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nos_fw-la in_o aliquibus_fw-la à _fw-la christi_fw-la doctrinâ_fw-la vel_fw-la sequelâ_fw-la avocare_fw-la vellent_fw-la ut_fw-la eos_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la nonaudiamus_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la nos_fw-la segregemus_fw-la &_o proptereà _fw-la odio_fw-la ipsos_fw-la prosequamur_fw-la chem._n lyser_n har._n in_o loc_n this_o be_v the_o true_a sense_n that_o result_v from_o the_o word_n that_o jesus_n christ_n ought_v so_o to_o be_v love_v by_o christian_n that_o this_o love_n must_v not_o only_o far_o surpass_v the_o love_n of_o parent_n wife_n child_n and_o other_o christian_n but_o also_o if_o parent_n wife_n or_o child_n or_o any_o other_o will_v in_o any_o thing_n call_v we_o off_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o follow_v of_o he_o that_o we_o not_o only_o hear_v they_o not_o but_o separate_v ourselves_o from_o they_o and_o upon_o that_o account_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n hate_v they_o thus_o must_v we_o love_v christ_n if_o we_o will_v be_v his_o 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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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