christ_n new_a commandment_n from_o john_n 13.34_o the_o word_n open_v p._n 227_o 228_o doct._n it_o be_v the_o command_n one_o of_o that_o great_a command_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o saint_n shall_v love_v one_o another_o p._n 229_o 1_o why_o saint_n shall_v love_v one_o another_o nine_o reason_n give_v for_o it_o p._n 230_o to_o 233_o 2_o how_o saint_n may_v have_v their_o heart_n bring_v up_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o duty_n of_o love_n 1_o love_n saint_n as_o they_o be_v saint_n p._n 133_o 134_o several_a consideration_n to_o set_v this_o truth_n home_o upon_o our_o heart_n p._n 235_o 236_o four_o direction_n to_o bring_v our_o heart_n up_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o duty_n p._n 237_o 238._o 2_o love_n though_o thou_o be_v not_o love_v ibid._n four_o consideration_n to_o move_v we_o to_o it_o p._n 239_o 240_o 3_o account_n thyself_o least_o of_o saint_n and_o judge_v every_o one_o better_a than_o thyself_o ibid._n three_o consideration_n to_o move_v we_o to_o this_o p._n 241_o 242_o 4_o get_v a_o heart_n take_v up_o with_o spiritual_a thing_n ibid._n 5_o walk_v wise_o p._n 243_o to_o 245_o 6_o look_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o what_o be_v evil_a as_o upon_o what_o be_v good_a in_o thy_o brother_n p._n 246_o 7_o put_v not_o a_o evil_a construction_n upon_o that_o which_o may_v have_v a_o good_a put_v upon_o it_o ibid._n 8_o get_v forbear_v spirit_n p._n 247_o 248_o 9_o consider_v all_o be_v but_o man_n p._n 259_o 10_o acquaint_v yourselves_o with_o one_o another_o spirit_n more_o ibid._n 250_o 11_o improve_v one_o another_o gift_n and_o grace_n more_o p._n 251_o 12_o take_v as_o little_a notice_n as_o possible_a may_v be_v of_o injury_n p._n 252_o objection_n answer_v p._n 252_o to_o 255_o the_o use_n ibid._n 6_o of_o offence_n matthew_n 18.7_o the_o word_n open_v p._n 257_o the_o observation_n offence_n they_o be_v a_o real_a and_o heavy_a judgement_n upon_o the_o world_n or_o the_o woe_n of_o offence_n it_o fall_v upon_o the_o world_n p._n 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