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A37981 The watch-mans lanthorn being a summ of divinity in a short but very plaine exposition of the Ten commandments, the Lords prayer, and the Creed : fittest to the meanest capacity in a nature of a dialogue / by A.E. A. E., a servant of Jesus Christ. 1655 (1655) Wing E2; ESTC R25569 96,065 185

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the_o great_a commandment_n in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o second_o be_v like_a unto_o this_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o for_o in_o these_o two_o commandment_n be_v contain_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o the_o prophet_n m._n what_o manner_n of_o love_n of_o god_n do_v thou_o take_v here_o to_o be_v require_v s._n such_o as_o be_v meet_v for_o god_n that_o be_v 8._o deut._n 10._o 17._o 1_o tim._n 6_o 13_o isa_n 73._o 16._o mat._n 6._o 8._o 1_o tim._n 1_o 1._o deut._n 10_o 12._o psal_n 96_o 7._o 1_o cor._n 10_o 31._o deut._n 6_o 17._o rom._n 12._o 2._o psal_n 2._o 12._o &_o 25._o 1._o &_o 31._o 1._o &_o 118._o 8._o that_o we_o acknowledge_v he_o both_o for_o our_o most_o mighty_a lord_n and_o our_o most_o love_a father_n and_o most_o merciful_a saviour_n wherefore_o to_o this_o love_n be_v to_o be_v adjoin_v both_o reverence_n to_o his_o majesty_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o will_n and_o affiance_n in_o his_o goodnese_n m._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o all_o the_o 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christ_n will_n be_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v most_o straight_a bond_n of_o love_n among_o his_o child_n and_o as_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n most_o 29._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 5._o eph._n 5._o 29._o phil._n 2._o 29._o incline_v to_o the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o so_o can_v there_o not_o be_v devise_v a_o plain_a nor_o short_a nor_o pithy_a nor_o more_o indifferent_a rule_n of_o brotherly_a love_n than_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v gather_v out_o of_o our_o own_o nature_n and_o set_v before_o we_o that_o be_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v bear_v to_o his_o neighbour_n the_o same_o good_a will_n that_o he_o bear_v to_o himself_o
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