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of_o that_o excellent_a sentence_n 3._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o &_o 8._o 3._o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ever_o hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o and_o to_o like_o effect_n but_o if_o any_o man_n love_n god_n the_o same_o be_v know_v of_o he_o in_o all_o which_o and_o the_o like_o many_o our_o love_n of_o god_n be_v make_v a_o certain_a proof_n that_o we_o be_v in_o god_n favour_n and_o heir_n of_o his_o kingdom_n christ_n our_o love_n to_o christ_n so_o likewise_o be_v our_o love_n to_o christ_n 23._o joh._n 14._o 21._o 23._o as_o he_o himself_o profess_v and_o he_o that_o love_v i_o shall_v be_v love_v of_o my_o father_n where_o our_o love_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n love_n to_o we_o as_o follow_v a_o little_a after_o if_o any_o man_n love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v my_o word_n and_o my_o father_n will_v love_v he_o and_o we_o will_v 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prove_v they_o that_o he_o may_v make_v know_v what_o be_v in_o they_o both_o good_a and_o evil_n whereby_o as_o he_o will_v raise_v up_o glory_n to_o himself_o so_o likewise_o he_o will_v draw_v out_o much_o good_a to_o themselves_o and_o to_o other_o by_o their_o example_n as_o may_v well_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o that_o one_o place_n 3._o deut._n 8._o 2._o 3._o deut._n 8._o 16._o where_o moses_n speak_v of_o god_n marvelous_a providence_n over_o his_o people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n say_v who_o feed_v thou_o in_o the_o wilderness_n with_o manna_n which_o thy_o father_n know_v not_o that_o he_o may_v humble_v thou_o and_o that_o he_o may_v prove_v thou_o to_o do_v thou_o good_a at_o thy_o latter_a end_n we_o have_v daâ—ly_a experience_n themselves_o many_o judge_v amiss_o of_o themselves_o how_o foolish_o many_o deceive_v themselves_o some_o and_o they_o the_o worâ—er_a sort_n promise_v to_o themselves_o more_o strength_n of_o faith_n patience_n love_n &_o other_o like_a grace_n 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