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it_o be_v to_o press_v they_o further_o consider_v therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n a_o new_a commandment_n i_o give_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o love_v one_o another_o as_o i_o have_v love_v you_o that_o you_o also_o love_v one_o another_o john_n 13.34_o consider_v it_o i_o say_v it_o be_v the_o commandment_n of_o christ_n to_o all_o such_o as_o be_v and_o will_v be_v account_v and_o know_v by_o all_o man_n to_o be_v his_o disciple_n which_o be_v the_o promise_n annex_v vers_fw-la 35._o by_o this_o shall_v all_o man_n know_v that_o you_o be_v my_o disciple_n if_o you_o have_v love_v one_o to_o another_o now_o the_o measure_n of_o this_o love_n be_v express_v in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o 34._o ver_fw-la to_o wit_n as_o i_o have_v love_v you_o that_o you_o also_o love_v one_o another_o and_o this_o measure_n of_o love_n be_v further_o explain_v as_o to_o the_o latitude_n and_o extent_n thereof_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o same_o command_n to_o wit_n john_n 15.12_o 13._o 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brother_n abide_v in_o death_n and_o whosoever_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v a_o murderer_n and_o we_o know_v that_o no_o murderer_n have_v eternal_a life_n abide_v in_o he_o see_v vers_fw-la 14.15_o read_v this_o chapter_n throughout_o and_o ch._n 4._o wherein_o it_o be_v so_o evident_a that_o the_o apostle_n press_v this_o duty_n of_o love_n as_o the_o great_a and_o chief_a duty_n and_o command_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o without_o which_o we_o can_v possible_o be_v assure_v that_o we_o be_v yet_o pass_v from_o death_n unto_o life_n nor_o that_o god_n love_v we_o and_o we_o he_o nor_o that_o we_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o do_v those_o thing_n that_o please_v he_o nor_o that_o we_o know_v god_n or_o dwell_v in_o he_o and_o he_o in_o we_o nor_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v boldness_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n neither_o can_v our_o fear_n that_o have_v torment_n in_o it_o be_v cast_v out_o nor_o can_v we_o prove_v ourselves_o to_o be_v true_a man_n but_o liar_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o he_o who_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n who_o he_o have_v see_v shall_v love_v god_n who_o he_o have_v not_o see_v and_o this_o commandment_n have_v we_o from_o he_o that_o he_o who_o love_v god_n shall_v love_v his_o brother_n also_o see_v chap._n 4._o and_o this_o be_v the_o message_n that_o you_o have_v hear_v from_o the_o beginning_n that_o we_o shall_v love_v one_o another_o chap._n 3.11_o see_v also_o 1_o tim._n 1.5_o now_o the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v love_n out_o of_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o faith_n unfeigned_a and_o why_o be_v this_o call_v the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n but_o because_o that_o he_o that_o have_v love_v another_o have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o no_o man_n can_v love_v his_o brother_n but_o he_o love_v god_n nor_o any_o man_n love_n god_n but_o he_o will_v also_o love_v his_o brother_n and_o upon_o this_o hang_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o the_o prophet_n to_o wit_n to_o love_n god_n above_o all_o and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o and_o again_o because_o if_o this_o love_n be_v in_o we_o in_o perfection_n as_o it_o ought_v the_o natural_a product_n of_o it_o will_v be_v suitable_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o to_o our_o neighbour_n for_o love_n work_v no_o evil_a against_o our_o neighbour_n much_o less_o against_o god_n see_v 1_o cor._n 13._o now_o this_o main_a duty_n of_o love_n and_o the_o measure_n and_o necessity_n of_o it_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v and_o that_o from_o such_o authority_n as_o no_o christian_a can_v for_o shame_n gainsay_v it_o or_o oppose_v it_o in_o the_o least_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o answer_v some_o query_n
calling_n be_v without_o repentance_n rom._n 11.29_o and_o though_o he_o will_v oblitterate_v the_o name_n of_o such_o out_o of_o his_o book_n of_o life_n as_o he_o say_v unto_o moses_n who_o sin_n against_o he_o exod._n 32.32_o 33._o yet_o he_o will_v be_v merciful_a unto_o his_o land_n and_o to_o his_o people_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v rejoice_v oh_o you_o nation_n with_o his_o people_n for_o he_o will_v avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o will_v render_v vengeance_n to_o his_o adversary_n and_o will_v be_v merciful_a to_o his_o land_n and_o people_n see_v deut._n 32.43_o and_o of_o this_o we_o may_v be_v confident_a that_o he_o that_o have_v begin_v will_v certain_o make_v a_o end_n before_o he_o break_v off_o from_o we_o who_o he_o have_v own_v as_o a_o peculiar_a people_n in_o a_o national_a way_n and_o that_o above_o any_o nation_n under_o heaven_n as_o once_o he_o do_v to_o israel_n of_o old_a and_o will_v bring_v we_o to_o rest_n and_o settlement_n in_o 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