Or he that [a]exhorteth, on exhortation: he that [b]distributeth, let him do it (A)with simplicity: he that [c]ruleth, with diligence: he that [d]showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

[e]Let love be without dissimulation. (B)Abhor that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.

10 (C)Be affectioned to love one another with brotherly love. In giving honor, go one before another.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:8 Who in other places is called the Pastor.
  2. Romans 12:8 To wit, the alms, that he distribute them faithfully, and without respect of person.
  3. Romans 12:8 The Elders of the Church.
  4. Romans 12:8 They that are busied about tending on the poor, must do it with cheerfulness, lest they add sorrow to sorrow.
  5. Romans 12:9 Now he cometh to the duties of the second Table, which he deriveth from charity, which is as it were the fountain of them all. And he defineth Christian charity by sincerity, hatred of evil, earnest study of good things, good affection to help our neighbor, and whose final end is, the glory of God.

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