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then_o this_o have_v no_o man_n that_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n 15.13_o and_o thus_o far_o we_o must_v go_v if_o god_n call_v we_o to_o it_o so_o far_o go_v christ_n for_o our_o redemption_n and_o so_o far_o the_o scripture_n press_v his_o example_n for_o our_o imitation_n hereby_o perceive_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o 3.16_o and_o we_o ought_v to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o the_o brethren_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 29._o to_o recollect_v the_o premise_n and_o to_o give_v you_o the_o full_a meaning_n of_o the_o precept_n at_o once_o to_o love_v the_o brotherhood_n be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o bear_v a_o special_a affection_n to_o all_o christian_n more_o than_o to_o heathen_n and_o to_o manifest_v the_o same_o proportionable_o by_o perform_v all_o love_a office_n to_o they_o upon_o every_o fit_a occasion_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o our_o power_n a_o duty_n of_o such_o importance_n that_o our_o apostle_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d towards_o those_o of_o their_o own_o generation_n than_o we_o be_v in_o we_o 34._o four_o we_o be_v brethren_n by_o cohabitation_n we_o be_v all_o of_o one_o house_n and_o family_n not_o stranger_n and_o foreigner_n but_o fellow-citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o of_o the_o household_n of_o god_n 2.19_o what_o a_o disquietness_n and_o discredit_n both_o be_v it_o to_o a_o house_n where_o the_o child_n be_v ever_o jar_a and_o snarl_v and_o fight_v one_o with_o another_o etc._n but_o a_o goodly_a sight_n ecce_fw-la quam_fw-la bonum_fw-la when_o they_o dwell_v together_o in_o love_n and_o unity_n even_o so_o a_o sad_a thing_n it_o be_v and_o very_o grievous_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o every_o good_a man_n when_o in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n christian_n
that_o call_v themselves_o brethren_n fall_v soul_n upon_o one_o another_o not_o only_o gird_v at_o and_o clash_n against_o but_o bite_v and_o nip_a and_o devour_v one_o another_o as_o if_o they_o be_v bend_v to_o consume_v and_o destroy_v one_o another_o but_o a_o most_o bless_a thing_n on_o the_o other_o side_n pleasant_a as_o the_o holy_a oil_n distil_v from_o aaron_n head_n upon_o his_o beard_n and_o garment_n and_o rejoice_v the_o heart_n as_o the_o dew_n upon_o the_o mountain_n refresh_v the_o grass_n when_o there_o be_v nothing_o do_v in_o the_o house_n through_o strife_n or_o vain_a glory_n but_o such_o a_o accord_n among_o they_o 2.23_o that_o all_o the_o brethren_n be_v of_o one_o mind_n and_o judgement_n or_o if_o not_o always_o so_o yet_o at_o leastwise_o of_o one_o heart_n and_o affection_n 15.1_o bear_v the_o burden_n and_o bear_v with_o the_o infirmity_n one_o of_o another_o and_o ready_a upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o do_v good_a as_o to_o all_o man_n general_o and_o 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have_v be_v already_o apply_v be_v partiality_n i_o charge_v thou_o before_o god_n and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 5.21_o and_o the_o elect_a angel_n that_o thou_o observe_v these_o thing_n without_o prefer_v one_o before_o another_o do_v nothing_o by_o partiality_n it_o be_v s._n paul_n charge_n to_o timothy_n in_o another_o business_n but_o may_v suit_v very_o well_o with_o this_o also_o 27._o not_o but_o that_o we_o may_v and_o in_o most_o case_n must_v make_v a_o difference_n between_o one_o brother_n and_o another_o in_o the_o measure_n and_o degree_n of_o our_o love_n according_a to_o the_o different_a measure_n and_o degree_n either_o of_o their_o goodness_n consider_v in_o themselves_o or_o of_o their_o nearness_n in_o relation_n to_o we_o those_o two_o consideration_n be_v as_o you_o hear_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o love_n so_o david_n love_v jonathan_n as_o his_o own_o soul_n his_o heart_n be_v knit_v to_o he_o both_o because_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o have_v 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in_o the_o examination_n of_o those_o cause_n that_o have_v be_v bring_v before_o he_o for_o the_o better_a find_v out_o of_o the_o truth_n as_o job_n search_v out_o the_o cause_n which_o he_o know_v not_o without_o shuffle_n over_o business_n in_o post-haste_n 29.17_o not_o care_v which_o way_n cause_v go_v so_o he_o can_v but_o dispatch_v they_o out_o of_o the_o way_n quick_o and_o rid_v his_o hand_n of_o they_o four_o whether_o he_o have_v indeed_o endeavour_v to_o his_o power_n to_o repress_v or_o discountenance_v those_o that_o do_v ill_a office_n in_o any_o kind_n tend_v to_o the_o pervert_n of_o justice_n as_o namely_o those_o that_o lie_v trap_n for_o honest_a man_n to_o fetch_v they_o into_o trouble_n without_o desert_n those_o that_o sow_v discord_n among_o neighbour_n and_o stir_v up_o suit_n for_o petty_a trespass_n and_o trifle_n of_o no_o value_n those_o that_o abett_v contentious_a person_n by_o open_v their_o mouth_n in_o their_o behalf_n in_o evil_a cause_n those_o that_o devise_v new_a shift_n to_o elude_v good_a law_n last_o whether_o he_o have_v go_v on_o stout_o in_o a_o righteous_a way_n to_o break_v the_o jawbone_n of_o the_o lion_n in_o their_o mouth_n and_o to_o pluck_v the_o spoil_n from_o between_o their_o tooth_n by_o deliver_v they_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v slay_v or_o destinate_a to_o utter_a undo_n by_o their_o powerful_a oppressor_n without_o fear_v the_o face_n of_o man_n or_o faint_v in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o brother_n adversity_n he_o that_o have_v do_v all_o this_o in_o a_o good_a mediocrity_n so_o far_o as_o his_o understanding_n and_o power_n will_v serve_v though_o he_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o remedy_v all_o the_o evil_n and_o to_o do_v all_o the_o good_a he_o desire_v may_v yet_o say_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o with_o comfort_n behold_v we_o know_v it_o not_o and_o his_o excuse_n will_v be_v take_v in_o the_o judgement_n both_o of_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o of_o god_n who_o know_v his_o heart_n whatsoever_o other_o man_n think_v of_o he_o or_o howsoever_o they_o censure_v he_o but_o if_o he_o have_v fail_v in_o all_o or_o any_o the_o premise_n though_o he_o may_v blear_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n with_o colourable_a pretence_n he_o can_v so_o secure_v his_o own_o conscience_n much_o less_o escape_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n before_o who_o eye_n causeless_a excuse_n be_v of_o no_o avail_n which_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o three_o point_n propose_v whereunto_o i_o now_o proceed_v 30._o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o man_n own_o heart_n be_v of_o great_a regard_n in_o utramque_fw-la partem_fw-la than_o the_o censure_n of_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o better_o the_o world_n shall_v condemn_v we_o if_o our_o own_o heart_n acquit_v we_o then_o that_o our_o heart_n shall_v condemn_v we_o and_o all_o the_o world_n acquit_v we_o this_o be_v our_o rejoice_v the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n say_v s._n paul_n the_o approbation_n of_o man_n may_v give_v some_o 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sentence_n of_o thy_o own_o heart_n but_o if_o thy_o heart_n condemn_v thou_o not_o the_o more_o indeed_o be_v thy_o comfort_n and_o the_o strong_a thy_o hope_n yet_o be_v not_o too_o confident_a upon_o it_o there_o be_v a_o abyssus_fw-la a_o depth_n in_o thy_o heart_n which_o thou_o can_v not_o fathom_n with_o all_o the_o line_n thou_o have_v thou_o have_v not_o a_o just_a balance_n wherein_o to_o weigh_v and_o to_o ponder_v thy_o own_o heart_n that_o must_v be_v leave_v therefore_o whole_o to_o the_o lord_n who_o alone_o can_v do_v it_o perfect_o and_o to_o who_o judgement_n alone_o every_o man_n shall_v final_o stand_v or_o fall_v and_o if_o he_o deserve_v to_o fall_v all_o his_o vain_a excuse_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o hold_v he_o up_o 31._o which_o of_o