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be_v love_v what_o ever_o their_o profession_n and_o protestation_n of_o love_n be_v for_o let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o they_o love_v they_o yet_o let_v it_o be_v inquire_v who_o they_o love_v best_a to_o who_o their_o heart_n and_o affection_n be_v close_a knit_v look_v upon_o those_o that_o be_v deep_a in_o their_o affection_n and_o judge_v whether_o they_o be_v at_o the_o best_a more_o than_o moral_a and_o civil_a and_o whether_o those_o that_o be_v godly_a and_o religious_a have_v half_a that_o affection_n and_o love_v that_o mere_a civil_a person_n have_v thou_o do_v not_o love_v godly_a man_n best_o therefore_o thy_o love_n be_v hypocritical_a thou_o love_v a_o moral_a man_n better_o than_o one_o that_o be_v religious_a therefore_o thy_o love_n be_v with_o dissimulation_n 3_o three_o true_a love_n love_v as_o the_o colossian_n do_v gol._n 1._o 4._o it_o love_v all_o the_o saint_n where_o grace_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o love_n where_o ever_o grace_n be_v there_o be_v love_n 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brotherhood_n say_v s._n peter_n he_o do_v not_o say_v love_v a_o brother_n or_o such_o of_o the_o brethren_n but_o love_v the_o brotherhood_n the_o whole_a fraternity_n society_n and_o company_n of_o the_o saint_n the_o whole_a brood_n and_o brotherhood_n of_o god_n people_n try_v thy_o love_n by_o this_o he_o that_o love_v a_o godly_a man_n for_o his_o grace_n that_o have_v no_o other_o thing_n to_o commend_v he_o neither_o friend_n nor_o riches_n nor_o credit_n nor_o profit_n that_o can_v love_v poor_a godliness_n as_o well_o as_o rich_a godliness_n that_o can_v love_v grace_n in_o rag_n as_o well_o as_o in_o robe_n in_o russet_a and_o leather_n as_o well_o as_o in_o silk_n and_o velvet_n such_o a_o love_n to_o all_o saint_n be_v a_o good_a evidence_n of_o truth_n of_o love_n but_o when_o man_n love_v only_o some_o great_a and_o rich_a one_o that_o have_v grace_n and_o regard_v not_o mean_a one_o though_o gracious_a it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o it_o be_v not_o true_a love_n yea_o 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1_o cor._n 12._o 13._o second_o the_o bond_n of_o love_n and_o peace_n and_o every_o joint_n or_o member_n supply_n and_o minister_n this_o bond_n each_o to_o other_o whereby_o they_o be_v knit_v each_o to_o other_o ephes_n 4._o 3._o endeavour_v to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v endeavour_v to_o be_v of_o one_o spirit_n and_o mind_n as_o two_o bone_n meet_v at_o a_o joint_n be_v couple_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o joint_n there_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o speak_v of_o rom._n 12._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o fit_a join_v together_o and_o this_o be_v add_v in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n there_o be_v the_o compaction_n of_o both_o by_o that_o which_o each_o joint_a supply_n each_o christian_a supply_v and_o minister_a the_o bond_n of_o peace_n and_o love_n do_v thus_o knit_v and_o join_v together_o themselves_o member_n in_o the_o same_o body_n this_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d col._n 2._o 19_o there_o be_v mention_v not_o only_o of_o joint_n but_o of_o bond_n and_o col._n 3._o 14._o love_n be_v call_v the_o bond_n of_o perfection_n that_o be_v a_o bond_n which_o do_v perfect_o bind_v together_o the_o member_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n each_o minister_a and_o supply_a love_n to_o another_o as_o the_o ligament_n that_o knit_v bone_n together_o be_v mutual_o minister_v from_o both_o the_o bone_n so_o that_o the_o compaction_n of_o the_o member_n be_v by_o the_o ligament_n of_o love_n as_o the_o apostle_n express_v it_o ephes_n 4._o 16._o four_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n thus_o compact_v increase_v itself_o and_o be_v edify_v and_o grow_v up_o epes_n 4._o 16._o make_v increase_n of_o the_o body_n unto_o the_o edify_n of_o itself_o in_o love_n the_o body_n increase_v and_o edify_v when_o the_o several_a part_n do_v and_o they_o do_v increase_v and_o grow_v when_o join_v together_o and_o knit_v 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of_o preparation_n thou_o desire_v yet_o if_o thy_o heart_n witness_v to_o thou_o that_o what_o be_v want_v in_o thy_o preparation_n be_v not_o from_o sloth_n idleness_n and_o loathness_n to_o take_v pain_n but_o it_o be_v the_o high_a degree_n that_o with_o all_o thy_o pain_n thou_o be_v able_a to_o attain_v unto_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o in_o this_o case_n as_o saul_n speak_v to_o david_n in_o that_o 1_o sam._n 17._o 37._o go_v and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o go_v to_o the_o sacrament_n and_o fear_v not_o but_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v with_o thou_o 2_o second_o if_o indeed_o thou_o have_v no_o faith_n no_o repentance_n at_o all_o wrought_v or_o renew_v in_o thou_o i_o will_v in_o any_o case_n advise_v thou_o to_o forbear_v for_o why_o shall_v thou_o destroy_v thyself_o as_o solomon_n speak_v in_o that_o case_n eccl._n 7._o 16._o but_o now_o deal_v upright_o as_o in_o god_n presence_n and_o take_v heed_n as_o well_o of_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thyself_o as_o 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