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shall_v become_v strong_a and_o pure_a continual_o phil._n 1._o 9_o and_o this_o i_o pray_v that_o your_o love_n may_v abound_v yet_o more_o and_o more_o in_o knowledge_n and_o in_o all_o judgement_n the_o true_a reason_n of_o love_n must_v be_v better_a and_o better_o understand_v and_o the_o expression_n of_o love_n must_v be_v still_o with_o more_o and_o more_o judgement_n and_o discretion_n that_o the_o end_n aim_v at_o may_v be_v attain_v after_o the_o apostle_n have_v acknowledge_v the_o thessalonian_o teach_v of_o god_n to_o love_v one_o another_o yet_o add_v we_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n that_o you_o increase_v more_o and_o more_o 1_o thes_n 4._o 9_o 10._o and_o if_o where_o love_n do_v so_o much_o abound_v there_o be_v reason_n to_o press_v a_o increase_n oh_o how_o much_o need_n be_v there_o in_o such_o a_o angry_a and_o contentious_a age_n as_o this_o to_o blow_v up_o this_o fire_n which_o be_v so_o near_o to_o go_v out_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o property_n of_o love_n 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scripture_n god_n be_v say_v to_o delight_n in_o merccy_n to_o rest_v in_o his_o love_n to_o be_v good_a to_o all_o to_o be_v kind_a to_o the_o unthankful_a and_o evil_a how_o do_v love_n edify_v a_o child_n of_o god_n make_v he_o resemble_v his_o heavenly_a father_n in_o these_o excellent_a perfection_n and_o how_o unlike_a to_o satan_n do_v love_n make_v we_o have_v we_o knowledge_n how_o great_a a_o understanding_n have_v the_o evil_a one_o have_v we_o faith_n the_o devil_n also_o believe_v and_o tremble_v but_o if_o we_o have_v love_n satan_n have_v nothing_o of_o this_o in_o he_o he_o hate_v and_o torture_n his_o own_o self_n he_o hate_v god_n child_n and_o all_o his_o own_o child_n he_o will_v destroy_v the_o former_a he_o will_v unless_o they_o cease_v to_o be_v his_o child_n destroy_v the_o latter_a 3._o the_o more_o a_o christian_a love_n he_o have_v the_o firm_a evidence_n that_o he_o be_v indeed_o a_o christian_a the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v love_n joy_n peace_n the_o more_o love_n the_o more_o peace_n and_o joy_n gal._n 5._o 22._o we_o read_v phil._n 2._o 1_o 2._o of_o consolation_n in_o christ_n and_o comfort_n in_o love_n love_n build_v we_o up_o in_o solid_a comfort_n for_o we_o have_v the_o mark_n of_o christ_n sheep_n upon_o we_o if_o we_o love_v the_o whole_a flock_n that_o religion_n have_v not_o truth_n that_o have_v not_o love_n in_o it_o pretence_n to_o light_n and_o purity_n without_o love_n be_v all_o vain_a but_o he_o that_o be_v full_a of_o love_n in_o this_o world_n shall_v not_o be_v send_v to_o hell_n in_o the_o other_o world_n where_o there_o be_v no_o love_n at_o all_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 14._o we_o know_v that_o we_o have_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n because_o we_o love_v the_o brethren_n second_o i_o shall_v demonstrate_v that_o christian_n edify_v not_o only_a themselves_o but_o other_o by_o their_o love_n and_o that_o it_o be_v exceed_o for_o the_o church_n edification_n 1._o love_n 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