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and_o the_o more_o resolve_o choose_v he_o iii_o choice_n of_o god_n do_v also_o imply_v a_o desire_n after_o and_o a_o love_n to_o god_n this_o be_v apparent_a in_o nature_n a_o man_n will_v never_o choose_v that_o against_o which_o he_o have_v a_o enmity_n or_o a_o antipathy_n a_o man_n will_v not_o choose_v that_o meat_n that_o he_o have_v antipathy_n against_o now_o there_o be_v never_o a_o one_o of_o we_o but_o be_v natural_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o be_v hater_n of_o god_n rom._n 5.10_o with_o rom._n 1.30_o this_o people_n can_v endure_v to_o hear_v of_o and_o will_v hardly_o believe_v but_o so_o it_o be_v god_n word_n tell_v you_o so_o god_n minister_n tell_v you_o so_o that_o you_o be_v bear_v enemy_n in_o your_o mind_n by_o wicked_a work_n and_o this_o be_v the_o great_a command_n of_o god_n law_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 22_o and_o they_o that_o do_v not_o will_v not_o choose_v he_o to_o be_v they_o choose_v of_o god_n and_o love_v of_o god_n go_v together_o isa_n 56.4_o with_o 6._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o the_o eunuch_n that_o keep_v my_o sabbath_n and_o choose_v the_o thing_n that_o please_v i_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 6._o also_o the_o son_n of_o the_o stranger_n that_o join_v themselves_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o love_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n what_o the_o heart_n be_v most_o of_o all_o set_v upon_o with_o desire_n and_o love_n that_o it_o do_v choose_v affection_n always_o go_v before_o election_n and_o election_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o affection_n the_o heart_n must_v be_v set_v upon_o that_o which_o a_o man_n take_v to_o himself_o to_o be_v he_o isa_n 26.9_o with_o 13._o with_o my_o soul_n have_v i_o desire_v thou_o in_o the_o night_n etc._n etc._n 13._o other_o lord_n have_v have_v dominion_n over_o we_o but_o by_o thou_o only_o will_v we_o make_v mention_n of_o thy_o name_n etc._n etc._n if_o there_o be_v the_o lest_o disgust_v of_o the_o heart_n against_o 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