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painful_a 3._o a_o love_n of_o attention_n as_o they_o be_v teacher_n 4._o a_o love_n to_o stand_v for_o they_o as_o they_o be_v oppose_v by_o heretic_n and_o profane_a man_n 5._o a_o love_n of_o piety_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o colos_n 4.3_o 6._o a_o love_n of_o courtesy_n if_o we_o be_v able_a to_o invite_v they_o home_o act_n 16.15_o 7._o a_o love_n of_o complacency_n to_o delight_v in_o they_o as_o the_o excellent_a one_o psal_n 16.3_o 1._o excellent_a in_o their_o function_n be_v the_o lord_n tribe_n 2._o excellent_a in_o their_o gift_n of_o holiness_n and_o learning_n 3._o excellent_a in_o their_o employment_n the_o save_n of_o soul_n 1._o tim._n 4.16_o 4._o excellent_a in_o their_o reward_n a_o great_a reward_n mat._n 10.41_o quest_n 8_o how_o shall_v we_o preserve_v love_n where_o we_o differ_v in_o judgement_n and_o opinion_n answ_n if_o we_o agree_v in_o the_o foundation_n 1._o observe_v how_o godly_a minister_n do_v agree_v follow_v they_o some_o differ_v in_o judgement_n yet_o walk_v in_o love_n 2._o let_v we_o look_v on_o the_o good_a we_o see_v one_o in_o another_o 4._o if_o we_o meet_v let_v we_o confer_v of_o those_o thing_n wherein_o we_o do_v not_o differ_v 5._o let_v we_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o so_o love_n may_v be_v preserve_v quest_n 9_o how_o may_v i_o gain_v more_o love_n and_o grow_v therein_o 1._o answ_n get_v the_o strong_a apprehension_n we_o can_v of_o god_n love_n to_o we_o in_o jesus_n christ_n 2._o look_v on_o the_o good_a that_o we_o see_v in_o our_o brethren_n ponder_v their_o virtue_n cover_v their_o infirmity_n 3._o labour_v to_o feel_v the_o comfort_n of_o love_n phil._n 2.1_o how_o do_v love_n sweeten_v our_o pilgrimage_n to_o meet_v and_o confer_v in_o love_n to_o comfort_v one_o another_o in_o love_n make_v our_o presence_n acceptable_a it_o adorn_v our_o profession_n and_o religion_n abundant_o of_o patience_n 1._o what_o patience_n be_v 2._o of_o the_o patience_n of_o god_n 3._o of_o the_o patience_n of_o man_n 4._o 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man_n to_o repentance_n rom._n 2.4_o 2._o pet._n 3.9_o 2._o to_o leave_v wicked_a man_n inexcusable_a have_v so_o long_o forbear_v they_o 3._o that_o man_n may_v be_v encourage_v and_o not_o despair_v thus_o god_n be_v patient_a towards_o paul_n for_o the_o example_n of_o other_o 1._o tim._n 1.6_o sect._n 3_o three_o of_o patience_n in_o good_a man_n patience_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n whereby_o they_o bear_v evil_n present_a and_o look_v for_o good_a thing_n absent_a 1._o it_o be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n james_n 1.17_o 2._o whereby_o they_o bear_v eviâ—s_n at_o god_n hand_n be_v correction_n or_o chastisement_n or_o at_o man_n hand_n be_v wrong_n and_o injury_n 3._o a_o wait_v for_o good_a thing_n absent_a as_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n favour_n the_o accomplishment_n of_o god_n promise_n the_o consummation_n of_o future_a happiness_n these_o with_o patience_n we_o do_v wait_v for_o patience_n may_v be_v far_o consider_v 1._o in_o the_o contrary_a to_o it_o 2._o in_o the_o cause_n 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