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king_n that_o undertake_v you_o if_o he_o punish_v you_o you_o must_v honour_v his_o justice_n if_o he_o oppress_v you_o you_o must_v give_v way_n to_o his_o fortune_n do_v a_o good_a man_n persecute_v you_o disabuse_v yourself_o and_o forgo_v that_o error_n and_o give_v he_o no_o long_o a_o quality_n which_o his_o fault_n have_v make_v he_o lose_v be_v it_o a_o naughty_a man_n that_o have_v offend_v you_o wonder_v not_o at_o it_o effect_n hold_v of_o their_o cause_n you_o will_v find_v some_o body_n that_o will_v revenge_v you_o and_o without_o that_o wish_n you_o be_v already_o revenge_v and_o he_o be_v already_o punish_v since_o he_o be_v faulty_a the_o six_z discourse_n of_o the_o good_a use_n of_o hatred_n since_o nature_n make_v nothing_o unuseful_a and_o that_o of_o so_o many_o thing_n that_o she_o produce_v there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o which_o have_v not_o its_o employment_n hatred_n must_v find_v out_o its_o use_n and_o this_o passion_n which_o be_v bear_v in_o we_o 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which_o he_o bear_v unto_o his_o enemy_n but_o that_o this_o aversion_n may_v be_v please_v unto_o he_o it_o must_v be_v perfect_a as_o be_v that_o of_o david_n and_o to_o be_v perfect_a innocent_n it_o must_v have_v two_o condition_n which_o his_o have_v it_o must_v hate_v sin_n and_o love_v nature_n it_o must_v detest_v the_o work_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o cherish_v the_o work_n of_o god_n by_o reason_n of_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n it_o must_v not_o love_v sin_n for_o the_o man_n sake_n neither_o must_v it_o hate_v the_o man_n for_o the_o sin_n sake_n with_o these_o restriction_n a_o man_n may_v make_v good_a use_n of_o hatred_n this_o guilty_a passion_n become_v innocent_a it_o take_v part_n with_o two_o excellent_a virtue_n and_o guide_v by_o grace_n it_o be_v serviceable_a at_o once_o both_o to_o justice_n and_o charity_n but_o it_o be_v much_o safe_o exercise_v against_o ourselves_o and_o we_o run_v much_o less_o danger_n in_o hate_v our_o own_o imperfection_n than_o in_o 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