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Excerpt from The Book of Psalms: As Translated, Paraphrased, or Imitated by Some of the Most Eminent English Poets
Cultivate in its Stead, the divine and falutary Principle of unlimited Kindnefs and Charity. Unconfined Benevolence is, molt certainly the natural Temper of every Man 'tis Man's only proper Temper. It is natural to wifh for the Good-will of all Men, even of Enemies, upon reafonable Terms, and more efpecially when in their Power to injure us 'tis, therefore, e qually natural to bear Good-will to all Men, Enemies not excepted; good-will invariably difplaying itfelf by all fuitable Aéts of Kind nefs. Malevolence in all its Forms is Wholly foreign and repugnant to Nature. Nature is a. Law of univerfal Love; and to be with Refpeét to all others, Whatever we can reafonably expeét them to be with regard to us, is one of the molt plain and uncontroverted Maxims of Reafon. 779: End gf the Commandment, of every divine Law natural and revealed, of the Law originally written in the Hearts of Men, and alfo of all Scriptures given by In/jn'ration qf God, is, and mult be, Charity; for God, the original Author of all true Religion, is Love he is infinitely and invariably good; good to all, and peculiarly £0 to the Children of Men. He defireth the De firu&ion of none, but willeth all Men to be.
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