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A66104 Love's pedigree, or, A discourse shewing the grace of love in a believer to be of a divine original delivered in a sermon preached at a lecture in Boston, Febr. 29 1699/1700 / by S. Willard ... Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707. 1700 (1700) Wing W2283; ESTC R39758 12,825 30

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to_o all_o and_o his_o tender_a mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n and_o act_v 14._o 17._o he_o leave_v not_o himself_o without_o witness_n in_o that_o he_o do_v good_a and_o give_v we_o rain_n from_o heaven_n and_o fruitful_a season_n fill_v our_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n and_o there_o be_v a_o especial_a love_n of_o his_o that_o we_o be_v tell_v of_o which_o he_o bear_v only_o to_o some_o and_o in_o comparison_n with_o which_o other_o be_v say_v to_o be_v hate_v according_a to_o rom._n 9_o 13._o jacob_n have_v i_o love_v and_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v and_o it_o appear_v in_o those_o peculiar_a favour_n which_o he_o have_v lay_v in_o for_o and_o bestow_v upon_o they_o of_o which_o we_o have_v such_o observation_n joh._n 3._o 16._o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n etc._n etc._n 1_o joh._n 4_o 9_o in_o this_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n manifest_v towards_o we_o because_o god_n send_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n into_o 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of_o hi●_n self_n in_o respect_n to_o his_o worse_a part_n rom._n 7._o ●_o in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n there_o dwell_v no_o good_a thi●_n man_n who_o at_o first_o love_v god_n as_o his_o last_o end_n a●_n chief_a good_a now_o cease_v to_o do_v so_o and_o there_o be_v n●_n one_o spark_n of_o that_o primitive_a love_n leave_v in_o he_o ●_o be_v say_v of_o every_o natural_a man_n that_o the_o love_n of_o ●_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 15._o the_o affecti●_n of_o love_n abide_v in_o the_o man_n it_o be_v essential_a his_o humanity_n and_o inseparable_a from_o it_o but_o
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