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against_o we_o but_o also_o sound_a reconciliation_n after_o offence_n commit_v one_o of_o we_o towards_o a_o other_o yea_o i_o mean_v further_o by_o love_n which_o proper_o be_v a_o inward_a affection_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o sincere_a and_o outward_a testifieng_v of_o the_o same_o by_o word_n deed_n countenance_n and_o other_o mean_n as_o the_o lord_n shall_v geve_v occasion_n and_o our_o ability_n serve_v to_o express_v the_o same_o and_o that_o not_o unto_o our_o friend_n only_o 47._o matth._n 5.46_o 47._o for_o what_o great_a thing_n do_v we_o if_o we_o love_v they_o that_o love_v we_o but_o general_o to_o all_o man_n though_o unto_o some_o in_o great_a measure_n 6.10_o galat._n 6.10_o as_o to_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n our_o wife_n child_n and_o parent_n &c_n &c_n and_o to_o some_o in_o less_o measure_n as_o to_o those_o that_o be_v yet_o without_o and_o be_v somewhat_o further_o off_o by_o nature_n and_o kindred_n yea_o and_o to_o our_o enemy_n also_o which_o be_v 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curse_v we_o and_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o persecute_v us._n secondlie_o we_o have_v his_o own_o example_n concur_v with_o his_o commandment_n he_o practise_v the_o same_o to_o we_o that_o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o do_v to_o other_o namely_o love_v we_o when_o we_o be_v and_o be_v his_o ennimy_n 4.10_o roman_n 5.10_o matth._n 5.45_o 1._o john_n 4.10_o thirdlye_o we_o have_v the_o example_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n clothe_v with_o one_o nature_n accomplish_v the_o same_o pray_v also_o to_o the_o father_n to_o forgive_v they_o 23.34_o luke_n 23.34_o that_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v think_v that_o that_o which_o christ_n do_v in_o this_o case_n will_v not_o be_v perform_v in_o and_o by_o they_o either_o by_o reason_n of_o christ_n singular_a excellency_n or_o the_o difficulty_n and_o
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god_n word_n god_n example_n god_n sacrament_n and_o many_o other_o token_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o last_o pull_v upon_o we_o a_o fearful_a vengeance_n from_o god_n to_o be_v manifest_v in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v all_o the_o godly_a that_o have_v care_n of_o their_o salvation_n to_o look_v heedilie_o to_o this_o point_n meditation_n which_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n and_o be_v to_o be_v use_v special_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n consist_v chief_o in_o these_o point_n to_o wit_n in_o regard_v the_o outward_a element_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o bread_n and_o the_o wine_n and_o in_o consider_v the_o rite_n use_v in_o and_o about_o the_o same_o as_o the_o break_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o the_o pour_v forth_o of_o the_o wine_n and_o so_o forth_o for_o though_o the_o outward_a thing_n be_v not_o the_o matter_n that_o we_o shall_v stand_v upon_o yet_o 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