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do_v their_o father_n to_o the_o false_a prophet_n 24_o 25_o 26._o wo_n to_o you_o ungodly_a unbeliever_n though_o you_o be_v now_o rich_a and_o full_a and_o merry_a and_o well_o speak_v of_o not_o because_o you_o be_v rich_a and_o full_a etc._n etc._n but_o though_o you_o be_v so_o because_o you_o have_v no_o better_o for_o man_n welfare_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v of_o by_o what_o he_o shall_v have_v hereafter_o and_o not_o by_o what_o he_o have_v here_o note_v luke_n omit_v divers_a of_o the_o beatitude_n but_o recite_v the_o woe_n which_o matthew_n omit_v whether_o this_o sermon_n be_v twice_o speak_v by_o christ_n or_o which_o be_v like_a but_o once_o be_v uncertain_a 27._o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o which_o hear_v love_v your_o enemy_n do_v good_a to_o they_o which_o hate_v you_o 28._o bless_v they_o that_o curse_v you_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o despiteful_o use_v you_o 29._o and_o unto_o he_o that_o smite_v thou_o on_o the_o one_o cheek_n offer_v also_o the_o other_o and_o he_o that_o take_v away_o thy_o cloak_n forbid_v not_o to_o take_v thy_o coat_n also_o 30._o give_v to_o every_o man_n that_o ask_v of_o thou_o and_o of_o he_o that_o take_v away_o thy_o good_n ask_v they_o not_o again_o 27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o see_v on_o matth._n 5._o prefer_v charity_n and_o peace_n before_o thy_o right_n and_o right_o not_o thyself_o to_o thy_o neighbour_n great_a hurt_n 31._o and_o as_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v to_o you_o do_v you_o also_o to_o they_o likewise_o 31._o love_v your_o neighbour_n as_o yourselves_o and_o make_v not_o too_o great_a a_o difference_n beetwen_v their_o interest_n and_o your_o own_o for_o justice_n will_v not_o be_v maintain_v without_o love_n 32._o for_o if_o you_o love_v they_o which_o love_v you_o what_o thank_v have_v you_o for_o sinner_n also_o love_v those_o that_o love_v they_o 33._o and_o if_o you_o do_v good_a to_o they_o which_o do_v good_a to_o you_o what_o thank_v have_v you_o for_o sinner_n also_o do_v even_o the_o same_o 34._o and_o if_o you_o lend_v to_o they_o of_o who_o you_o hope_v to_o receive_v what_o thank_v have_v you_o for_o sinner_n also_o lend_v to_o sinner_n to_o receive_v as_o much_o again_o 32_o 33_o 34._o all_o this_o be_v but_o the_o exercise_n of_o self-love_n and_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o virtue_n much_o less_o that_o charity_n in_o which_o you_o must_v excel_v all_o wicked_a man_n 35._o but_o love_v you_o your_o enemy_n and_o do_v good_a and_o lend_v hope_v for_o nothing_o again_o and_o your_o reward_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o you_o shall_v be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o high_a for_o he_o be_v kind_a unto_o the_o unthankful_a and_o to_o the_o evil_n 36._o be_v you_o therefore_o merciful_a as_o your_o father_n also_o be_v merciful_a 35_o 36._o let_v your_o love_n and_o good_a work_n be_v in_o imitation_n of_o god_n your_o father_n take_v his_o approbation_n for_o your_o full_a reward_n 37._o judge_v not_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_v condemn_v not_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v condemn_v forgive_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v forgive_v 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 together_o and_o run_v over_o shall_v man_n give_v into_o your_o bosom_n for_o with_o the_o same_o measure_n that_o you_o meet_v withal_o it_o shall_v be_v measure_v to_o you_o again_o 37_o 38._o god_n reward_n be_v sure_a and_o full_a note_v the_o word_n man_n v._n 38._o be_v not_o in_o the_o text_n but_o they_o shall_v give_v signify_v it_o shall_v be_v give_v as_o luke_n 16.9_o they_o shall_v receive_v you_o into_o the_o everlasting_a habitation_n be_v that_o you_o may_v be_v receive_v and_o angel_n be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o instrument_n than_o man_n from_o who_o we_o can_v expect_v to_o be_v measure_v to_o as_o we_o measure_v to_o they_o yet_o the_o promise_n may_v extend_v to_o this_o that_o when_o god_n see_v it_o good_a he_o will_v make_v man_n yea_o enemy_n the_o instrument_n of_o his_o reward_n 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