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any_o thing_n that_o have_v a_o love_a and_o tender_a nature_n in_o the_o world_n and_o do_v act_v suitable_o thereunto_o which_o god_n have_v not_o compare_v himself_o unto_o separate_a all_o weakness_n and_o impefection_n which_o be_v in_o they_o yet_o great_a impression_n of_o love_n must_v abide_v he_o be_v as_o a_o father_n a_o mother_n a_o shepherd_n a_o hen_n over_o chicken_n and_o the_o like_a psal._n 103._o 13._o isa._n 63._o 16._o math_n 6._o 6._o isa_n 66._o 13._o psal_n 23._o 1._o isa._n 40._o 11._o math_n 23._o 37._o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o add_v any_o more_o proof_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v demónstrate_v there_o be_v love_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n peculiar_o hold_v out_o untô_o the_o saint_n as_o wherein_o he_o will_v and_o do_v hold_v communion_n with_o they_o now_o to_o complete_a communion_n with_o the_o father_n in_o love_n two_o §_o 13_o thing_n be_v require_v of_o believer_n 1._o that_o they_o receive_v it_o of_o he_o 2._o that_o they_o 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not_o insist_v on_o this_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o we_o be_v know_v gal._n 5._o 22._o and_o thus_o have_v we_o a_o twofold_a bottom_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o our_o obedience_n and_o personal_a holiness_n god_n have_v appoint_v it_o he_o require_v it_o and_o it_o be_v a_o eminent_a immediate_a end_n of_o the_o distinct_a dispensation_n of_o father_n son_n and_o hoy_n ghost_n in_o the_o work_n of_o our_o salvation_n if_o god_n sovereignty_n over_o we_o be_v to_o be_v own_v if_o his_o love_n towards_o we_o be_v to_o be_v regard_v if_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o the_o ever_o bless_a trinity_n for_o we_o in_o we_o be_v of_o any_o moment_n our_o obedience_n be_v necessary_a 3._o it_o be_v necessary_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o end_n thereof_o and_o that_o §_o 28_o whether_o you_o consider_v god_n ourselves_o or_o the_o world_n 1._o the_o end_n of_o our_o obedience_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n be_v his_o glory_n and_o honour_n mal._n 1._o 6._o this_o be_v god_n honour_n all_o 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