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love_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o this_o law_n theoph._n so_o far_o forth_o as_o i_o see_v god_n in_o his_o law_n require_v of_o we_o most_o exact_a perfection_n matth._n 48_o math._n 5._o 48_o he_o require_v it_o indeed_o for_o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o be_v perfect_a even_o as_o he_o himself_o be_v perfect_a and_o therefore_o he_o have_v set_v before_o we_o his_o law_n instead_o of_o a_o glass_n and_o a_o most_o perfect_a pattern_n of_o righteousness_n that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n may_v be_v conformable_a to_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o divine_a majesty_n in_o so_o much_o as_o if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o do_v perfect_o keep_v it_o he_o shall_v in_o this_o life_n perfect_o set_v forth_o the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o god_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o law_n mat._n 22._o 37._o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o 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