Great is the latitude of Christian love, of love congruous to the rule of God; for they whose love is congruous to the rule of God. Grudge not a one against ••e other; Speak not evil ⟨p. 48⟩bone of another: Do not bite cand devour one another; Devi•e •ot evil one against another;d; Do not oppress, over-reach, or defraud eone another, i• any matter; Render not evil ffor evil unto any man; Say not I will do gso to him, as he hath done to me, I will •ender unto the man according to his deeds; They bear not false hwitness against their Neighbour, nor bear witness, without icause against their Neighbour, nor deceive with their lips; Lay not wait against the dwelling of kthe righteous; Spoil not his resting place; Add not affliction lto the afflicted; Rejoice not in their menemies fell, much less in their brothers; Hate not their brother in nheart; Stand not against the blood oof their Neighbours, out of desire of revenge, nor upon a political account; Are not as Cain *who slew his Brother;15 They judge not their pBrother, nor set at nought their Brother; Give no offence qwillingly to any, but endeavour, as much as lawfully they may, to live peaceably rwith all men; They put away all sbitterness, and wrath, and anger, and •lamour, and evil speaking, with all malice; Love one another as tGod gave us Commandment; Love one another, as Christ hath loved uus; Love as *Brethren; Love without xdissimulation, cordially, yunfeignedly, out of a pure heart, fervently; Love not in word zand in tongue only, but in deed and in truth; They walk ain ⟨p. 49⟩love; abound bin Love, grow cin Love, speak the truth din Love, serve one another ein Love, continue fin Love, are kindly affectionated one towards another gwith brotherly Love; Rejoice with them hthat rejoice, and weep with them that weep; In honour prefer ione another, have compassion kone of another, are pitiful, are courteous lone towards another, tender mhearted; if rich, they are rich in good works 38ready to distribute, willing to communicate, show mercy owith cheerfulness, they bear one another's pburdens. If strong, bear the infirmities qof the weak, support rthe weak, bear one with another, a•d forbear one sanother; Forsake not the tassembling of themselves together, but exhort one another daily, edify one another uand comfort one another, with the Word of the Lord;
Great is the latitude of Christian love, of love congruous to the rule of God; for they whose love is congruous to the rule of God. Grudge not a one against ••e other; Speak not evil ⟨p. 48⟩bone of another: Do not bite cand devour one another; Devi•e •ot evill one against another;d; Do not oppress, over-reach, or defraud eone another, i• any matter; Render not evill ffor evill unto any man; Say not I will do gso to him, as he hath done to me, I will •ender unto the man according to his deeds; They bear not false hwitness against their Neighbour, nor bear witness, without icause against their Neighbour, nor deceive with their lips; Lay not wait against the dwelling of kthe righteous; Spoil not his resting place; Adde not affliction lto the afflicted; Rejoyce not in their menemies fell, much less in their brothers; Hate not their brother in nheart; Stand not against the blood oof their Neighbours, out of desire of revenge, nor upon a politicall account; Are not as Cain *
- bJam. 4.11.
- cGal. 5.15.
- dProv. 3.29.
- e1 Thes. 4.•.
- f1 Thes. 5.15.
- gProv. 24 29.
- hExod. 20.16.
- iProv. 24 28.
- kProv. 24 15.
- lProv. 22.22.
- mProv. 24 17.
- nLevit. 19.17.
- overse 16. 1 Joh. 3.12.
- *Gain was wicked, and slew his brother, yet was he not so impudent as to give God thanks for it, when he had done, much less did he call out Adam thereunto.
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