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accuser_n of_o his_o brethren_n 12.10_o rev._n 12.10_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n where_o there_o be_v peace_n love_n unity_n amity_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v unquestionable_a mark_n and_o token_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o unity_n therefore_o st._n john_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o hereby_o know_v we_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o error_n add_v immediate_o beloved_n let_v we_o love_v one_o another_o 8._o 1_o joh._n 4.6_o 7_o 8._o for_o love_n come_v of_o god_n and_o every_o one_o that_o love_v be_v bear_v of_o god_n and_o know_v god_n and_o he_o that_o love_v not_o know_v not_o god_n for_o god_n be_v love_n §_o 46_o it_o will_v be_v needless_a to_o instance_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n because_o love_n be_v not_o only_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a of_o they_o even_o the_o mistress_n or_o rather_o the_o queen_n of_o grace_n and_o by_o the_o apostle_n extol_v above_o they_o all_o 1_o 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lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n and_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o 2._o formaliter_fw-la the_o very_a essential_a form_n of_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v our_o love_n to_o god_n that_o be_v the_o very_a form_n life_n soul_n spirit_n of_o a_o true_o holy_a and_o acceptable_a obedience_n both_o in_o piety_n towards_o god_n and_o charity_n towards_o man_n when_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o love_n we_o owe_v to_o god_n himself_o and_o to_o our_o neighbour_n for_o god_n sake_n and_o therefore_o be_v love_n also_o style_v the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n 1.5_o 1_o tim._n 1.5_o 1_o tim._n 1.5_o for_o finis_fw-la in_o moralibus_fw-la habet_fw-la rationem_fw-la formae_fw-la the_o end_n why_o we_o do_v this_o or_o that_o moral_a action_n be_v the_o very_a essential_a form_n of_o the_o action_n do_v 3._o effective_a obedience_n be_v the_o effect_n the_o issue_n the_o product_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n flow_v from_o it_o as_o a_o effect_n from_o the_o cause_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v as_o before_o 14.23_o joh._n 14.23_o if_o you_o love_v i_o keâ—p_v my_o commandment_n love_v then_o be_v and_o needs_o must_v be_v a_o exact_a true_a and_o infallible_a touchstone_n or_o trial_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o spirit_n since_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a the_o fountain_n the_o abridgement_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o §_o 47_o a_o three_o rule_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v by_o the_o property_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v observable_a in_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o descension_n upon_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n record_v act._n 2.2_o 2.2_o act._n 2.2_o and_o sudden_o there_o come_v