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his_o will_n herein_o what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a than_o that_o psal_n 97.10_o you_o that_o love_v the_o lord_n hate_v evil_a so_o then_o none_o shall_v have_v a_o face_n to_o say_v they_o love_n god_n who_o do_v not_o hate_v sin_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o how_o plain_a be_v that_o rom._n 12.9_o abhor_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a where_o the_o word_n '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v emphatical_a abhor_v it_o even_o a_o hell_n itself_o and_o great_a reason_n for_o this_o strict_a injunction_n 1._o forasmuch_o as_o god_n hate_v sin_n it_o be_v the_o abominable_a thing_n which_o he_o hate_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n so_o odious_a to_o he_o as_o sin_n may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v that_o sin_n in_o some_o respect_n be_v more_o odious_a than_o the_o very_a devil_n these_o as_o they_o be_v god_n creature_n have_v some_o natural_a good_a in_o they_o whereas_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o evil_a in_o sin_n and_o propter_fw-la quod_fw-la unum_fw-la quodque_fw-la tale_n est_fw-la illud_fw-la est_fw-la magis_fw-la tale_n it_o be_v only_o for_o sin_n that_o the_o devil_n be_v such_o odious_a creature_n in_o his_o pure_a eye_n now_o as_o god_n hate_v sin_n ought_v not_o we_o herein_o to_o be_v follower_n of_o god_n 2._o we_o can_v love_v the_o lord_n in_o sincerity_n if_o we_o do_v not_o hate_v sin_n now_o this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a commandment_n thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a without_o a_o hatred_n of_o sin_n you_o that_o love_v the_o lord_n hate_n evil._n sin_n be_v such_o a_o enemy_n to_o god_n so_o contrary_a to_o his_o most_o pure_a and_o holy_a nature_n and_o to_o his_o most_o righteous_a will_n so_o opposite_a to_o his_o interest_n to_o his_o honour_n and_o glory_n that_o if_o we_o have_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o we_o we_o must_v necessary_o hate_v and_o abhor_v sin_n for_o its_o contrariety_n to_o god_n 3._o and_o certain_o it_o be_v a_o great_a duty_n also_o 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