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want_v vessel_n to_o receive_v it_o 2._o king_n 4.6_o so_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o god_n mercy_n towards_o we_o till_o we_o want_v faith_n to_o apprehend_v the_o same_o second_o concern_v the_o love_n of_o god_n what_o shall_v we_o render_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o same_o love_n for_o love_n that_o be_v most_o fit_a since_o it_o be_v like_a for_o like_a but_o though_o it_o be_v like_a yet_o it_o be_v less_o for_o as_o he_o go_v before_o we_o in_o time_n he_o love_v we_o first_o 1._o joh._n 4_o 19_o so_o he_o excel_v we_o in_o degree_n he_o love_v we_o more_o than_o we_o do_v or_o can_v love_v he_o he_o love_v we_o as_o a_o father_n we_o love_v he_o as_o child_n we_o be_v a_o ascend_a his_o a_o descend_a love_n but_o though_o we_o can_v love_v he_o so_o much_o as_o we_o ought_v and_o as_o he_o love_v we_o yet_o let_v we_o love_v he_o above_o all_o thing_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o in_o earth_n i_o have_v desire_v none_o in_o comparison_n of_o thou_o psal_n 73.25_o final_o let_v we_o love_v nothing_o but_o for_o he_o minùs_fw-la te_fw-la diligit_fw-la o_o domine_fw-la qui_fw-la praeter_fw-la te_fw-la aliquid_fw-la diligit_fw-la quod_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la diligit_fw-la say_v augustine_n o_o lord_n he_o love_v thou_o less_o than_o other_o thing_n who_o love_v any_o thing_n beside_o thou_o which_o he_o love_v not_o for_o thy_o sake_n three_o concern_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n it_o take_v away_o all_o our_o rejoice_v but_o in_o he_o alone_o who_o voluntary_o without_o our_o desire_n and_o free_o without_o our_o desert_n and_o entire_o without_o our_o cooperation_n have_v save_v we_o by_o his_o grace_n even_o by_o his_o love_a favour_n towards_o we_o in_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n therefore_o as_o i_o will_v not_o nay_o i_o can_v attribute_v any_o thing_n unto_o myself_o but_o weakness_n and_o sin_n which_o true_o and_o proper_o be_v my_o own_o and_o if_o i_o must_v needs_o rejoice_v i_o will_v rejoice_v of_o my_o 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