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shiloh_n or_o the_o messiah_n shall_v appear_v he_o express_v it_o by_o affirm_v that_o as_o the_o sceptre_n which_o be_v a_o ensign_n of_o regal_a power_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n so_o neither_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o knee_n gen._n 49.10_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o homer_n if_o we_o may_v join_v profane_a author_n with_o sacred_a where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o regal_a dignity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o so_o also_o that_o i_o may_v return_v to_o the_o scripture_n after_o it_o have_v be_v say_v that_o moses_n command_v a_o law_n to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o jacob_n to_o let_v we_o know_v by_o what_o authority_n he_o do_v so_o the_o scripture_n add_v and_o he_o be_v king_n in_o jesurun_n when_o the_o prince_n and_o tribe_n of_o the_o people_n be_v gather_v together_o to_o receive_v it_o deut._n 33.4_o 5._o but_o not_o to_o content_v myself_o with_o these_o or_o the_o like_a text_n which_o attribute_v the_o power_n of_o make_v law_n to_o prince_n let_v we_o which_o will_v be_v a_o yet_o more_o convince_a topick_n at_o least_o to_o some_o man_n consider_v the_o end_n of_o their_o institution_n for_o if_o that_o end_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compass_v without_o the_o power_n of_o make_v law_n prince_n must_v consequent_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v invest_v with_o that_o power_n and_o their_o subject_n under_o a_o necessity_n of_o obey_v they_o it_o be_v the_o affirmation_n of_o st._n paul_n rom._n 13.3_o 4._o that_o ruler_n be_v appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o those_o that_o do_v good_a and_o the_o avenge_a of_o those_o that_o do_v evil_a now_o though_o each_o of_o these_o end_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v compass_v by_o have_v a_o regard_n in_o they_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n yet_o if_o we_o do_v more_o near_o consider_v it_o we_o shall_v find_v they_o can_v compass_v either_o unless_o they_o have_v a_o 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shall_v undergo_v if_o they_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o the_o crime_n lay_v against_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n though_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n prescribe_v the_o encourage_n of_o the_o good_a and_o do_v as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o prince_n towards_o the_o secure_n and_o advance_v of_o their_o several_a property_n yet_o inasmuch_o as_o they_o prescribe_v nothing_o at_o all_o by_o what_o mean_v that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v nor_o indeed_o can_v do_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o multiplicity_n and_o variety_n of_o humane_a affair_n hence_o there_o arise_v a_o necessity_n of_o make_v law_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v secure_v in_o their_o several_a property_n or_o enable_v to_o improve_v they_o to_o their_o and_o the_o state_n advantage_n forasmuch_o therefore_o as_o without_o law_n the_o good_a can_v be_v secure_v as_o neither_o evil-doer_n either_o judge_v or_o condemn_v it_o follow_v that_o they_o who_o be_v appoint_v both_o for_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v invest_v with_o a_o power_n of_o make_v law_n and_o consequent_o the_o subject_n under_o a_o necessity_n of_o obey_v they_o but_o so_o that_o they_o be_v be_v yet_o more_o evident_a from_o the_o express_a declaration_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o beside_o that_o in_o the_o forequote_v place_n of_o st._n paul_n man_n be_v require_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o which_o as_o grotius_n have_v well_o observe_v import_v etc._n import_v rom._n 8.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ephes_n 5.24_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 3.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n obedience_n to_o their_o command_n as_o well_o as_o submission_n to_o their_o coercion_n beside_o that_o disobedience_n in_o thing_n lawful_a be_v a_o resist_n of_o their_o authority_n and_o therefore_o the_o contrary_a to_o be_v think_v to_o be_v intend_v in_o that_o subjection_n which_o be_v there_o require_v beside_o last_o that_o he_o who_o require_v every_o soul_n to_o be_v subject_n do_v it_o upon_o intuition_n of_o their_o receive_a praise_n from_o they_o as_o well_o as_o not_o receive_v vengeance_n the_o former_a whereof_o can_v in_o reason_n be_v expect_v where_o there_o be_v no_o compliance_n with_o their_o command_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o doubt_n concern_v obedience_n to_o they_o the_o same_z st._n paul_n admonish_v titus_n chap._n 3.1_o not_o only_o to_o put_v his_o charge_n in_o mind_n of_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n but_o to_o obey_v magistrate_n and_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o every_o good_a work_n in_o compliance_n with_o their_o command_n as_o well_o as_o far_o from_o do_v so_o much_o evil_a as_o to_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o their_o power_n and_o government_n 2._o that_o obedience_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o prince_n we_o have_v see_v already_o inquire_v we_o now_o by_o who_o and_o after_o what_o measure_n for_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o former_a whereof_o it_o may_v suffice_v to_o allege_v that_o of_o st._n paul_n rom._n 13.1_o â—or_a require_v there_o every_o soul_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n and_o neither_o he_o nor_o any_o other_o of_o the_o apostle_n elsewhere_o make_v any_o exception_n from_o it_o he_o thereby_o plain_o show_v that_o all_o be_v to_o be_v so_o of_o what_o rank_n and_o condition_n soever_o and_o according_o as_o whatever_o be_v now_o pretend_a by_o the_o papist_n for_o a_o exemption_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n yet_o no_o such_o plea_n be_v ever_o make_v by_o the_o priest_n or_o prophet_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n so_o till_o luxury_n and_o wantonness_n make_v the_o clergy_n forget_v their_o duty_n they_o also_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n and_o declare_v it_o both_o by_o their_o action_n and_o their_o write_n st._n chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d chrysostome_n hom_o 2.3_o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la rom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o particular_a explain_v every_o soul_n by_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o apostle_n as_o well_o as_o of_o a_o layman_n of_o one_o in_o the_o high_a rank_n in_o the_o church_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o most_o inferior_a member_n of_o church_n or_o state_n 3._o from_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o obedience_n therefore_o pass_v we_o to_o the_o measure_n of_o it_o which_o be_v both_o a_o more_o important_a question_n and_o more_o difficult_a to_o be_v resolve_v where_o first_o of_o all_o i_o shall_v observe_v that_o it_o must_v be_v in_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o forbid_v by_o the_o almighty_a for_o as_o where_o god_n and_o man_n command_n come_v in_o competition_n it_o be_v so_o clear_a we_o be_v to_o prefer_v those_o of_o god_n that_o st._n peter_n permit_v it_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o who_o command_v he_o to_o act_v contrary_a to_o it_o act._n 4.19_o so_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o prince_n the_o place_n they_o hold_v under_o god_n may_v serve_v for_o a_o abundant_a evidence_n for_o inasmuch_o as_o prince_n be_v only_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n they_o be_v in_o reason_n to_o be_v postposed_n to_o he_o who_o minister_n they_o be_v care_v only_o will_v be_v take_v first_o that_o we_o do_v not_o fond_o and_o without_o just_a ground_n pronounce_v those_o thing_n as_o forbid_v by_o god_n which_o be_v impose_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o command_n of_o prince_n for_o though_o we_o may_v be_v excuse_v for_o not_o obey_v where_o the_o thing_n command_v by_o prince_n be_v so_o forbid_a yet_o we_o can_v without_o sin_n refuse_v our_o obedience_n to_o such_o command_n as_o be_v not_o any_o where_o countermand_v by_o the_o almighty_a again_o though_o we_o be_v not_o to_o obey_v where_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o command_n be_v evident_o against_o that_o of_o god_n because_o the_o inferior_a aught_o to_o give_v place_n to_o the_o superior_a yet_o
a_o explication_n of_o the_o decalogue_n or_o ten_o commandment_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o catechism_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o which_o be_v premise_v by_o way_n of_o introduction_n several_n general_z discourse_n concern_v god_n both_o natural_a and_o positive_a law_n by_o gabriel_n towerson_n sometime_o fellow_n of_o all-soul_n college_n in_o oxford_n and_o now_o rector_n of_o wellwyn_n in_o hertfordshire_n philo_z in_o praefat._n ad_fw-la librum_fw-la de_fw-la decalogo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d δι_n '_o αυτου_n μονου_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d νομους_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ν_fw-gr ομων_fw-gr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d κεφαλαια_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d δια_n τουπÏοφητο_n Ï…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d επ_n '_o εκεινους_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d london_n print_v by_o j._n macock_n for_o john_n martin_n at_o the_o bell_n in_o st_n paul_n churchyard_n mdclxxvi_o to_o the_o most_o reverend_n father_z in_o god_n gilbert_n by_o divine_a providence_n lord_z archbishop_z of_o canterbury_z primate_n of_o all_o england_n and_o metropolitan_a and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy-council_n etc._n etc._n may_v it_o please_v your_o grace_n i_o have_v here_o attempt_v a_o explication_n of_o that_o part_n of_o our_o church-catechism_n which_o respect_v the_o decalogue_n or_o ten_o commandment_n not_o out_o of_o any_o great_a opinion_n of_o my_o own_o ability_n for_o such_o a_o undertake_n of_o which_o they_o who_o know_v i_o know_v i_o to_o be_v sufficient_o diffident_a but_o out_o of_o a_o due_a sense_n of_o the_o want_n of_o a_o just_a discourse_n upon_o this_o argument_n which_o by_o no_o man_n that_o i_o know_v of_o have_v be_v handle_v according_a to_o its_o worth_n it_o be_v once_o in_o my_o thought_n to_o have_v suppress_v it_o till_o i_o can_v have_v finish_v a_o explication_n of_o the_o whole_a catechism_n as_o conceive_v that_o that_o will_v have_v be_v more_o complete_a and_o 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gratitude_n itself_o require_v that_o we_o who_o be_v ease_v of_o a_o heavy_a yoke_n shall_v the_o more_o quiet_o submit_v our_o neck_n to_o a_o light_n and_o gracious_a one_o now_o though_o what_o have_v be_v say_v do_v sufficient_o evidence_n that_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o most_o proper_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n yet_o because_o it_o have_v be_v think_v by_o some_o that_o the_o grant_n of_o that_o will_v infer_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n to_o have_v be_v imperfect_a before_o i_o put_v a_o period_n to_o this_o discourse_n i_o will_v free_v my_o doctrine_n from_o that_o imputation_n and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o charge_n of_o imperfection_n will_v in_o fine_a fall_n upon_o the_o author_n of_o it_o in_o order_n whereunto_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o i_o shall_v offer_v be_v that_o it_o be_v no_o crime_n at_o all_o to_o affirm_v it_o to_o have_v be_v imperfect_a if_o compare_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o which_o be_v less_o perfect_a be_v sometime_o as_o seasonable_a as_o at_o other_o time_n a_o more_o perfect_a one_o but_o 2._o i_o say_v that_o law_n be_v not_o present_o â—o_o be_v think_v imperfect_a which_o do_v not_o enjoin_v the_o high_a pitch_n of_o virtue_n it_o be_v enough_o if_o it_o be_v suit_v to_o the_o ability_n and_o temper_n of_o those_o for_o the_o regulation_n of_o who_o it_o be_v devise_v and_o therefore_o as_o one_o make_v answer_n when_o it_o be_v demand_v of_o he_o whether_o he_o have_v give_v such_o law_n as_o be_v absolute_o the_o best_a that_o he_o have_v give_v the_o best_a law_n he_o can_v find_v out_o for_o those_o who_o be_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o they_o so_o shall_v i_o say_v concern_v the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o moses_n if_o they_o be_v the_o very_o best_a that_o people_n be_v capable_a of_o to_o who_o they_o be_v give_v if_o they_o be_v the_o best_a for_o that_o time_n and_o state_n they_o be_v as_o perfect_a as_o any_o law_n need_v to_o be_v because_o want_v nothing_o that_o be_v require_v but_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v say_v charge_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n with_o not_o be_v the_o best_a that_o people_n be_v capable_a of_o nay_o have_v i_o not_o already_o show_v that_o in_o regard_n to_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n god_n be_v fain_o to_o remit_v something_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o divorce_n for_o whereas_o at_o the_o first_o god_n tie_v man_n and_o wife_n by_o a_o bond_n which_o nothing_o but_o adultery_n can_v dissolve_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o jew_n heart_n as_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o he_o be_v force_v to_o remit_v of_o that_o severity_n and_o suffer_v
moment_n to_o be_v oppose_v to_o this_o argue_v and_o that_o be_v what_o follow_v in_o the_o 10._o verse_n love_n work_v no_o ill_a to_o his_o neighbour_n therefore_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n for_o if_o love_v be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n in_o that_o it_o work_v no_o ill_a then_o may_v the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o the_o law_n seem_v to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o not_o do_v of_o any_o harm_n to_o our_o neighbour_n but_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v love_n work_v no_o ill_a to_o his_o neighbour_n therefore_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n his_o meaning_n may_v be_v not_o that_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n mere_o because_o it_o do_v no_o harm_n but_o because_o of_o its_o opposition_n to_o all_o those_o evil_n and_o harm_n such_o as_o adultery_n theft_n and_o the_o like_a whereby_o our_o neighbour_n be_v incommodate_v love_n be_v a_o stranger_n to_o murder_n adultery_n and_o theft_n and_o to_o whatsoever_o else_o whereby_o our_o neighbour_n be_v incommodate_v and_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o all_o such_o practice_n it_o do_v not_o only_o extend_v itself_o to_o this_o or_o that_o commandment_n but_o to_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n i_o say_v second_o with_o esthius_n that_o though_o the_o apostle_n say_v less_o yet_o it_o be_v his_o intention_n to_o have_v more_o understand_v even_o not_o only_o that_o love_n work_v no_o ill_a but_o that_o it_o work_v all_o good_a to_o its_o neighbour_n which_o beside_o the_o usual_a form_n of_o speech_n in_o scripture_n and_o other_o book_n where_o under_o negative_a expression_n such_o as_o i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a great_a boast_n be_v often_o signify_v be_v evident_a from_o the_o verse_n before_o for_o be_v it_o be_v there_o say_v not_o only_o that_o the_o precept_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v and_o the_o like_a but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o commandment_n it_o be_v brief_o comprehend_v in_o that_o say_n namely_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o and_o consequent_o that_o the_o command_n of_o honour_v our_o parent_n be_v because_o that_o be_v a_o precept_n of_o the_o same_o decalogue_n the_o law_n can_v be_v fulfil_v by_o abstain_v mere_o from_o evil_a because_o that_o of_o honour_v our_o parent_n be_v more_o than_o so_o when_o therefore_o it_o be_v here_o say_v that_o love_n work_v no_o ill_a to_o his_o neighbour_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n we_o be_v not_o only_o to_o understand_v that_o it_o work_v no_o ill_a but_o that_o it_o procure_v all_o the_o good_a that_o can_v be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n if_o any_o deem_v the_o positive_a love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n to_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n in_o which_o i_o have_v show_v the_o word_n fulfil_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o 5._o chapter_n of_o s._n matthew_n that_o be_v to_o say_v as_o a_o addition_n make_v by_o christ_n to_o it_o to_o make_v up_o its_o former_a want_n it_o will_v come_v all_o to_o one_o as_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n for_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o that_o christ_n who_o have_v fulfil_v it_o we_o be_v necessary_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o law_n in_o that_o latitude_n wherein_o it_o be_v propose_v by_o he_o and_o consequent_o to_o believe_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o decalogue_n not_o only_o to_o require_v we_o to_o abstain_v from_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o pursue_v the_o contrary_a good_a the_o argument_n be_v much_o more_o strong_a from_o the_o affirmative_a to_o the_o negative_a that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o the_o command_n of_o any_o positive_a duty_n to_o the_o forbid_v of_o the_o contrary_a vice_n for_o though_o for_o instance_n i_o may_v abstain_v from_o dishonour_v my_o parent_n and_o yet_o never_o give_v they_o honour_n yet_o i_o can_v honour_v and_o dishonour_v they_o at_o once_o and_o therefore_o that_o commandment_n which_o enjoin_v i_o honour_n must_v consequent_o be_v think_v to_o forbid_v all_o dishonour_n and_o contempt_n thus_o far_o therefore_o we_o have_v already_o attain_v towards_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n that_o though_o some_o of_o they_o and_o those_o the_o most_o seem_v satisfy_v with_o abstain_v from_o evil_a and_o other_o with_o the_o sole_a pursue_v of_o good_a yet_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o oblige_v to_o both_o to_o eschew_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a and_o to_o follow_v after_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o virtuous_a 2._o the_o second_o thing_n observable_a concern_v the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v that_o though_o the_o grosser_n sort_n of_o sin_n only_o be_v there_o express_o forbid_v such_o as_o adultery_n murder_n and_o the_o like_a yet_o under_o they_o be_v contain_v also_o all_o the_o lesser_a one_o of_o the_o same_o species_n thus_o for_o example_n though_o the_o decalogue_n take_v notice_n only_o of_o murder_n and_o adultery_n in_o the_o sin_n of_o malice_n and_o unchastity_n yet_o consider_v those_o precept_n as_o propose_v by_o christ_n in_o which_o capacity_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n all_o christian_n be_v to_o look_v upon_o they_o so_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v all_o sin_n of_o the_o same_o kind_a to_o be_v include_v how_o much_o soever_o inferior_a to_o the_o other_o for_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o say_v our_o saviour_n that_o whosoever_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o already_o in_o his_o heart_n mat._n 5.28_o and_o again_o not_o only_o that_o he_o who_o kill_v his_o brother_n but_o that_o whosoever_o be_v angry_a without_o a_o cause_n especial_o if_o he_o proceed_v to_o reproachful_a language_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o same_o judgement_n to_o which_o the_o murderer_n be_v obnoxious_a v._o 22._o of_o the_o same_o chapter_n and_o indeed_o though_o there_o appear_v not_o any_o clear_a indication_n in_o the_o commandment_n themselves_o of_o their_o descend_v to_o those_o lesser_a sin_n yet_o forasmuch_o as_o we_o find_v the_o ten_o commandment_n descend_v so_o low_a as_o to_o forbid_v the_o very_a rovete_v that_o which_o be_v another_o man_n and_o again_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n forbid_v the_o low_a degree_n of_o unchastity_n and_o malice_n as_o have_v be_v before_o show_v there_o be_v reason_n enough_o to_o believe_v those_o low_a degree_n be_v intend_v to_o be_v forbid_v by_o it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o high_a one_o for_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n be_v but_o as_o comment_n upon_o the_o decalogue_n as_o appear_v by_o god_n lay_v that_o as_o the_o foundation_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o its_o own_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o general_a head_n of_o our_o obedience_n whatsoever_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v include_v in_o those_o grosser_n fin_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n which_o the_o decalogue_n take_v notice_n of_o 3._o the_o three_o thing_n observable_a concern_v the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v that_o though_o all_o of_o they_o except_o the_o last_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o any_o other_o than_o the_o outward_a action_n yet_o the_o action_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n or_o the_o heart_n be_v no_o less_o comprise_v in_o the_o several_a precept_n and_o prohibition_n of_o it_o for_o beside_o that_o as_o be_v before_o say_v the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v by_o the_o psalmist_n say_v to_o be_v a_o law_n convert_v the_o soul_n psal_n 17.9_o and_o by_o s._n paul_n term_v spiritual_a rom._n 7.14_o that_o first_o and_o great_a commandment_n in_o which_o all_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n be_v comprehend_v be_v express_v by_o our_o love_a god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o with_o all_o our_o might_n and_o strength_n mat._n 22.38_o and_o though_o the_o second_o be_v not_o express_v in_o like_a manner_n to_o wit_n that_o of_o love_a our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o yet_o as_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v manifest_o include_v in_o the_o word_n love_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a act_n of_o it_o so_o the_o law_n be_v express_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o hate_v our_o brother_n in_o our_o heart_n nor_o bear_v a_o grudge_n against_o the_o child_n of_o our_o people_n but_o because_o this_o argument_n have_v be_v sufficient_o exemplify_v in_o the_o several_a precept_n of_o the_o decalogue_n i_o will_v proceed_v to_o my_o 4._o rule_v which_o be_v that_o not_o only_o the_o sin_n here_o mention_v be_v forbid_v but_o all_o those_o thing_n that_o lead_v to_o they_o as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n not_o only_o that_o the_o duty_n there_o express_v be_v under_o command_n but_o all_o those_o mean_n that_o natural_o tend_v
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