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that_o by_o many_o degree_n above_o moses_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o he_o that_o build_v a_o house_n have_v more_o honour_n than_o the_o house_n and_o as_o he_o that_o be_v the_o son_n have_v more_o honour_n than_o the_o servant_n see_v chap_n 3.1.3.6_o nay_o as_o he_o that_o have_v build_v all_o thing_n have_v more_o honour_n than_o he_o that_o have_v build_v but_o some_o thing_n see_v vers_fw-la 4._o 7._o and_o if_o christ_n himself_o have_v command_v this_o manner_n and_o measure_n of_o love_n to_o be_v find_v visible_o among_o his_o disciple_n that_o all_o man_n may_v know_v that_o we_o be_v his_o disciple_n 8._o and_o if_o this_o boundless_a love_n can_v nor_o ought_v not_o nor_o never_o be_v limit_v to_o pay_v a_o ten_o part_n nor_o any_o under_o a_o ten_o but_o that_o it_o natural_o produce_v all_o if_o need_v so_o require_v 9_o and_o if_o we_o ought_v to_o prove_v and_o exemplify_v the_o naturallnesse_n of_o our_o love_n conclusion_n then_o without_o all_o controversy_n 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john_n 3.17_o and_o again_o say_v he_o plain_o this_o be_v my_o commandment_n that_o you_o love_v one_o another_o as_o i_o have_v love_v you_o and_o great_a love_n than_o this_o have_v 〈◊〉_d then_o that_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n see_v john_n 15.12_o 13._o and_o again_o these_o thing_n i_o command_v you_o that_o you_o love_v one_o another_o vers_n 17._o and_o again_o as_o answer_v a_o objection_n which_o he_o foresee_v in_o their_o mind_n to_o wit_n that_o if_o they_o love_v one_o another_o and_o show_v such_o peculiar_a love_n one_o to_o another_o than_o the_o world_n will_v hate_v they_o the_o more_o the_o which_o he_o cut_v off_o clear_o as_o altogether_o invalid_a say_v if_o the_o world_n do_v hate_v you_o you_o know_v that_o it_o hate_v i_o before_o it_o hate_v you_o see_z vers_n 18._o and_o to_o the_o end_n and_o give_v i_o leave_v a_o little_a to_o ingrate_a upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n yea_o that_o whoever_o read_v or_o hear_v these_o 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