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supply_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o faithful_a and_o more_o especial_o of_o the_o minister_n if_o it_o may_v but_o any_o way_n tend_v to_o the_o furtherance_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o argue_v for_o the_o furtherance_n of_o the_o gospel_n upon_o this_o occasion_n be_v 1._o if_o all_o that_o we_o have_v yea_o our_o life_n and_o all_o be_v due_a unto_o god_n when_o he_o call_v for_o they_o upon_o these_o account_n before_o name_v 2._o and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o stint_v we_o to_o any_o lesser_a part_n than_o all_o as_o sufficient_o due_a and_o liberal_a when_o need_n require_v 3._o and_o if_o the_o primitive_a example_n in_o give_v all_o they_o have_v to_o the_o common_a stock_n while_o they_o do_v continue_v to_o be_v of_o one_o heart_n and_o of_o one_o mind_n be_v speak_v of_o as_o a_o commendable_a thing_n and_o that_o which_o be_v but_o suitable_a to_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n 4._o 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that_o by_o many_o degree_n above_o moses_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o he_o that_o build_v a_o house_n have_v more_o honour_n than_o the_o house_n and_o as_o he_o that_o be_v the_o son_n have_v more_o honour_n than_o the_o servant_n see_v chap_n 3.1.3.6_o nay_o as_o he_o that_o have_v build_v all_o thing_n have_v more_o honour_n than_o he_o that_o have_v build_v but_o some_o thing_n see_v vers_fw-la 4._o 7._o and_o if_o christ_n himself_o have_v command_v this_o manner_n and_o measure_n of_o love_n to_o be_v find_v visible_o among_o his_o disciple_n that_o all_o man_n may_v know_v that_o we_o be_v his_o disciple_n 8._o and_o if_o this_o boundless_a love_n can_v nor_o ought_v not_o nor_o never_o be_v limit_v to_o pay_v a_o ten_o part_n nor_o any_o under_o a_o ten_o but_o that_o it_o natural_o produce_v all_o if_o need_v so_o require_v 9_o and_o if_o we_o ought_v to_o prove_v and_o exemplify_v the_o naturallnesse_n of_o our_o love_n conclusion_n then_o without_o all_o controversy_n or_o peradventure_o when_o need_n so_o require_v to_o give_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o that_o wherewith_o the_o lord_n have_v increase_v we_o be_v but_o a_o spare_a due_a in_o comparison_n of_o that_o which_o christ_n have_v command_v when_o he_o command_v it_o as_o due_a first_o in_o the_o law_n to_o love_n god_n above_o all_o and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o and_o second_o when_o he_o command_v such_o manner_n of_o love_n and_o such_o a_o measure_n also_o as_o he_o himself_o have_v real_o exemplify_v and_o show_v to_o we_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v show_v it_o forth_o not_o in_o word_n only_o but_o in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n not_o in_o have_v of_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n and_o shut_v they_o up_o but_o in_o give_v of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v needful_a and_o convenient_a and_o that_o may_v express_v our_o bountifullnesse_n and_o not_o spare_v spirit_n to_o be_v real_o in_o we_o else_o we_o do_v not_o realize_v the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o be_v dwell_v in_o we_o see_v john_n 3.17_o and_o again_o say_v he_o plain_o this_o be_v my_o commandment_n that_o you_o love_v one_o another_o as_o i_o have_v love_v you_o and_o great_a love_n than_o this_o have_v 〈◊〉_d then_o that_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n see_v john_n 15.12_o 13._o and_o again_o these_o thing_n i_o command_v you_o that_o you_o love_v one_o another_o vers_n 17._o and_o again_o as_o answer_v a_o objection_n which_o he_o foresee_v in_o their_o mind_n to_o wit_n that_o if_o they_o love_v one_o another_o and_o show_v such_o peculiar_a love_n one_o to_o another_o than_o the_o world_n will_v hate_v they_o the_o more_o the_o which_o he_o cut_v off_o clear_o as_o altogether_o invalid_a say_v if_o the_o world_n do_v hate_v you_o you_o know_v that_o it_o hate_v i_o before_o it_o hate_v you_o see_z vers_n 18._o and_o to_o the_o end_n and_o give_v i_o leave_v a_o little_a to_o ingrate_a upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n yea_o that_o whoever_o read_v or_o hear_v these_o 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