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i_o observe_v observe_v that_o the_o commandment_n of_o love_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v true_a we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o it_o be_v in_o express_a word_n give_v in_o command_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n i_o mean_v we_o do_v not_o find_v any_o record_n in_o the_o word_n mention_v any_o such_o express_a command_n of_o love_n deliver_v in_o the_o beginning_n but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o such_o a_o command_n be_v giuâ—n_v for_o otherwise_o cain_n have_v not_o be_v guilty_a when_o he_o do_v so_o notorious_o transgress_v the_o law_n of_o love_n in_o hate_v and_o murder_v his_o brother_n for_o where_o no_o law_n be_v there_o be_v no_o transgression_n but_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o cain_n do_v grievous_o transgress_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o he_o by_o his_o arraignment_n and_o punishment_n of_o he_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o law_n of_o love_n give_v in_o the_o beginning_n against_o which_o this_o man_n that_o be_v the_o first_o man_n bear_v of_o a_o woman_n offen_v grievous_o and_o for_o which_o he_o be_v severe_o punish_v now_o it_o be_v out_o of_o question_n that_o it_o be_v write_v in_o adam_n heart_n before_o his_o fall_n for_o it_o be_v a_o special_a part_n of_o that_o holy_a image_n of_o god_n in_o he_o but_o than_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o this_o image_n of_o god_n be_v lose_v by_o the_o fall_n and_o so_o the_o law_n of_o love_n as_o well_o as_o other_o part_n of_o holiness_n be_v blot_v out_o of_o his_o heart_n i_o answer_v that_o though_o it_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o his_o heart_n yet_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v it_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o his_o head_n and_o understanding_n but_o that_o still_o he_o retain_v a_o knowledge_n of_o this_o duty_n although_o his_o heart_n be_v now_o so_o corrupt_v and_o his_o affection_n so_o pervert_v and_o disorder_v that_o he_o can_v not_o frame_v his_o heart_n to_o obey_v this_o law_n of_o love_n he_o have_v lose_v that_o inclination_n to_o entire_a and_o perfect_a love_n which_o he_o have_v by_o creation_n and_o by_o which_o he_o resemble_v god_n who_o be_v love_n but_o howsoever_o the_o write_v the_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o adam_n at_o his_o creation_n or_o the_o remain_v of_o this_o law_n in_o the_o mind_n and_o understanding_n of_o adam_n i_o conceive_v not_o to_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o this_o message_n of_o god_n send_v to_o man_n and_o require_v they_o to_o love_v each_o other_o for_o that_o be_v not_o lex_fw-la tradita_fw-la sed_fw-la insculpta_fw-la not_o a_o law_n deliver_v by_o way_n of_o message_n but_o a_o law_n engrave_v and_o a_o character_n of_o love_n imprint_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o adam_n but_o this_o speak_v of_o here_o be_v the_o delivery_n of_o a_o law_n as_o a_o message_n send_v from_o god_n to_o man_n therefore_o i_o conceive_v that_o this_o law_n of_o love_n be_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n reveal_v to_o adam_n and_o to_o other_o holy_a man_n who_o be_v stir_v up_o of_o god_n to_o teach_v and_o deliver_v it_o unto_o man_n and_o to_o propagate_v this_o doctrine_n of_o brotherly-love_n as_o man_n multiply_v and_o increase_v upon_o the_o earth_n so_o it_o appear_v in_o that_o soon_o after_o the_o the_o fall_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o salvation_n by_o jesus_n christ_n be_v deliver_v to_o adam_n as_o a_o gracious_a message_n of_o life_n now_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n be_v inseparable_a and_o always_o go_v together_o as_o the_o grace_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n be_v always_o join_v for_o in_o christ_n who_o be_v promise_v in_o the_o gospel_n not_o only_a god_n be_v reconcile_v to_o man_n but_o also_o man_n be_v knit_v to_o
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 must_v be_v extend_v to_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n of_o his_o church_n and_o people_n show_v in_o two_o thing_n 3._o reasins_z why_o imprecation_n be_v sometime_o utter_v against_o god_n enemy_n a_o question_n how_o godly_a man_n be_v or_o may_v be_v say_v to_o hate_v wicked_a man_n answer_v in_o three_o thing_n chap._n xiii_o show_n that_o godly_a man_n must_v especial_o love_v one_o another_o chap._n fourteen_o set_v down_o nine_o reason_n why_o godly_a man_n must_v show_v special_a love_n one_o to_o another_o chap._n xv._o sect._n 1_o discover_v the_o manner_n how_o we_o be_v to_o love_v one_o another_o 1._o as_o ourselves_o sect._n 2._o as_o christ_n love_v we_o the_o greatness_n of_o christ_n love_n in_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o show_v in_o four_o thing_n sect._n 3_o show_n that_o christian_n be_v call_v to_o it_o ought_v so_o to_o love_v their_o brethren_n as_o to_o lay_v down_o their_o life_n for_o they_o wherein_o be_v handle_v the_o thing_n require_v sect._n 4._o show_n the_o condition_n suppose_v sect._n 5._o that_o we_o must_v have_v a_o special_a call_v before_o we_o lie_v down_o our_o life_n show_v in_o four_o thing_n sect._n 6._o show_n what_o this_o call_n be_v a_o christian_a may_v be_v call_v to_o it_o in_o two_o case_n that_o more_o immediate_o concern_v god_n sect._n 7._o show_v two_o case_n that_o concern_v our_o brethren_n sect._n 8._o set_v down_o two_o reason_n thereof_o chap._n xvi_o sect._n 1_o of_o christian_n bear_v one_o another_o burden_n of_o bear_v outward_a burden_n a_o question_n whether_o forwardness_n in_o relieve_v other_o he_o always_o a_o sign_n of_o one_o that_o love_v god_n answer_v negative_o in_o three_o particular_n sect._n 2._o of_o christian_n bear_v one_o another_o inward_a burden_n wherein_o it_o consist_v show_v in_o five_o thing_n sect._n 3_o show_v that_o in_o so_o do_v we_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o law_n of_o love_n 2._o question_n about_o this_o resolve_a how_o man_n do_v love_n in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v show_v chap._n xvii_o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o order_n of_o our_o love_n one_o to_o another_o show_v in_o seven_o thing_n sect._n 2._o question_n first_o whether_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o love_v godly_a stranger_n above_o my_o wicked_a kindred_n or_o relation_n question_n 2._o what_o if_o some_o of_o our_o kindred_n be_v godly_a and_o poor_a other_o be_v wicked_a and_o rich_a resolve_v chap._n xviii_o what_o true_a christian_a love_n to_o the_o saint_n be_v show_v in_o five_o thing_n chap._n xix_o sect._n 1_o set_v forth_o the_o woeful_a condition_n of_o those_o that_o hate_v the_o saint_n sect._n 2._o show_v five_o reason_n of_o theeir_n hate_v of_o they_o sect._n 3_o a_o question_n why_o man_n within_o the_o visible_a church_n shall_v hate_v the_o saint_n answer_v a_o object_n but_o i_o do_v not_o hate_v the_o saint_n answer_v that_o the_o want_n of_o love_n where_o love_n be_v due_a be_v hatred_n show_v in_o particular_n chap._n xx._n sect._n 1_o the_o greatness_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o hate_v the_o saint_n show_v it_o be_v a_o argument_n such_o love_n not_o god_n himself_o sect._n 2._o he_o that_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n abide_v in_o death_n a_o question_n how_o the_o saint_n can_v be_v brethren_n to_o those_o that_o abide_v in_o death_n answer_v in_o two_o particular_n sect._n 3_o show_n that_o hater_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v murderer_n manifest_v in_o three_o thing_n sect._n 4._o the_o aggravation_n and_o occasion_n hereof_o consider_v sect._n 5._o show_n how_o malice_n make_v man_n most_o contrary_a to_o god_n and_o most_o like_a the_o devil_n chap._n xxi_o a_o exhortation_n to_o christian_n to_o love_v one_o another_o especial_o minister_n chap._n xxii_o show_n the_o dignity_n necessity_n excelleney_n usefulness_n of_o this_o grace_n and_o duty_n of_o love_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o love_a not_o in_o word_n and_o in_o tongue_n but_o in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n chap._n xxiv_o advice_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o those_o sin_n that_o break_v the_o bond_n of_o love_n chap._n xxv_o show_n that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o mutual_a and_o brotherly_a love_n chap._n xxvi_o lay_v down_o argument_n to_o encourage_v the_o godly_a to_o suffer_v the_o hatred_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n xxvii_o set_v down_o some_o rule_n for_o a_o christian_n carriage_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o world_n hatred_n chap._n xxviii_o the_o conclusion_n with_o a_o exhortation_n to_o the_o continuance_n of_o brotherly_a love_n philadelphia_n or_o a_o treatise_n of_o brotherly-love_n 1_o john_n 3.11_o for_o this_o be_v the_o message_n that_o you_o hear_v from_o the_o beginning_n that_o we_o shall_v love_v one_o another_o chap._n i._n sect_n i._o saint_n john_n have_v this_o eminence_n of_o happiness_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o christ_n disciple_n that_o he_o be_v the_o belove_a disciple_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o lazarus_n in_o heaven_n that_o he_o lie_v in_o abraham_n bosom_n so_o our_o apostle_n have_v this_o heaven_n on_o earth_n to_o lean_v on_o christ_n bosom_n who_o draw_v such_o love_n from_o christ_n that_o he_o become_v the_o apostle_n of_o love_n the_o main_a argument_n of_o this_o epistle_n be_v this_o grace_n of_o love_n first_o he_o large_o set_v forth_o god_n s_o love_n to_o we_o god_n be_v love_n and_o christ_n be_v love_n he_o find_v it_o so_o when_o he_o lie_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o christ_n then_o main_o he_o exhort_v we_o to_o mutual-love_n show_v how_o saint_n shall_v live_v together_o like_o brethren_n and_o love_v another_o it_o be_v no_o new_a command_n that_o he_o lay_v upon_o they_o but_o that_o which_o they_o have_v hear_v before_o that_o they_o shall_v love_v one_o another_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n be_v the_o first_o reason_n or_o argument_n to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o former_a proposition_n show_v that_o one_o main_a property_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v lay_v down_o here_o in_o this_o verse_n where_o we_o may_v note_v 1._o the_o substance_n of_o this_o argument_n 2._o the_o circumstance_n of_o this_o argument_n the_o substance_n lie_v in_o this_o that_o god_n have_v command_v this_o duty_n of_o mutual-love_n towards_o each_o other_o now_o those_o that_o be_v of_o god_n have_v his_o law_n write_v upon_o their_o heart_n which_o be_v frame_v to_o obey_v he_o the_o circumstance_n be_v these_o 1._o that_o this_o commandment_n be_v send_v as_o a_o message_n from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n from_o god_n to_o man_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v a_o ancient_a message_n it_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n how_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n seem_v somewhat_o doubtful_a there_o be_v diverse_a interpretation_n of_o this_o word_n beginning_n 1._o some_o understand_v it_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o publish_n of_o the_o law_n in_o mount_n sinai_n deliver_v to_o the_o ancient_n by_o moses_n in_o a_o open_a and_o solemn_a manner_n which_o be_v a_o law_n of_o love_n 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unto_o thou_o he_o be_v thy_o neighbour_n so_o our_o saviour_n plain_o inform_v we_o by_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o wound_a traveller_n luk._n 10._o relieve_v by_o the_o samaritan_n that_o pass_v by_o brother_n be_v a_o word_n more_o narrow_a than_o neighbour_n brother_n impli_v only_o the_o saint_n neighbour_n impli_v mankind_n stranger_n and_o enemy_n will_v come_v under_o this_o term_n of_o neighbour_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v sect._n ii_o quest_n 1._o but_o why_o be_v it_o not_o where_o express_o command_v to_o love_v ourselves_o we_o be_v command_v to_o love_v one_o another_o thou_o be_v command_v to_o love_v thy_o neighbour_n but_o not_o express_o to_o love_v thyself_o resp_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v superfluous_a to_o exhort_v man_n to_o love_v themselves_o man_n be_v natural_o too_o prone_a to_o self-love_n their_o self-love_n like_o pharaoh_n lean_a kine_n swallow_v up_o love_n to_o the_o saint_n and_o love_n to_o other_o every_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o look_v to_o his_o own_o 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to_o the_o wicked_a be_v but_o like_o the_o crumb_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o rich_a man_n table_n but_o his_o special_a love_n and_o favour_n be_v the_o dainty_n upon_o that_o table_n which_o none_o but_o his_o church_n do_v feed_v upon_o god_n cause_v the_o sun_n in_o the_o firmament_n to_o shine_v upon_o the_o just_a and_o the_o unjust_a the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o great_a yet_o common_a mercy_n but_o god_n have_v promise_v that_o he_o will_v be_v a_o sun_n and_o shield_n to_o his_o saint_n and_o give_v both_o grace_n and_o glory_n god_n will_v give_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o wicked_a but_o the_o godly_a only_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n he_o will_v give_v to_o the_o wicked_a rain_n the_o dew_n of_o the_o cloud_n but_o the_o godly_a only_o shall_v have_v the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n pour_v on_o they_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v bestow_v the_o chief_a of_o his_o love_n upon_o his_o people_n then_o must_v we_o love_v they_o as_o god_n 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