ibe Poo? anofamt!p 'Book. 279 (elves : that is, ournatural neighbour as our nature , with a Loveof,Benevolence ;andour fJJiritital neighbour as our f]iiritual felf,with aLove of¿omplacence.In oppo- fition tocomplacence,we may hate our finful 71eighbour,as we muft our !elves (much more :) But in òppofition to Benevolence we muff neither hate ourfelves, our neigh- hour, or our enerny,O that men kriewhow muchof Chri- ftiattity Both confift in Love, and doing good ! Witb what eyes do they read the Gofpel, who fee not thin i every page? Abhor all that felfafhnefs, pride, ark pat Pion which aretheenemies ofLove and thofe opinwons, and factions, and cenfurings and backbitings, which would deftroy it. Take him that fpeaketh evil of ano- ther to you, without a júlt caufe and call, tobe Satans meffenger, entreating you to hate your Brother, or to abateyour Love. For to perfwade you, that a man is bad, is directly to perfwade you fo far to hatehim. Not that thegood and badmuft be confounded : but Lovewill call none Bad without conflraining evidence. Rebuke backbiters. Hurt no man and fpeak evil of no man ; unlefs it be not only:14, but neceJfary to fume greater good. Love is lovely : They that Love {hall be belo- ved. Hating andhurting makes men Hateful. Love thy neighbour as thyfelf ; and, Do a s thou wouldft be done by, are the golden Rules of our duty to men which muff be deeply written on your hearts. For want of this, there is nothing fofare, fo bad, fo cruel, which you may not be drawn to rhirk,, or Say, or Do againft your Brethren. SELFISHNESS and WANT of LO V E, do as naturally tend to Ambi- tion and ('ovetoufnefs, and thence to cruelty againft all that (land in the wayof their delires, as the nawre of a iVolfto kill the Lambs. All faîlions and contentions, and Prof-cca;tionsin the 'world, proceed from fc (!nets, T 4 and
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