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16.27_o 2._o why_o shall_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o thou_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o love_v thou_o who_o do_v good_a so_o universal_o to_o the_o world_n and_o by_o his_o love_n do_v preserve_v the_o whole_a creation_n and_o give_v all_o creature_n all_o the_o good_a which_o they_o possess_v when_o his_o mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n and_o his_o goodness_n be_v equal_a to_o his_o wisdom_n and_o his_o power_n and_o all_o the_o world_n be_v beautify_v by_o it_o shall_v i_o not_o easy_o believe_v that_o it_o will_v extend_v to_o i_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a to_o all_o psal_n 145.9_o luk._n 18.19_o none_o be_v good_a essential_o absolute_o and_o transcendent_o but_o he_o alone_o psal_n 33.5_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n psal_n 52.1_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n endure_v continual_o he_o be_v good_a and_o do_v good_a psal_n 119.68_o and_o shall_v i_o not_o expect_v good_a from_o so_o good_a a_o god_n the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o good_a that_o 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be_v the_o shed_v abroad_o of_o his_o love_n upon_o the_o heart_n rom._n 5._o i_o have_v never_o know_v desire_a love_a or_o serve_v he_o sincere_o but_o by_o that_o spirit_n and_o will_v he_o deny_v his_o name_n his_o mark_n his_o seal_n his_o pledge_n and_o earnest_a of_o eternal_a life_n can_v i_o ever_o have_v true_o love_v he_o his_o word_n his_o way_n and_o servant_n but_o by_o the_o reflection_n of_o his_o love_n shall_v i_o question_v whether_o he_o love_v those_o who_o he_o have_v cause_v to_o love_v he_o when_o our_o love_n be_v the_o sure_a gift_n and_o token_n of_o his_o love_n shall_v i_o think_v that_o i_o can_v love_v he_o more_o than_o he_o love_v i_o or_o be_v more_o willing_a to_o serve_v he_o than_o he_o be_v willing_a and_o ready_a to_o reward_v his_o servant_n heb._n 11.6_o 1_o joh._n 3.24_o and_o 4.13_o 5._o shall_v i_o not_o easy_o hope_v for_o good_a from_o he_o who_o have_v make_v such_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n with_o i_o in_o christ_n who_o give_v i_o what_o his_o son_n have_v purchase_v who_o accept_v i_o in_o his_o most_o belove_a as_o a_o member_n of_o his_o son_n who_o have_v bid_v i_o ask_v and_o i_o shall_v have_v and_o have_v make_v to_o godliness_n the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n and_o that_o to_o come_v and_o will_v withhold_v no_o good_a thing_n from_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o will_v not_o such_o a_o gospel_n such_o a_o covenant_n such_o promise_n of_o love_n secure_v i_o that_o he_o love_v i_o while_o i_o consent_v unto_o his_o covenant_n term_n 6._o shall_v i_o not_o easy_o believe_v