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to_o christ_n only_o my_o heavenly_a spouse_n and_o to_o renounce_v the_o other_o many_o other_o such_o testimony_n may_v be_v produce_v but_o i_o shall_v close_v with_o that_o of_o one_o 162._o one_o ward_n life_n of_o faith_n in_o death_n among_o his_o sermon_n p._n 162._o kilian_n a_o dutch_a schoolmaster_n who_o to_o such_o as_o ask_v whether_o he_o love_v not_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n answer_v yes_o if_o all_o the_o world_n be_v gold_n and_o be_v i_o to_o dispose_v of_o i_o will_v give_v it_o to_o live_v with_o they_o but_o yet_o my_o soul_n and_o christ_n be_v dear_a to_o i_o than_o all_o and_o thus_o must_v we_o love_v christ_n if_o we_o will_v love_v he_o aright_o when_o we_o be_v call_v to_o it_o as_o they_o be_v i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o branch_n with_o that_o notable_a say_n of_o the_o same_o author_n who_o end_v the_o former_a 114._o former_a fligeâ—dis_fw-la est_fw-la magis_fw-la totum_fw-la muadum_fw-la habere_fw-la contrarium_fw-la quà m_fw-la jâ—suâ—_n ossâ—â—sum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d oâ—â—â—bus_fw-la câ—â—â—â—â—â—â—is_fw-la sâ—â—_n fesâ—s_fw-la solus_fw-la dilectus_fw-la specialis_fw-la diligantur_fw-la omnes_fw-la propter_fw-la jesum_fw-la jâ—â—â—s_fw-la aâ—â—â—em_fw-la propter_fw-la seipsum_fw-la solus_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la est_fw-la singulariter_fw-la aâ—â—â—lus_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la bone_fw-la &_o fidelis_fw-la prae_fw-la omnibus_fw-la invenitur_fw-la amiciss_fw-la a._n hemp._n de_fw-fr imit_fw-la christi_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o pag._n 114._o it_o be_v more_o eligible_a to_o have_v the_o whole_a world_n against_o we_o than_o to_o have_v jesus_n christ_n offend_v and_o therefore_o among_o all_o that_o be_v dear_a unto_o you_o let_v he_o alone_o be_v your_o belove_a in_o a_o special_a manner_n let_v all_o other_o be_v love_v for_o his_o sake_n but_o he_o for_o his_o own_o sake_n jesus_n christ_n alone_o be_v singular_o to_o be_v love_v who_o alone_o be_v find_v good_a and_o faithful_a above_o all_o other_o friend_n 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