk._n 6.36_o and_o it_o be_v the_o petition_n of_o our_o daily_a prayer_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o and_o of_o all_o petition_n in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n our_o bless_a saviour_n bestow_v a_o comment_n upon_o none_o but_o that_o to_o fix_v and_o engage_v our_o thought_n the_o rather_o upon_o it_o for_o 15._o s._n mat._n 6.14_o 15._o say_v he_o if_o you_o forgive_v man_n their_o trespass_n your_o heavenly_a father_n will_v also_o forgive_v you_o but_o if_o you_o forgive_v not_o man_n their_o trespass_n neither_o will_v your_o father_n forgive_v your_o trespass_n and_o we_o be_v give_v more_o than_o once_o to_o understand_v that_o we_o must_v expect_v the_o same_o measure_n from_o god_n ourselves_o as_o we_o meet_v to_o other_o of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o this_o sense_n we_o may_v the_o rather_o embrace_v 7._o optimè_fw-la hoc_fw-la exemplum_fw-la principi_fw-la constituam_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la formetur_fw-la ut_fw-la se_fw-la talem_fw-la