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17.5_o confirm_a act._n 4.18_o 19_o and_o by_o that_o parable_n mat._n 21.33_o 39_o and_o no_o better_a reason_n can_v be_v render_v of_o this_o than_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 11.25_o 26._o use_v 1_o behold_v then_o and_o admire_v the_o wonderful_a love_n of_o god_n show_v towards_o we_o who_o live_v under_o the_o gospel_n above_o those_o of_o old_a time_n who_o live_v under_o the_o law_n he_o speak_v indeed_o to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o unto_o we_o and_o the_o same_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o new_a but_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n in_o his_o teach_v of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o as_o the_o apostle_n show_v heb._n 1.1_o 2._o
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and_o obey_v his_o commandment_n and_o be_v it_o not_o make_v a_o argument_n of_o god_n love_n to_o the_o stranger_n that_o he_o give_v he_o food_n and_o raiment_n deut._n 10.18_o why_o then_o may_v not_o a_o man_n conclude_v that_o god_n love_v he_o in_o that_o he_o bestow_v wealth_n and_o riches_n on_o he_o resp_n those_o promise_n that_o god_n make_v of_o these_o earthly_a thing_n be_v make_v to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o he_o that_o fear_v his_o name_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o commandment_n and_o so_o such_o these_o common_a thing_n be_v testimony_n of_o god_n special_a love_n and_o favour_n for_o that_o to_o all_o such_o they_o be_v spiritualise_v in_o cause_v they_o to_o love_n god_n the_o more_o to_o fear_v he_o and_o to_o walk_v before_o he_o in_o obedience_n thus_o david_n reason_v psal_n 41.11_o by_o this_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o favour_v i_o because_o my_o enemy_n do_v not_o triumph_v over_o i_o a_o very_a weak_a and_o sorry_a argument_n 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