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vainglory_n to_o seek_v fame_n ecolâ—s_n matth._n 5._o phil._n 2._o four_o thing_n make_v glory_n vain_a john_n 3.17_o love_n be_v a_o vice_n three_o way_n concern_v love_n 7._o thing_n may_v be_v note_v from_o the_o coherence_n obseruat_fw-la 1._o 1_o john_n 3.14_o 1_o john_n 4.7_o 1_o john_n 4.16_o john_n 17.26_o obseruat_fw-la 2._o obseruat_fw-la 3._o 1._o john_n 5.1_o mat._n 10.41_o 42._o obseruat_fw-la 4._o 1._o thessaly_n 3.6_o obseruat_fw-la 5._o galat._n 5.6_o ephes._n 6.23_o 1._o tim._n 1.14_o obseruat_fw-la 6._o 1._o john_n 2.9_o 10._o 1._o john_n 3.16_o obseruat_fw-la 7._o use_v 1._o john_n 5.1_o note_n what_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o our_o love_n seven_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v show_v in_o our_o love_n roman_n 12.15_o liberality_n wicked_a hospitality_n true_a hospitatalitie_n work_n of_o mercy_n roman_n 12.13_o levit._n 25.26_o luke_n 6.35_o 1_o cor._n 8.3_o 8._o 1_o tim._n 6.18_o 19_o spiritual_a mercy_n society_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 2.17_o roman_n 12.11_o act_n 2.42_o philip._n 1.5_o phil._n 2.5_o 1_o pet._n 4.8_o genes_n 13.18_o roman_n 14.15_o 1_o cor._n 13.7_o ephes._n 4.16_o mark_v 3.1_o prover._n 15.1_o 1_o corint_n 6.7_o gen._n 13.8.6_o mat._n 17.25.26_o roman_n 12.21_o ephes._n 4.31_o matth._n 19.19_o &_o 22.39_o four_o thing_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o love_n 1_o pet._n 2.22_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 12.9_o 1_o john_n 3.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philip._n 1.9_o 1_o corint_n 4.21_o 1_o corin._n 13.4.5_o 1_o corint_n 13.6_o 1_o corint_n 13.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prover._n 3.28_o 3.28_o 1._o thes._n 1.13_o 1.13_o hebr._n 6.10_o 6.10_o 2._o corin._n 9.17_o 9.17_o galat._n 5.13_o 1_o thessaly_n 3.12_o 3.12_o ephes._n 5.2.3_o motive_n matth._n 24._o from_o example_n 1_o joh._n 4.9.10.11_o note_n 1_o john_n 3.16_o from_o commandment_n john_n 13.34_o john_n 16.12_o from_o profit_n philip._n 2.1_o roman_n 13.10_o how_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d galat._n 5.22_o john_n 13.14_o john_n 3_o 1_o john_n 4.7_o job_n 23.8.9_o 1_o john_n 4.12_o ephes._n 4.1.4_o 1_o john_n 3.14_o zeph._n 1.14_o 2_o pet._n 3.10.11_o 1_o thessaly_n 4.16_o matth._n 14.3_o 1_o john_n 4.17_o from_o the_o misery_n of_o such_o as_o love_v not_o god_n child_n 1_o john_n 2._o &_o 3_o 1_o john_n 3.15_o ephes._n 3.17_o ephes._n 4.16_o ephes._n 4._o verse_n 13.16_o verse_n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verse_n 9_o verse_n 10._o verse_n 10._o verse_n 11._o the_o help_n 1_o pet._n 1.22_o 1_o tim._n 1.5_o 2_o tim._n 1.7_o 2_o tim._n 1.13_o tit._n 2.2_o hebr._n 10.24_o note_n hebr._n 10.25_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o common_a protestant_n love_n hosea_n 4.1_o isaiah_n 57.1_o 57.1_o deut._n 28.12_o mat._n 16.16_o 16.16_o gen._n 49.25_o mat._n 3.16_o 3.16_o mat_n 3.2_o &_o 11.11_o doctrine_n from_o coherence_n obseruat_fw-la 1._o one_o grace_n crown_v another_o obseruat_fw-la 2._o obseruat_fw-la 3._o ephes._n 2.12_o job_n 8.13_o every_o carnal_a man_n be_v a_o hypocrite_n job_n 11.20_o job_n 27.8_o object_n solut._n object_n solut._n quest._n ans._n ans._n 1_o tim._n 1.1_o psal._n 31.24_o the_o sign_n or_o property_n of_o true_a hope_n lam_n 3.29_o rom._n 5.2.5.4_o 5.2.5.4_o act_n 28.20_o rom._n 8.24_o 8.24_o rom._n 4.18_o 4.18_o tit._n 1.2_o psal._n 37.3_o psal._n 73.26_o doct._n 1._o doct._n 2._o doct._n 3._o doct._n there_o be_v a_o heaven_n use_v use_v mat._n 5.16_o 2_o pet._n 1.7_o mat._n 7.21_o 1_o pet._n 2.11.14_o psal._n 15._o 15._o ephes._n 3.16_o 3.16_o john_n 3.5_o luke_n 13.5_o 13.5_o mat._n 13.11.52_o 13.11.52_o mat._n 13.44.45_o 13.44.45_o john_n 6.27_o 6.27_o mat._n 16.19_o rom._n 10.6_o 10.6_o mat._n 19.23_o 19.23_o mat._n 6.20_o col._n 3.1_o 3.1_o 2_o cor._n 5.1.2_o 1_o thes._n 1.10_o 1.10_o mat._n 5.10.19_o 5.10.19_o mat._n 10.32.33_o &_o 5.10_o 5.10_o mat._n 5.3_o 5.3_o mat._n 11.12_o 11.12_o mat._n 18.2_o 18.2_o mat._n 25_o 34.36_o 34.36_o mat._n 5.44_o luke_n 14.17_o note_n note_n heb._n 12.23_o luke_n 11.20_o 11.20_o mat._n 8.11_o &_o 13.31_o doct._n 2._o rom._n 8.24.25_o use_v 1._o heb._n 11.13_o 2._o 3._o object_n solut._n john_n 15.19_o object_n solut._n object_n solut._n object_n solut._n object_n solut._n object_n solut._n object_n solut._n doct._n 1._o 1_o cor._n 2.4_o who_o be_v a_o natural_a man_n isaiah_n 25_o 8._o rom._n 8.6_o ephes._n 2.1_o rom._n 6._o doctâ—_n 2._o use_v doctr._n doctr._n doctr._n math._n 17.5_o luke_n 16.29.30_o john_n 8.47_o what_o good_a come_v by_o hear_v sermon_n sermon_n revel_v 3.10_o use_v 1_o 1_o ezech._n 3.27_o 3.27_o mat._n 13.16.17_o 2._o mourn_v and_o pray_v the_o sort_n of_o evil_a hearer_n hearer_n mat._n 11.16_o etc_n etc_n etc_n mat._n 15.12_o 15.12_o luke_n 4.24_o 4.24_o act_n 7.54_o 7.54_o 2_o tim._n 4.3.4_o 4.3.4_o ezech._n 33.30_o 33.30_o act_n 17.32_o 17.32_o act_n 28.22_o 28.22_o 1_o john_n 4.5_o 4.5_o heb._n 12.19_o 12.19_o mat._n 21.45.46_o 21.45.46_o mat._n 19_o 19_o luke_n 20_o 76._o 76._o mat._n 3.8_o the_o misery_n of_o evil_a hearer_n hearer_n jer._n 7.22.29_o etc_n etc_n etc_n mat._n 10.14_o 10.14_o mat._n 12.41_o etc_n etc_n etc_n prou._n 28.9_o the_o property_n of_o the_o word_n how_o the_o word_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o word_n of_o truth_n the_o word_n work_v truth_n in_o we_o six_o way_n use_v the_o doctrine_n of_o a_o man_n reconciliation_n with_o god_n be_v principal_o to_o be_v teach_v and_o learn_v rom._n 10.15_o 10.15_o act._n 20.24_o 20.24_o 2_o cor._n 4.3.4_o 4.3.4_o 1_o cor_fw-la 9.16_o 9.16_o 2_o thes._n 1.8_o what_o the_o gospel_n principal_o urge_v who_o receive_v the_o gospel_n gospel_n rom._n 1.16_o 1.16_o 1_o cor._n 1.16_o 1.16_o mat._n 11.5_o luke_n 4.18_o 4.18_o luke_n 16.16_o mat_n 11.10_o 11.10_o mark_n 8._o â—5_n &_o 10.29_o 10.29_o rom._n 15.16_o 15.16_o rome_n 19_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o use_v use_v act_n 5.42_o 1_o cor._n 1.12_o 1.12_o ephes._n 6.15_o god_n send_v the_o word_n before_o we_o seek_v it_o a_o trial_n of_o doctrine_n doctrine_n gal._n 1.8_o man_n must_v seek_v the_o word_n whensoever_o it_o may_v be_v have_v all_o the_o world_n can_v signify_v every_o particular_a man_n in_o the_o world_n the_o swiftness_n and_o power_n of_o the_o gospel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d john_n 15.8_o 15.8_o john_n 15.8_o 15.8_o psal._n 1.3_o 1.3_o john_n 15.16_o 15.16_o phil._n 1.11_o 1.11_o john_n 15.16_o 15.16_o gal._n 5.23_o 5.23_o jer._n 17.8_o 17.8_o jer._n 17.10_o 17.10_o john_n 16.2.4.6_o what_o fruit_n we_o shall_v bear_v bear_v esa._n 27.9_o what_o we_o must_v do_v that_o we_o may_v be_v more_o fruitful_a fruitful_a mat._n 13._o 13._o esa._n 6.2_o 6.2_o jer._n 17.8.9_o 17.8.9_o ezek_n 47.12_o 47.12_o jam._n 3.17_o 3.17_o luke_n 13.6.7_o 13.6.7_o heb._n 12._o 12._o esa._n 27.1.2.3.4_o etc_n etc_n use_v use_v hos._n 10â—_o 1â—_n rom._n 6._o the_o word_n increase_v five_o way_n way_n ezech._n 47.12_o what_o we_o must_v do_v that_o we_o may_v increase_v increase_v ezech._n 47._o psal._n 1_o 1_o isaiah_n 27.6_o 27.6_o jer._n 17.8_o 17.8_o john_n 15.4_o 15.4_o john_n 15.2.3_o 15.2.3_o rom._n 2._o 2._o phil._n 1.11_o &_o 2.15.16_o doct._n there_o be_v a_o season_n for_o fruit_n fruit_n 2_o cor._n 3.2_o 3.2_o mat_n 3.10_o john_n 15.2_o 15.2_o psal._n 1.3_o ezech._n 47.12_o 47.12_o hos._n 6.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d five_o thing_n principal_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v from_o god_n grace_n that_o we_o may_v hear_v the_o word_n in_o truth_n seven_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v do_v 1_o cor._n 3.18_o 3.18_o psal._n 25.14_o act_n 10.33_o 10.33_o psal._n 50_o 16._o 16._o jam._n 1.22_o isaiah_n 57.15_o 1_o chron._n 34.27_o 34.27_o deut_n 5_o 27._o 27._o heb._n 4.1_o 1_o thes._n 1.5_o how_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o know_v and_o yet_o not_o true_o doctr._n 1._o the_o cause_n why_o many_o hearer_n get_v not_o knowledge_n doctr._n 2._o 2._o tit._n 2.10_o 11.12.14_o 11.12.14_o zach._n 4.7_o doctr._n 3_o the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n grace_n hard_o to_o the_o most_o the_o great_a commodity_n of_o assurance_n assurance_n rom._n 6.14.13_o 6.14.13_o john_n 1.14.16_o 1.14.16_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 15._o prou._n 12.2_o 12.2_o prou._n 3.34_o 3.34_o prou._n 14.6_o 1_o pet._n 5.4_o james_n 4.7_o 4.7_o 1_o pet._n 1.13_o 1.13_o 2_o cor._n 6.2_o 6.2_o gal._n 1.6_o 1.6_o heb._n 12.15_o 12.15_o jud._n 4._o 4._o heb._n 10.29_o division_n doct._n 1._o what_o a_o minister_n shall_v be_v doct._n 2._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 3._o 2_o cor._n 3.6_o 3.6_o 1_o cor._n 4.1_o tit._n 1.2_o 1_o tim._n 3.4_o 3.4_o revel_v 11.4_o 11.4_o revel_v 1.16_o 1.16_o revel_v 1.20_o 1.20_o rom._n 14.8_o 14.8_o râ—m_fw-la 13.4_o 13.4_o rom._n 16.1_o 16.1_o phil._n 1.1_o 1_o tim._n 3.8.12_o 3.8.12_o mark_v 9.35_o with_o 37._o 37._o john_n 12.26_o 12.26_o mark_v 9.35.36_o 9.35.36_o john_n 12.26_o 12.26_o 2_o cor._n 4.1.2_o 4.1.2_o 2_o cor._n 3.2.3_o 3.2.3_o prou._n 6.23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d