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of_o christ_n love_n have_v appear_v before_o and_o every_o one_o be_v sufficient_a to_o draw_v our_o love_n to_o he_o again_o as_o 1._o he_o have_v a_o eternal_a love_n to_o man_n he_o feast_v himself_o on_o the_o thought_n of_o love_n delight_n and_o freegrace_n to_o man_n from_o all_o eternity_n since_o god_n be_v god_n o_o boundless_a duration_n the_o lord_n jesus_n in_o a_o manner_n be_v love_v and_o long_v for_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n he_o be_v as_o it_o be_v with_o child_n of_o infinite_a love_n to_o man_n before_o he_o make_v the_o world_n some_o observe_v that_o the_o first_o word_n which_o ever_o christ_n write_v be_v love_n to_o believer_n and_o these_o be_v write_v with_o glory_n for_o it_o be_v before_o gold_n be_v and_o they_o be_v write_v upon_o his_o bosom_n for_o then_o other_o book_n be_v not_o 2._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o time_n he_o love_v man_n above_o all_o creature_n for_o after_o he_o have_v make_v they_o all_o he_o than_o speak_v 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