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xxii_o 37_o to_o love_v he_o because_o he_o love_v we_o first_o to_o delight_v ourselves_o in_o the_o lord_n psal._n xxxvii_o 4_o and_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n phil._n iii._o 1_o and_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n always_o phil._n four_o 4_o i_o e._n to_o be_v habitual_o complacent_fw-la or_o well_o please_v with_o the_o infinite_a beauty_n goodness_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n nay_o of_o such_o vast_a import_n be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o the_o account_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o it_o be_v there_o recommend_v as_o the_o proper_a principle_n of_o christian_a life_n for_o so_o rom._n xiii_o 10_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o adequate_a principle_n of_o all_o christian_a obedience_n and_o gal._n v._n 6_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o neither_o circumcision_n nor_o uncircumcision_n avail_v any_o thing_n in_o christ_n jesus_n but_o faith_n which_o work_v by_o love_n that_o be_v there_o be_v nothing_o 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issue_v for_o evermore_o o_o bless_a state_n in_o which_o my_o heart_n shall_v be_v brimful_a of_o love_n and_o my_o love_n shall_v triumph_v alone_o within_o i_o and_o be_v all_o joy_n and_o ravishment_n be_v remove_v for_o ever_o out_o of_o the_o noise_n and_o neighbourhood_n of_o all_o those_o disquiet_v affection_n which_o here_o be_v wont_a to_o mingle_v with_o and_o continual_o disturb_v and_o incommode_v it_o iv._o as_o we_o be_v rational_a creature_n relate_v to_o god_n we_o be_v oblige_v attentive_o to_o imitate_v he_o in_o all_o his_o imitable_a perfection_n and_o action_n for_o this_o be_v a_o allow_a maxim_n perfectissimum_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la genere_fw-la est_fw-la mensura_fw-la reliquorum_fw-la that_o be_v that_o which_o be_v most_o perfect_a in_o its_o kind_n be_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o all_o those_o individual_a nature_n that_o be_v contain_v under_o it_o for_o perfection_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o imperfection_n even_o as_o a_o straight_a line_n be_v of_o a_o crooked_a and_o every_o individual_a of_o a_o kind_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o far_o defective_a in_o its_o nature_n as_o it_o fall_v short_a of_o that_o which_o be_v most_o perfect_a in_o its_o kind_n god_n therefore_o be_v the_o most_o perfect_a of_o all_o in_o the_o whole_a kind_n of_o reasonable_a being_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o supreme_a pattern_n of_o all_o those_o individual_n that_o be_v under_o it_o and_o so_o far_o as_o any_o of_o they_o disagree_v with_o he_o so_o far_o they_o be_v defective_a in_o their_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n lib._n 2._o pag._n 132._o i._n e._n god_n be_v the_o archetype_n of_o every_o reasonable_a nature_n and_o man_n be_v his_o imitation_n and_o image_n for_o he_o be_v a_o be_v that_o be_v infinite_o reasonable_a in_o all_o his_o volition_n and_o action_n that_o have_v not_o the_o least_o intermixture_n either_o of_o humour_n or_o folly_n or_o prejudice_n in_o his_o choice_n but_o be_v always_o and_o in_o every_o 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pleasure_n can_v we_o take_v in_o contemplate_v and_o adore_v he_o wherefore_o in_o prosecution_n of_o its_o great_a design_n which_o be_v to_o make_v we_o happy_a the_o gospel_n strict_o require_v we_o to_o be_v always_o imitate_v so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v imitable_a the_o perfection_n and_o action_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n to_o endeavour_v to_o form_v our_o nature_n to_o he_o to_o rectify_v the_o feature_n and_o lineament_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o his_o most_o amiable_a idea_n to_o be_v continual_o frame_v our_o temper_n by_o the_o noble_a pattern_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n his_o justice_n purity_n and_o wisdom_n that_o so_o be_v new_o cast_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o perfect_a mould_n of_o his_o nature_n we_o may_v be_v transform_v into_o live_a image_n of_o he_o so_o ephes._n v._n 1_o be_v you_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imitator_n or_o follower_n of_o god_n as_o dear_a child_n i._n e._n that_o so_o you_o may_v resemble_v he_o in_o the_o quality_n 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