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IS a man sick in his liver, by accession of some distemperature? Doth his charity and love to some neighbours, for their malignancy against him, fail and faint in his heart? For they say, Cogit amare Jecur. I stand not here on the distinction betwixt Amare and Diligere. Then let him steppe to this Garden, for some Jecuraria; we call it Liver-wort. He asks of his heart for his old love, his wonted amity: if his reason answer, that the persecutions of such and such calumnies have fled her into another country; he is not at quiet, till affection fetch it home again. ⟨p. 83⟩He thinks, that night he sleeps without Charity in his bosom, his pillow is harder then Jacobs was at Bethel. If carnal respects can draw him to love his friend for his profit,¹ or his kinsman for blood: he will much more love a Christian for his Fathers sake, for his own sake.

IS a man sick in his liuer, by accession of some distemperature? Doth his charity and loue to some neighbours, for their malignancie against him, faile and faint in his heart? For they say, Cogit amare Iecur. I stand not here on the distinction betwixt Amare and Diligere. Then let him steppe to this Garden, for some Iecuraria; we call it Liuer-wort. Hee askes of his heart for his olde loue, his wonted amity: if his reason answere, that the persecutions of such and such calumnies haue fled her into another countrey; he is not at quiet, till affection fetch it home again.