Zoé Generadl direfiessfor 4 which thou wouldeft bee willing, upon good ground and found reafon,to receiveat the handsof another,if thouwerrin his cafe. This is; thefumme of the Law and the Prophets, for limingour brethrenin love, preit upon us by the,°Lord le¡us himfeife,Mat.7.I 2, All things whatfoever yee would that men "haxlddoe toyou,doeyee even to to there. \ hich,ifjt were as of fedually and feelingly taken to heart,and pradifed, as it is or- dinarily talked and pretended it would not onely cut off, and prevent all cruelties,opprtffions,grindìng the facesof the poore,all cxozening,undermining ,over- rcaching,defraudings defaming,&c. but allo !here up and quicken our affections, with a compatlìor_ate lively touch, CO a mutual! exercife and exchange of all offices ofhumanity, kiadnefiea..,and love in all kinds. But that youmay underhand this rule aright; conceive; that when wee counfell men to doe unto others, as they would bee dealt with themfelves; It is not to bee under- flood of any irregular, paffionate, exorbitant will : bat that which is grounded upon right reafòn, guided by a re fj. fled confcience, ordered and illightned by grace and Gods Truth. And I the rather refrefh your memories with the trueap. prehenfionofthis point, that you may cleerely.fee the rot- , tome& and vanitte of the V liners cunning cavell, but of cruel! confequence. Ob. I deale, faith the Vfurer, as I would:beleDdealt with, and doe as I would bee done by and thescZ;t all that while I hope I doe no wrong : I would willingly pay tenne in the hundreth, if I hadneede land then why may Inot take fo? To which,I anfwere i. That Royal! Rule, `Doe as those wouldeff bee done by mull bee>underltood and expounded, as I in-imatdd before, according to the grounds of a good confcience, dictates of right reafon, and directions of a full and ratified will ; not out ofthe milts and miferics of a depraved and exorbitant judgement. Ocherwite, Abir efech,Saul, and other of that defpsw
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