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the_o devil_n the_o devil_n in_o show_n bid_v we_o love_v ourselves_o do_v all_o for_o ourselves_o and_o we_o be_v so_o simple_a as_o to_o believe_v he_o and_o think_v that_o we_o do_v so_o whereas_o the_o event_n prove_v we_o do_v all_o for_o he_o and_o to_o our_o own_o ruin_n for_o he_o be_v the_o plain_a image_n of_o usurer_n who_o live_v by_o the_o sweat_n of_o other_o man_n brow_n and_o cunning_o grow_v rich_a by_o undo_v other_o with_o a_o seem_a relief_n but_o as_o for_o god_n his_o precept_n bid_v we_o renounce_v ourselves_o give_v ourselves_o whole_o unto_o he_o but_o in_o the_o conclusion_n he_o have_v nothing_o we_o have_v all_o according_a to_o the_o answer_n which_o the_o father_n of_o the_o prodigal_a make_v to_o his_o murmur_a elder_a son_n who_o expostulate_v thus_o with_o he_o loc_n these_o many_o year_n do_v i_o serve_v thou_o neither_o transgress_v i_o at_o any_o time_n thy_o commandment_n and_o yet_o thou_o never_o give_v i_o a_o kid_n that_o i_o may_v make_v 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which_o be_v prescribe_v by_o grace_n a_o man_n be_v here_o bid_v by_o love_a god_n to_o love_v himself_o that_o so_o love_v himself_o he_o may_v know_v how_o to_o love_v his_o neighbour_n because_o he_o that_o do_v not_o love_n god_n can_v love_v himself_o and_o so_o by_o consequent_a can_v love_v his_o neighbour_n love_n be_v so_o sanctify_v it_o be_v true_a which_o the_o school_n have_v regula_n est_fw-la prius_fw-la regulato_fw-la &_o se_fw-la prius_fw-la quis_fw-la diligere_fw-la debet_fw-la quam_fw-la proximum_fw-la see_v then_o such_o be_v the_o measure_n wherewith_o we_o must_v love_v ourselves_o we_o must_v keep_v the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n we_o must_v love_v in_o he_o the_o love_n of_o god_n if_o he_o have_v it_o 16._o psal_n 16._o my_o eye_n say_v david_n be_v upon_o such_o as_o be_v faithful_a in_o the_o land_n my_o delight_n be_v in_o thy_o saint_n and_o such_o as_o excel_v in_o virtue_n and_o elsewhere_o 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