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love_n what_o then_o if_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v in_o want_n distress_n danger_n death_n itself_o god_n look_v on_o he_o in_o christ_n can_v but_o pity_v he_o the_o wife_n and_o child_n can_v so_o pity_v and_o help_v we_o when_o they_o can_v weep_v about_o us._n psal._n 103._o 13._o second_o christ_n intercession_n for_o we_o must_v needs_o be_v powerful_a and_o prevail_a because_o he_o therefore_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v request_n for_o we_o and_o be_v also_o ever_o love_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v fruitful_a for_o we_o he_o be_v hear_v in_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o much_o more_o now_o in_o his_o glory_n we_o see_v what_o great_a suit_n a_o king_n favourite_n can_v carry_v away_o as_o ahashuerosh_n because_o hester_n find_v grace_n in_o his_o sight_n will_v not_o deny_v she_o to_o the_o half_a of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o she_o easy_o get_v her_o suit_n for_o herself_o and_o all_o her_o people_n but_o christ_n shall_v not_o be_v deny_v the_o 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love_v the_o world_n etc._n etc._n and_o ought_v not_o thou_o to_o give_v up_o thy_o soul_n body_n and_o life_n itself_o as_o a_o reasonable_a sacrifice_n for_o he_o oh_o the_o ingratitude_n of_o man_n that_o be_v so_o far_o from_o this_o as_o that_o they_o will_v not_o part_v with_o a_o grain_n of_o their_o wealth_n with_o a_o dram_n of_o their_o credit_n nor_o with_o their_o base_a lust_n the_o proud_a will_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o pride_n nor_o the_o drunkard_n with_o his_o drunkenness_n nor_o the_o froward_a with_o his_o malice_n and_o revenge_n for_o christ_n and_o much_o less_o from_o liberty_n life_n etc._n etc._n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n man_n love_v their_o life_n their_o lust_n etc._n etc._n and_o do_v not_o god_n love_v his_o son_n more_o than_o thou_o can_v love_v these_o he_o set_v his_o whole_a love_n even_o a_o infinite_a love_n upon_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o give_v he_o to_o death_n for_o thou_o and_o will_v thou_o do_v nothing_o suffer_v nothing_o for_o he_o 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be_v white_a and_o ruddy_a the_o fair_a of_o ten_o thousand_o chap._n 5._o 10._o yea_o by_o this_o mean_n bring_v other_o to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o he_o as_o we_o do_v with_o our_o dear_a friend_n psal._n 31._o 23._o o_o love_v the_o lord_n all_o you_o his_o saint_n cant._n 5._o 16._o his_o mouth_n be_v as_o sweet_a thing_n he_o be_v whole_o delectable_a this_o be_v my_o well-beloved_a and_o this_o be_v my_o lover_n o_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n 2._o to_o be_v careful_a to_o please_v and_o content_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n the_o man_n i_o love_v i_o will_v do_v any_o thing_n whereby_o i_o may_v please_v he_o i_o will_v abstain_v from_o y_z t_o which_o will_v offend_v and_o incense_v he_o 2._o cor._n 5._o 9_o we_o covet_v both_o at_o home_n and_o from_o home_n to_o be_v acceptable_a unto_o he_o i_o will_v not_o forget_v his_o desire_n his_o word_n i_o will_v think_v the_o time_n short_a and_o well_o spend_v to_o do_v his_o request_n i_o will_v not_o imprison_v his_o love_n in_o 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