20. The special duties in respect of our neighbour, are love, Rom. 13. 8. rejoicing at the good of their person, 1. Cor. 12. 25, 26. Rom. 12. 15. compassion and tenderness of hart towards them, Eph. 4, 31. 32. patience, bearing wrongs, forgiving injuries, Col. 3. 12, 13. passing by some wants in mens words, or actions, ⟨p. 203⟩Eccles. 7. 21. Pro. 17. 9. covering them with silence, taking all things in the best sense, 1. Cor. 13. 5. 7. courteous behaviour, Eph. 4. 32. easiness to be entreated, Jam. 3. 17. gentle answers, Pro. 15. 1. hearing our inferiors speak in their just defence, Job. 31. 13. avoiding all occasions of strife, parting with their own right, sometimes for peace sake, Gen. 13. 8, 9. not neglecting any duty of love and friendship, though we be forced to go to law for our right, Rom. 12. 18. Relieving the needy, visiting the sick, clothing the naked, lodging the stranger, &c. Heb. 13. 2, 3. Job. 31. 19. 20. pleading for the life and person of the poor, and such as be wronged, & delivering them also if it stand in our power, Pro. 24. 11, 12. using mildness in rebukes, and moderation in correction, Gal. 6. 1. yet according to the quality of the offence, Jude. v. 22. 23. And in a word be harmless, and innocent towards all men, Psal. 15. 3. taking care that they sustain no harm by us or ours, Exod. 21. 8. in their persons, in taunt, Matth. 5. 22. stripe, or ill handling, Levit. 24. 19. To our own and our neighbours cattle ⟨p. 204⟩we must also show mercy. Pro. 12. 10.
20. The speciall duties in respect of our neighbour, are loue, Rom. 13. 8. reioycing at the good of their person, 1. Cor. 12. 25, 26. Rom. 12. 15. compassion and tendernes of hart towards them, Eph. 4, 31. 32. patience, bearing wrongs, forgiuing iniuries, Col. 3. 12, 13. passing by some wants in mens words, or actions, ⟨p. 203⟩Eccles. 7. 21. Pro. 17. 9. couering them with silence, taking all things in the best sence, 1. Cor. 13. 5. 7. curteous behauiour, Eph. 4. 32. easines to be entreated, Iam. 3. 17. gentle answers, Pro. 15. 1. hearing our inferiours speake in their iust defence, Iob. 31. 13. auoiding all occasions of strife, parting with their owne right, sometimes for peace sake, Gen. 13. 8, 9. not neglecting any duty of loue and friendship, though wee be forced to goe to law for our right, Rom. 12. 18. Releeuing the needy, visiting the sicke, cloathing the naked, lodging the stranger, &c. Heb. 13. 2, 3. Iob. 31. 19. 20. pleading for the life and person of the poore, and such as be wronged, & deliuering them also if it stand in our power, Pro. 24. 11, 12
