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this_o sentence_n as_o into_o a_o head_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o to_o this_o head_n he_o refer_v express_o all_o the_o command_v of_o the_o second_o table_n that_o respect_v our_o duty_n to_o other_o for_o this_o say_v he_o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o commandment_n it_o be_v brief_o comprehend_v in_o this_o say_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o namely_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o which_o i_o have_v show_v before_o to_o be_v the_o inward_a and_o vital_a principle_n of_o our_o saviour_n rule_n 4._o sect._n 4._o to_o this_o second_o table_n therefore_o some_o limit_n and_o confine_v the_o text._n tho._n intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la lege_fw-la &_o monitis_fw-la spectantibus_fw-la mutua_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la hominum_fw-la 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continual_o stab_v and_o wound_v and_o injure_v himself_o yet_o so_o do_v every_o sinner_n by_o his_o transgression_n 8.36_o prov._n 8.36_o he_o that_o sin_v against_o i_o say_v the_o divine_a wisdom_n wrong_v his_o own_o soul_n all_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o love_v death_n there_o be_v no_o such_o injury_n and_o hurt_n to_o a_o man_n self_n as_o sin_n true_a it_o be_v christ_n command_v all_o his_o disciple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16.24_o s._n mat._n 16.24_o to_o deny_v themselves_o to_o abandon_v and_o disow_v themselves_o in_o some_o case_n as_o parent_n be_v wont_a to_o serve_v their_o ungracious_a child_n and_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n 5.24_o gal._n 5.24_o say_v s._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v crucify_v the_o flesh_n with_o its_o passion_n and_o lust_n nay_o say_v our_o saviour_n 14.26_o s._n luk._n 14.26_o if_o any_o man_n come_v after_o i_o and_o do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hate_v his_o own_o soul_n i._n e._n his_o own_o life_n he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n but_o all_o these_o and_o the_o like_a expression_n import_v no_o more_o than_o not_o to_o sin_n to_o mortify_v sin_n to_o abandon_v the_o occasion_n and_o temptation_n of_o sin_v to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n and_o part_n with_o our_o temporal_a conveniency_n rather_o than_o to_o sin_n and_o this_o be_v enjoin_v we_o that_o we_o may_v not_o in_o the_o true_a sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16.26_o s._n mat._n 16.26_o damnify_v and_o injure_v our_o soul_n lose_v our_o own_o soul_n wrong_v our_o own_o soul_n so_o that_o no_o more_o be_v here_o call_v for_o but_o what_o the_o most_o real_a love_n of_o ourselves_o engage_v we_o to_o he_o that_o submit_v to_o some_o present_a pain_n and_o grief_n in_o order_n to_o the_o recovery_n and_o continuance_n of_o a_o long_a health_n and_o pleasure_n do_v certain_o therein_o discover_v not_o a_o hatred_n but_o a_o love_n of_o himself_o and_o he_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o undergo_v some_o temporal_a damage_n yea_o and_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o own_o life_n in_o order_n to_o a_o eternal_a and_o glorious_a happiness_n keep_v most_o undeniable_o