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truth_n faith_n love_n true_a 3,543 5 5.1833 4 true
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A46725 Peace and love, recommended and perswaded in two sermons, preached at Bristol, January the 31, 1674/5 / by Tho. Jekyll ... Jekyll, Thomas, 1646-1698. 1675 (1675) Wing J533; ESTC R1429 32,018 39

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to_o his_o prince_n when_o his_o daily_a practice_n be_v to_o break_v all_o the_o law_n that_o ever_o he_o make_v and_o therefore_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o our_o saviour_n say_v you_o be_v my_o friend_n if_o you_o do_v whatsoever_o i_o command_v you_o a_o readiness_n and_o willingness_n to_o perform_v another_o will_n and_o pleasure_n be_v the_o true_a sign_n of_o love_n and_o friendship_n that_o can_v be_v so_o that_o the_o apostle_n may_v very_o well_o charge_v that_o man_n with_o a_o untruth_n who_o pretend_v to_o love_n god_n and_o yet_o take_v no_o care_n to_o oblige_v and_o gratify_v he_o especial_o to_o when_o he_o have_v but_o one_o only_a way_n of_o do_v it_o viz._n by_o obedience_n too_o his_o command_n among_o all_o which_o i_o know_v none_o press_v more_o earnest_o upon_o we_o than_o this_o of_o love_v one_o another_o and_o thus_o i_o have_v at_o large_a and_o in_o as_o plain_a term_n as_o i_o can_v give_v you_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n so_o that_o i_o suppose_v 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