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to_o another_o he_o that_o love_v himself_o as_o he_o shall_v will_v be_v dispose_v to_o love_v another_o love_n look_v first_o at_o that_o which_o be_v most_o good_a to_o i_o as_o to_o my_o honour_n which_o be_v a_o great_a good_a to_o i_o before_o the_o honour_n of_o another_o man_n it_o be_v true_a what_o be_v say_v of_o david_n 21._o 2_o sam._n 21._o thou_o be_v better_a than_o ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o that_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o his_o place_n and_o office_n but_o take_v a_o man_n as_o a_o particular_a person_n and_o my_o good_a be_v better_a to_o i_o then_o another_o man_n quest_n how_o shall_v a_o man_n love_v himself_o ans_fw-fr this_o love_n be_v bound_v by_o three_o thing_n bound_v self-love_n how_o to_o be_v bound_v by_o a_o right_a order_n measure_n manner_n 1._o a_o man_n must_v love_v himself_o in_o a_o right_a order_n and_o that_o you_o must_v understand_v in_o three_o rule_n rule_n 1._o he_o must_v love_v himself_o in_o the_o second_o place_n god_n in_o the_o 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