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21._o 33._o receive_v its_o fruit_n v._o 34_o shall_v he_o that_o feed_v a_o flock_n not_o eat_v the_o milk_n thereof_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 7_o shall_v not_o a_o father_n be_v first_o serve_v with_o his_o child_n activity_n house_n be_v first_o at_o their_o bvilder_n service_n river_n return_v unto_o the_o sea_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v eccl._n 1._o 7._o tree_n shed_v their_o leave_n upon_o the_o ground_n that_o bear_v they_o and_o then_o shall_v israel_n only_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o himself_o hos_fw-la 10._o 1._o be_v it_o a_o small_a thing_n with_o we_o to_o take_v god_n jewel_n broider_a garment_n oil_n and_o honey_n yea_o his_o very_a son_n and_o daughter_n and_o give_v they_o from_o himself_o to_o other_o ezek._n 16._o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o to_o love_v aught_o more_o than_o he_o without_o who_o nothing_o can_v be_v love_v be_v most_o unworthy_a and_o the_o just_a matter_n of_o great_a self-abhorring_a 4._o affection_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o clear_a evidence_n of_o god_n 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91._o 14._o whereas_o bare_a want_n of_o love_n to_o christ_n incur_v the_o sad_a excommunication_n 1_o cor._n 16._o 22._o yea_o david_n love_n be_v ample_o recompense_v when_o it_o be_v only_o in_o his_o heart_n to_o build_v a_o house_n for_o god_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 11._o 1_o chron._n 28._o 3._o therefore_o the_o poor_a saint_n shall_v be_v reward_v for_o their_o benevolence_n which_o some_o can_v never_o evidence_n save_v by_o their_o good_a affection_n mat._n 25._o 34_o 35._o and_o if_o saint_n shall_v be_v deal_v with_o by_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o then_o love_n their_o portion_n then_o must_v needs_o be_v endless_a for_o such_o have_v be_v their_o good_a affection_n however_o short_a their_o action_n be_v yea_o
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