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wonder_n of_o love_n love_n in_o the_o father_n in_o give_v his_o son_n love_n in_o the_o son_n in_o give_v himself_o his_o blood_n his_o life_n his_o soul_n a_o ransom_n for_o sin_n and_o all_o this_o for_o worm_n traitor_n enemy_n direct_v 2._o ask_v thy_o heart_n these_o question_n quest_n 1._o oh_o what_o monster_n be_v sin_n what_o a_o hell_n what_o a_o bottomless_a pit_n be_v it_o of_o malignity_n and_o wickedness_n that_o none_o but_o god_n can_v expiate_v or_o purge_v it_o away_o that_o god_n can_v do_v it_o but_o by_o take_v flesh_n that_o god_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n can_v not_o purge_v away_o sin_n but_o by_o suffer_v that_o no_o suffering_n will_v serve_v but_o death_n that_o no_o death_n can_v serve_v but_o such_o a_o cruel_a and_o curse_a death_n oh_o what_o a_o monster_n be_v sin_n that_o must_v have_v such_o blood_n the_o blood_n of_o god_n to_o take_v it_o away_o quest_n 2._o what_o strange_a love_n be_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n 1._o strange_a in_o regard_n 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