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A42553 Philadelphia, or, a treatise of brotherly-love Shewing, that we must love all men: love the wicked in general: love our enemies: that the godly must especially love another: and the reasons of each particular love. The manner of our mutual love; the dignity, necessity, excellenc, and usefulness of brotherly-love. That the want of love, where love is due, is hatred, shewed in divers particulars. The greatness of the sin of malice and hatred; with the reasons why wicked men hate the saints: together with cautions against those sins that break the bond of love. Many weighty questions discussed, and divers cases cleared. By William Gearing, minister of the word. Gearing, William. 1670 (1670) Wing G436C; ESTC R223669 92,727 215

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love_n of_o mercy_n and_o helpe_n 3._o the_o love_n of_o courtesy_n and_o gentleness_n 4._o the_o love_n of_o familiarity_n and_o friendship_n chap._n x._o set_v down_o five_o reason_n why_o we_o be_v to_o love_v all_o man_n and_o four_o reason_n why_o publican_n and_o sinner_n do_v return_v all_o office_n of_o love_n to_o those_o that_o love_v they_o chap._n xi_o show_n how_o we_o must_v manifest_v our_o love_n in_o general_a to_o the_o wicked_a of_o what_o we_o must_v beware_v and_o what_o we_o must_v do_v two_o reason_n of_o it_o chap._n xii_o sect._n 1_o of_o our_o love_n to_o our_o enemy_n what_o this_o love_n be_v and_o wherein_o it_o consist_v show_v in_o five_o thing_n that_o this_o love_n exceed_v that_o of_o publican_n show_v three_o thing_n sect._n 2._o show_v how_o far_o wicked_a man_n may_v love_v their_o enemy_n lay_v down_o in_o two_o thing_n yet_o that_o no_o wicked_a man_n do_v true_o love_v his_o enemy_n show_v in_o three_o in_o thing_n sect._n 3_o how_o our_o love_n 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