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grace_n which_o i_o shall_v illustrate_v in_o particular_n first_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o it_o be_v above_o ordinary_a common_a love_n above_o the_o love_n of_o one_o friend_n to_o another_o of_o a_o father_n to_o his_o child_n of_o a_o husband_n to_o his_o wife_n or_o of_o a_o man_n to_o his_o own_o self_n it_o be_v such_o a_o love_n wherewith_o the_o father_n have_v love_v he_o joh._n 15.9_o he_o tell_v his_o disciple_n as_o the_o father_n have_v love_v i_o so_o have_v i_o love_v you_o which_o word_n do_v not_o only_o hold_v forth_o the_o truth_n but_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o love_n towards_o they_o it_o be_v transcendent_a infinite_a love_n without_o measure_n above_o geometry_n above_o all_o art_n and_o part_n of_o man_n the_o apostle_n tell_v the_o saint_n at_o ephesus_n that_o it_o pass_v knowledge_n eph._n 3.19_o second_o in_o the_o object_n of_o it_o not_o his_o friend_n as_o love_v he_o any_o thing_n though_o his_o friend_n as_o love_v by_o he_o not_o saint_n or_o 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the_o most_o mighty_a one_o yet_o so_o great_a be_v his_o love_n as_o that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o condescend_v to_o man_n of_o low_a estate_n but_o to_o the_o low_a mean_a service_n for_o they_o john_n 13._o from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n be_v a_o full_a testimony_n of_o his_o love_n in_o this_o respect_n that_o he_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n shall_v wash_v his_o disciple_n foot_n three_o to_o the_o great_a suffering_n both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n his_o life_n be_v a_o life_n of_o sorrow_n and_o trouble_n and_o his_o death_n be_v a_o a_o death_n of_o great_a pain_n and_o ignominy_n the_o curse_a death_n of_o the_o cross_n four_o to_o the_o large_a communication_n he_o have_v witness_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o love_n by_o the_o largeness_n of_o his_o gift_n he_o have_v give_v himself_o this_o the_o apostle_n mention_n as_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o greatness_n and_o excellency_n of_o his_o love_n to_o the_o church_n eph._n 5.2_o 25._o that_o he_o 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very_a account_n christ_n love_v and_o nourish_v his_o church_n ephes_n 5.28_o 29_o 30._o so_o ought_v man_n to_o love_v their_o wife_n as_o their_o own_o body_n he_o that_o love_v his_o wife_n love_v himself_o for_o no_o man_n ever_o yet_o hate_v his_o own_o flesh_n but_o love_v and_o cherish_v it_o even_o as_o the_o lord_n the_o church_n for_o we_o be_v member_n of_o his_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o christ_n as_o mediator_n and_o helper_n of_o his_o people_n do_v frequent_o style_v he_o man_n son_n of_o man_n a_o man_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o hide_v place_n from_o the_o wind_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n as_o be_v in_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o his_o people_n 1_o tim_n 2.5_o second_o a_o communication_n in_o the_o same_o condition_n and_o suffering_n of_o his_o people_n in_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o this_o incline_v he_o to_o help_v those_o that_o be_v 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parable_n of_o the_o wound_a man_n who_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n pass_v by_o and_o help_v not_o but_o the_o samaritane_n when_o he_o see_v he_o and_o have_v compassion_n on_o he_o go_v to_o he_o and_o bind_v up_o his_o wound_n pour_v in_o oil_n and_o wine_n and_o set_v he_o on_o his_o own_o beast_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o inn_n and_o take_v care_n on_o he_o luke_n 10.30_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34._o compassion_n incline_v to_o action_n and_o christ_n be_v of_o great_a compassion_n towards_o afflict_v one_o be_v most_o incline_v to_o help_v they_o three_o christ_n be_v great_o engage_v to_o help_v his_o servant_n several_a thing_n engage_v christ_n to_o help_v as_o first_o the_o interest_n that_o christ_n have_v in_o they_o they_o be_v christ_n portion_n and_o inheritance_n yea_o his_o peculiar_a treasure_n which_o he_o most_o love_v and_o prize_v &_o therefore_o can_v but_o help_v they_o in_o their_o difficulty_n and_o strait_n upon_o this_o account_n god_n promise_v to_o help_v 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which_o he_o do_v not_o sometime_o help_v they_o as_o sometime_o christ_n do_v not_o help_n sometime_o first_o when_o his_o people_n do_v not_o believe_v do_v not_o trust_v nor_o stay_v upon_o he_o for_o help_v for_o he_o be_v a_o help_n to_o all_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o for_o any_o one_o to_o distrust_v the_o power_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o exclude_v himself_o from_o partake_v of_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n believe_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n do_v not_o help_v they_o but_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n against_o they_o to_o overthrow_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n psa_n 106.24_o 26
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