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no_o shepherd_n pray_v for_o thy_o family_n friend_n and_o relation_n the_o prayer_n of_o cruciger_n in_o his_o sickness_n be_v worthy_a of_o our_o imitation_n fac_n meos_fw-la orphanos_n vasa_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la lord_n make_v my_o poor_a orphan_n vessel_n of_o mercy_n beg_v of_o god_n not_o to_o charge_v thy_o sin_n upon_o thy_o house_n and_o that_o he_o will_v gracious_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v go_v pray_o that_o thy_o name_n grace_n counsel_n reproof_n and_o example_n may_v be_v bless_v to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o other_o that_o by_o they_o even_o when_o thou_o be_v dead_a 11.4_o thou_o may_v be_v speak_v pray_v also_o for_o thy_o enemy_n you_o know_v the_o practice_n of_o christ_n and_o stephen_n who_o almost_o breathe_v out_o their_o last_o gasp_n in_o prayer_n for_o their_o enemy_n tertullian_n make_v love_n to_o enemy_n to_o be_v a_o property_n peculiar_a to_o christian_n say_v amicos_fw-la diligere_fw-la omnium_fw-la est_fw-la inimicos_fw-la autem_fw-la solorum_fw-la christianorum_fw-la all_o man_n may_v love_v their_o friend_n but_o none_o but_o christian_n can_v love_v their_o enemy_n ad_fw-la scapulum_fw-la cap._n 1._o every_o christian_n shall_v be_v always_o much_o in_o that_o which_o will_v prove_v he_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n especial_o now_o thou_o be_v die_v and_o go_v to_o heaven_n be_v find_v with_o thy_o heart_n fill_v with_o love_n to_o and_o prayer_n for_o thy_o enemy_n that_o thou_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v a_o child_n of_o thy_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n mat._n 5.45_o set_a before_o thy_o heart_n thy_o most_o malicious_a spiteful_a and_o injurious_a enemy_n consider_v he_o be_v a_o man_n make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o the_o same_o god_n with_o thyself_o consider_v what_o the_o word_n threaten_v against_o he_o and_o into_o what_o a_o hell_n he_o be_v fall_v and_o what_o a_o bless_a instrument_n he_o may_v be_v if_o god_n will_v please_v to_o convert_v he_o and_o labour_n to_o 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