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the_o mercy_n and_o peace_n bestow_v on_o â—hem_n judas_n 2._o 233._o 2._o solus_fw-la amor_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la animae_fw-la motibus_fw-la sensibus_fw-la atâ—_n affectibus_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la potest_fw-la creatura_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la aequo_fw-la respondere_fw-la auctori_fw-la vel_fw-la ipsi_fw-la mutuam_fw-la rependere_fw-la vicem_fw-la aug._n manual_n cap._n 18._o mihi_fw-la p._n 233._o it_o be_v only_a love_n of_o all_o the_o â—_z and_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o the_o creature_n though_o not_o in_o a_o way_n of_o equality_n can_v answer_v his_o creator_n and_o make_v any_o return_n to_o he_o and_o its_o only_a by_o love_n that_o the_o redeem_a of_o the_o lord_n can_v return_v unto_o he_o their_o redeemer_n for_o his_o great_a love_n in_o work_v redemption_n for_o they_o and_o therefore_o see_v you_o can_v do_v no_o better_o nor_o more_o for_o christ_n it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a that_o you_o shall_v love_v he_o but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o for_o reason_n the_o second_o reason_n sect._n 2._o 2
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testimony_n you_o have_v it_o both_o from_o heaven_n and_o earth_n from_o heaven_n god_n the_o father_n from_o the_o excellent_a glory_n by_o a_o voice_n declare_v concern_v he_o 2_o pet._n 1.17_o this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v 241._o please_v morn_n exercise_n part_n 2._o pag._n 241._o he_o know_v of_o who_o he_o speak_v for_o he_o be_v his_o son_n and_o he_o do_v not_o say_v he_o be_v please_v with_o he_o only_o but_o well-pleased_a that_o be_v delight_v and_o satisfy_v and_o be_v he_o worthy_a of_o god_n love_n and_o can_v you_o doubt_v whether_o he_o have_v deserve_v you_o from_o earth_n you_o have_v his_o church_n character_n and_o commendation_n of_o he_o cant._n 5.16_o he_o be_v altogether_o lovely_a opera_fw-la lovely_a color_n caput_fw-la comae_fw-la oculi_fw-la genae_fw-la labia_fw-la manus_fw-la venture_n crura_fw-la pes_fw-la guttur_fw-la omne_fw-la haec_fw-la figuratè_fw-la describuntuâ—_n in_fw-la laud_fw-la sponsi_fw-la &_o 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with_o sin_n and_o for_o service_n reckon_v thus_o with_o yourselves_o if_o the_o lord_n jesus_n have_v thus_o love_v i_o to_o suffer_v such_o indignity_n and_o hardship_n for_o i_o and_o bestow_v so_o many_o so_o great_a so_o wonderful_a blessing_n upon_o i_o sure_o i_o owe_v the_o great_a love_n duty_n and_o obedience_n to_o he_o 577._o he_o sanè_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la millies_fw-la pro_fw-la ejus_fw-la gloriâ_fw-la possem_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la fundere_fw-la &_o mille_fw-la annis_fw-la maximos_fw-la labores_fw-la subire_fw-la ne_fw-la millessiman_n partem_fw-la vel_fw-la unius_fw-la beneficii_fw-la possem_fw-la compensare_fw-la etc._n etc._n lesle_n de_fw-fr sum._n bono_fw-mi lib_n 4._o c._n 4._o p._n 577._o sure_o be_v i_o able_a a_o thousand_o time_n to_o shed_v my_o blood_n for_o his_o glory_n and_o to_o undergo_v the_o hard_a labour_n a_o thousand_o year_n i_o be_v never_o able_a to_o make_v a_o compensation_n for_o the_o thousand_o part_n of_o one_o of_o his_o benefit_n because_o 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