man_n to_o be_v merciful_a and_o to_o lend_v psal._n 112._o 5._o where_o we_o see_v that_o wretched_a practice_n of_o many_o rich_a man_n condemn_v to_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o lend_v to_o the_o poor_a that_o they_o hoard_v up_o their_o store_n till_o a_o time_n of_o dearth_n that_o then_o they_o may_v enrich_v themselves_o by_o poor_a man_n want_n &_o thus_o they_o increase_v god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o poor_a and_o as_o it_o be_v 15._o grind_v their_o face_n and_o 1â—_n tread_v upon_o they_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v but_o they_o shall_v one_o day_n find_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v lend_v unto_o the_o poor_a in_o their_o necessity_n yea_o and_o when_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o common_a want_n lie_v more_o heavy_a upon_o the_o poor_a they_o ought_v then_o to_o open_v their_o hand_n more_o liberal_o towards_o they_o it_o be_v a_o usual_a &_o common_a practice_n that_o when_o a_o man_n begin_v to_o decay_n in_o his_o estate_n no_o man_n 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thy_o enemy_n in_o this_o verse_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n our_o saviour_n go_v about_o to_o purge_v the_o general_a commandment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n touch_v the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n from_o the_o corrupt_a interpretation_n of_o the_o jewish_a teacher_n and_o to_o restore_v it_o to_o his_o true_a and_o proper_a meaning_n and_o as_o in_o the_o former_a so_o here_o he_o first_o lay_v down_o their_o false_a doctrine_n touch_v this_o commandment_n v_o 43_o and_o then_o consute_v the_o same_o v_o 44_o 45_o etc._n etc._n in_o lay_v down_o their_o false_a interpretation_n he_o propound_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n touch_v brotherly_a love_n levit._n 19_o 18._o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n which_o must_v here_o be_v understand_v in_o their_o false_a sense_n who_o by_o neighbour_n mean_v a_o friend_n as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o friend_n then_o he_o adjoin_v their_o tradition_n gather_v from_o the_o law_n 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after_o their_o fall_n second_o because_o he_o commit_v evil_a and_o wickedness_n continual_o without_o 2_o cease_v and_o therefore_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o 8._o hunger-bitten_a lion_n who_o go_v about_o continual_o seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v the_o most_o wicked_a man_n that_o be_v or_o ever_o be_v will_v sometime_o do_v good_a 16_o pharaoh_n humble_v himself_o and_o confess_v his_o sin_n to_o moses_n and_o â—0_n saul_n desire_v to_o worship_n god_n with_o samuel_n herod_n also_o hear_v john_n baptist_n 20_o glad_o and_o do_v many_o thing_n according_a to_o his_o ministry_n but_o the_o devil_n herein_o differ_v from_o all_o wicked_a man_n that_o he_o do_v nothing_o but_o practice_v wickedness_n he_o be_v always_o murder_a and_o never_o cease_v to_o seek_v man_n destruction_n three_o 3_o because_o he_o practise_v sin_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o degree_n in_o himself_o and_o by_o his_o minister_n for_o the_o sin_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n be_v all_o from_o he_o either_o 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be_v commit_v in_o the_o world_n see_v thou_o a_o man_n kill_v his_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o betray_v his_o master_n as_o judas_n do_v to_o christ_n though_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o abhor_v such_o sin_n yet_o doubtless_o the_o seed_n thereof_o be_v in_o thou_o yea_o if_o god_n in_o mercy_n do_v not_o keep_v we_o from_o it_o our_o corruption_n will_v carry_v we_o to_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o spirit_n and_o three_o from_o this_o natural_a corruption_n do_v arise_v innumerable_a evil_a thought_n word_n and_o deed_n in_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n in_o all_o which_o we_o bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o devil_n till_o god_n bring_v we_o to_o repentance_n and_o therefore_o just_o may_v we_o be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o of_o the_o devil_n by_o nature_n have_v the_o same_o corruption_n in_o we_o that_o be_v in_o the_o devil_n though_o not_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o manner_n hence_o we_o learn_v first_o to_o be_v ashamed_a and_o confound_v in_o 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christ_n return_v to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n intend_v to_o restore_v the_o same_o to_o their_o proper_a sense_n and_o withal_o to_o confute_v the_o erroneous_a interpretation_n thereof_o give_v by_o the_o jewish_a teacher_n and_o first_o he_o come_v to_o a_o particular_a judicial_a law_n of_o moses_n pertain_v to_o the_o six_o commandment_n touch_v the_o requital_n of_o like_a for_o like_v in_o which_o as_o in_o the_o former_a he_o first_o set_v down_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o yet_o to_o be_v understand_v with_o the_o erroneous_a interpretation_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n verse_n 38._o then_o he_o give_v the_o right_a sense_n of_o that_o law_n and_o withal_o confute_v the_o false_a interpretation_n of_o the_o jewish_a teacher_n v_o 39_o 40_o 41._o for_o the_o first_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n law_n here_o set_v down_o a_o eye_n for_o a_o expound_v eye_n and_o a_o tooth_n for_o a_o tooth_n be_v write_v exod._n 21._o 24._o 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