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and_o as_o it_o be_v once_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n so_o now_o of_o the_o gospel_n all_o the_o promise_n be_v yea_o and_o amen_o in_o christ_n love_n when_o saint_n be_v unworthy_a of_o the_o good_a of_o the_o promise_n the_o love_n of_o christ_n will_v bestow_v it_o on_o they_o there_o be_v promise_n of_o not_o remember_v sin_n of_o give_v grace_n and_o glory_n and_o every_o good_a thing_n of_o put_v the_o law_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o turn_v all_o to_o good_a of_o save_v out_o of_o all_o trouble_n and_o love_n will_v fullfil_v they_o all_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o testament_n and_o will_n of_o christ_n and_o there_o must_v be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o testator_n that_o the_o will_n may_v be_v of_o force_n now_o here_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o this_o truth_n christ_n die_v that_o his_o will_n may_v be_v of_o force_n and_o live_v again_o to_o the_o executor_n of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o his_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o it_o hence_o christ_n promise_v to_o his_o 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to_o christ_n but_o he_o convert_v he_o his_o love_n make_v he_o lovely_a it_o make_v he_o a_o believer_n a_o saint_n a_o faithful_a servant_n unto_o he_o this_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o ezek._n 16._o thou_o be_v pollute_v in_o thy_o blood_n i_o pass_v by_o thou_o and_o thy_o time_n be_v the_o time_n of_o love_n and_o love_v make_v they_o lovely_a i_o spread_v my_o skirt_n over_o thou_o i_o wash_v and_o clothe_v thou_o and_o deck_v thou_o with_o ornament_n and_o thy_o beauty_n and_o renown_n be_v perfect_a through_o my_o comeliness_n put_v upon_o thou_o if_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o say_v as_o isaiah_n woe_n be_v i_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n if_o we_o abhor_v ourselves_o and_o repent_v we_o may_v take_v comfort_n in_o this_o christ_n do_v not_o abhor_v but_o his_o love_n do_v make_v we_o lovely_a 5._o the_o love_n of_o christ_n turn_v all_o evil_a thing_n to_o good_a life_n death_n thing_n present_a thing_n to_o come_v all_o be_v you_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n make_v they_o so_o 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